The Gerogerigegege
| The Gerogerigegege | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ザ・ゲロゲリゲゲゲ |
| Also known as | Nihilist Surfin' Group |
| Origin | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Experimental, avant-garde, punk rock, electronic |
| Years active | 1985–early 2000s, 2013-present |
| Labels | Vis a Vis |
| Members | Juntaro Yamanouchi |
| Past members | Tetsuya Endoh (Gero 30) Toshinori Fukuda Hironao Komaki |
The Gerogerigegege (ザ・ゲロゲリゲゲゲ?) (Japanese pronunciation: [za ɡeɽo ɡeɽi ɡeɡeɡe]) is a Japanese experimental music project, founded in 1985 by Juntaro Yamanouchi (山ノ内純太郎 Yamanouchi Juntarō?).
Though they are often categorized with Japanese harsh noise acts such as Merzbow and Masonna, The Gerogerigegege has also released albums of more straightforward punk rock (Sexual Behavior in the Human Male), noise (45 RPM Performance), and ambient music (None Friendly, Endless Humiliation), in addition to several seven inch records mixing these styles with found recordings. The group is best known for their 1990 album Tokyo Anal Dynamite. This album consists of 75 songs, which serve as a fusion of the Ramones' punk jams (replete with Juntaro yelling "1 2 3 4!!" over and over) and John Zorn's frantic Naked City project. Juntaro Yamanouchi also ran the Vis a Vis record label.
Over the years, The Gerogerigegege has included many members, the most notable and consistent other than Yamanouchi being Gero 30 (aka Gero 56, real name Tetsuya Endoh), an exhibitionist known to masturbate onstage during live performances. Male masturbation is called Senzuri (千擦り?, "a thousand rubs") in Japanese and was Gero 30's trademark. Yamanouchi met Gero 30 at an S&M club in 1986. Other members have included Toshinori Fukuda (aka Dynamite Gero) on drums, Hironao Komaki (Dee Dee Gero) on guitar, Junko Katoh (Gero Grace Seijoh), their live manager, and Masatoshi Katsuya (Gero Route 66), the band's driver.
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