The autographic essay of Junji Yasuda, and independent filmmaker from Tokyo and director of all of G.I.S.M.’s video releases the beginning. Closely affiliated with the Japanese hardcore punk and bands like GAUZE, THE COMES, THE EXECUTE, and most especially G.I.S.M. who came up shortly after he was introduced to the earliest bands like THE STALIN, Machizo Machiza, ZELDA, Jagatara, etc. This book details the birth of hardcore in Tokyo through a lens completely unique to anything you’ve ever read and often goes in deep and personal memoir and anecdotes about notable people and events in the hardcore scene. While there are some really amazing image reproductions and photos in this book you won’t see anywhere else, the majority of the book is text, and those hoping for a more visually oriented book should seek out something like Gin Satoh’s photobook, however the book is professionally fully readable with a camera translator app like google lens/translate or Deepl if you are willing to spend the time to do it. I wouldn’t be stocking this book if I didn’t feel like it was worth the effort, as this is one of the most fascinating books I’ve ever read on punk and hardcore, with basically 99% of the information you will read completely unavailable anywhere else.
Main Contents: First hardcore punk / anarchy / natsu drugs and pupil city movie "Made-Blooming Thunder Road" / Shimakusawa Gotecai Record / GISM BARMY ARMY / Yokoyama SAKEVI / Hosei University Student Hall Tokyo Battle Days 1 / PUNKS 5 Days Ikebukabuku Literature Sal Pyrie / Memory Loss 2 / Ruffin nose. Sono Sheet Scatter / Hanatarashi / Gas Burner Panic / BEAST ARTS Launched "Apocalypse 6 6 6" / Kamiya Hozui x Yokoyama SAKEVI MASAMI Memorial GIG/DJ KRUSH and TOKYO DEEP/+R GISM. Permanent Frozen / Ustream and Live Delivery / 20111 March 11 Intense Wave Breaking Sound Group 911 / The World of Kusai, etc.
The autographic essay of Junji Yasuda, and independent filmmaker from Tokyo and director of all of G.I.S.M.’s video releases the beginning. Closely affiliated with the Japanese hardcore punk and bands like GAUZE, THE COMES, THE EXECUTE, and most especially G.I.S.M. who came up shortly after he was introduced to the earliest bands like THE STALIN, Machizo Machiza, ZELDA, Jagatara, etc. This book details the birth of hardcore in Tokyo through a lens completely unique to anything you’ve ever read and often goes in deep and personal memoir and anecdotes about notable people and events in the hardcore scene. While there are some really amazing image reproductions and photos in this book you won’t see anywhere else, the majority of the book is text, and those hoping for a more visually oriented book should seek out something like Gin Satoh’s photobook, however the book is professionally fully readable with a camera translator app like google lens/translate or Deepl if you are willing to spend the time to do it. I wouldn’t be stocking this book if I didn’t feel like it was worth the effort, as this is one of the most fascinating books I’ve ever read on punk and hardcore, with basically 99% of the information you will read completely unavailable anywhere else.
Main Contents: First hardcore punk / anarchy / natsu drugs and pupil city movie "Made-Blooming Thunder Road" / Shimakusawa Gotecai Record / GISM BARMY ARMY / Yokoyama SAKEVI / Hosei University Student Hall Tokyo Battle Days 1 / PUNKS 5 Days Ikebukabuku Literature Sal Pyrie / Memory Loss 2 / Ruffin nose. Sono Sheet Scatter / Hanatarashi / Gas Burner Panic / BEAST ARTS Launched "Apocalypse 6 6 6" / Kamiya Hozui x Yokoyama SAKEVI MASAMI Memorial GIG/DJ KRUSH and TOKYO DEEP/+R GISM. Permanent Frozen / Ustream and Live Delivery / 20111 March 11 Intense Wave Breaking Sound Group 911 / The World of Kusai, etc.
