GAUZE - Fuck Heads 1985

Absolutely essential Japanese Hardcore goodie by this four piece, founded autumn 1981 and members are Fugu (vocals), Momorin (guitars), Shin (bass) & Hiko (drums). Having released five albums as well as appearing on numerous Compilations since their formation, the band has had a major impact on the Japanese HardcorePunk scene. According to Gauze's bassist, Shin, their initial goal was to play as fast as possible. They attempted to give the impression of playing fast without actually playing fast. The first Gauze recordings are the tracks from the 1982 City Rocker Compilation, which featured ten of their songs. Their debut album, Fuck Heads, was released June 1985. Shortly after, they recorded Equalizing Distort, which was released in March 1986. They released the Genkai Wa Doko Da ("What’s the Limit?") LP in 1989, and in 1991 they played a 10th anniversary gig, where they played three sets covering the three periods they had gone through in the previous ten years. They played 51 songs over these three sets. In 1996, they began a US tour, though it lasted just three shows - a fourth was scheduled, but was cancelled. They played at Gilman St. in Berkeley, at the Bomb Shelter in Minneapolis and in Chicago at the Fireside Bowl. They also recorded songs for a 7" that came out on Prank a little after this, while they were in San Francisco. As of 2006, Gauze performed a live version of every album they recorded. They used older instruments to replicate the sounds from previous albums. In 2019 they have started touring Japan again and finally the band dissolved in November 2022. (Info: wiki) "The first album by Gauze from Tokyo which they released forty years ago and this bloody sucker is a milestone. It isn’t just the particular ferocity that Gauze has been sonically assaulting us with for nearly forty years. It’s not just the speed. It’s not how ahead of its time their music was back in ’86 when they unleashed Equalizing Distort on our unsuspecting ears. It’s not just how innovative and weird Gauze’s sporadic releases continue to be. It’s not just the razor sharp precision with which the songs are played. Here’s Gauze, in the future, still playing with all the passion, precision and seething contempt a lot of bands made up of people half their age couldn’t muster, still ahead of their time." (review: www.dropdeadhc.com)

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