Incapacitants
Incapacitants (インキャパシタンツ, Inkyapashitantsu) are a Japanese noise music group formed in 1981. Initially a solo project of Toshiji Mikawa, Fumio Kosakai joined upon the project's relocation to Tokyo. The duo's stated aim is to produce "pure" noise, uninfluenced by musical ideas or even human intention, using primarily feedback, vocals, and various electronics. Kosakai calls this sound "hard noise", as a nod to the jazz subgenre hard bop.[1]
Incapacitants | |
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 Incapacitants performing live at LUFF in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | インキャパシタンツ |
| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Japanoise |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Alchemy |
| Associated acts | Hijokaidan, C.C.C.C. |
| Website | www |
| Members | Toshiji Mikawa Fumio Kosakai |
History
In 1981, Toshiji Mikawa formed Incapacitants in Osaka as a solo project from his other creative endeavours with improv noise group Hijokaidan. As a solo project, Mikawa collaborated with Japanese vocalist and visual artist Yamantaka Eye,[2] among others. After relocating to Tokyo, Kosakai, of Japanese noise band C.C.C.C., joined Incapacitants to form the current duo. Kosakai would later join Mikawa and become a regular member of Hijokaidan.
Incapacitants, alongside Hijokaidan, Merzbow, C.C.C.C., Solmania, Hanatarash, the Gerogerigegege, and Masonna, are counted among the more well-known Japanese noise bands formed in the 1980s.
In November 1999, Incapacitants performed their first international concert at Music Unlimited Festival '99 in Wels, Austria.[3]
Many of the group's track titles reference their professions, but because of Mikawa and Kosakai's day jobs as bank employee and government office worker, respectively, the duo have not been able to tour abroad often.
The group also recorded sessions with Vivian Slaughter of Gallhammer.[4]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Eternal Paralysis | Pariah Tapes |
| 1983 | Peony Crackers | Pariah Tapes |
| 1985 | Project Pallo '85 | Pariah Tapes |
| 199? | Recycled | RRRecords |
| 1989 | Repo | Alchemy |
| 1990 | Feedback of N.M.S. | Alchemy |
| 1991 | Fabrication | Alchemy |
| 1993 | Quietus | Alchemy |
| 1993 | Extreme Gospel Nights | Vanilla Records |
| 1993 | Stupid Is Stupid | Sounds for Consciousness Rape |
| 1994 | Ad Nauseam | Banned Production |
| 1995 | As Loud As Possible | Zabriskie Point |
| 1995 | D.D.D.D. (Destroy Devastating and Disgusting Derivatives) | Old Europa Cafe |
| 1995 | El Shanbara Therminosis | G.R.O.S.S. |
| 1995 | Operorue | Kubitsuri Tapes |
| 1995 | Ministry of Foolishness | Pure |
| 1996 | The Tongue | Chocolate Monk |
| 1996 | Asset Without Liability | Bulb Records |
| 1996 | Cosmic Incapacitants | Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers |
| 1996 | New Movements in CMPD | Alchemy |
| 1997 | I, Residuum | Less Than Zero |
| 1999 | Default Standard | Alchemy |
| 1999 | Unauthorized Fatal Operation 990130 | Or Records |
| 2000 | Live Incapacitants | Alchemy |
| 2004 | Sec End | Meatbox Records |
| 2007 | 73 | Alchemy |
| 2008 | Burning Orange | Pica Disk |
| 2009 | Lon Guy | Harbinger Sound |
| 2009 | Tight | Dogma Chase |
| 2012 | Mon, Ma? Mon!!! | Triangle / Cerosene / Outcry |
| 2012 | Zashikiwarashi Effect | Ljud & Bild Produktion |
| 2012 | Eat! Meat!! Manifesto!!! | Rape Art Productions |
| 2017 | Survival of the Laziest | Alchemy |
| 2018 | Zouvneree | Alchemy |
| 2019 | As Anti as Possible | 4iB |
| 2019 | Ostracized Enigmatic Conqueror | Old Europa Cafe |
| 2020 | Onomatopée Suicida | Total Black |
| 2020 | Incapacitants | Urashima |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | No Progress (Dedicated to Takuya "Synapse" Sakaguchi) | Alchemy |
Box sets
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pariah Tapes | Freak Animal Records |
| 2008 | Box Is Stupid | Pica Disk |
| 2012 | Alchemy Box Is Stupid | Youth Inc. |
EPs
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Alcoholic Speculation | Zabriskie Point |
| 1995 | Sarin Will Kill Every Bad Aum!!! | Dirter Promotion |
| 2012 | Walk Home | Hermitage Tapes |
| 2012 | A Child Who Watched the Sky and So On | Cold Spring |
Splits
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Δ8000 / Prelude to Pallo | Alchemy | with Hijokaidan |
| 1991 | Studie für Konvulsivisches Denken / Inverted Yield Curve | Freudwerk | with Freudwerk |
| 1995 | I Hate Derivatives / Wet Panty Contest | Mother Savage Noise Productions | with Macronympha |
| 1995 | Gruenkreuz | Campaign Org. | with Stahlnetz |
| 1997 | Funds of Funds of Funds / Landmine Contrivances | Spite / WMF Recordings | with Autoerotichrist |
| 1997 | Selling Mutual Fund by the Pound / Most of My Problems Are Solved by an Afternoon Snooze | Gentle Giant Records | with Kazumoto Endo |
| 1997 | Quo Warranto / Channelling Through Transparent Planes | Freak Animal | with Junk Drome |
| 1999 | Stocks & Bonds | Self Abuse Records | with Two Assistant Deputy Ministers |
| 2006 | Mental Derivatives / Shining Obsession | Segerhuva | with Sewer Election |
| 2006 | A Purpose Not Necessary | Dada Drumming | with Black Leather Jesus |
| 2007 | Live at the No Fun Fest 2007 | No Fun Productions | with Pain Jerk |
| 2009 | For U.K. Show 20091106 | n/a | with Toshiji Mikawa solo |
| 2013 | Orujo & Sake | Mattoid Records | with Grassa Dato |
| 2013 | Father Eggplant / Bomb Fixers | Viva Angel | with Torturing Nurse |
| 2017 | Phobiaphobia | HNM Records | with Harsh Noise Movement |
Collaborations
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | We Are All Stupid | Absurd | with K2 |
| 2002 | Return of Gomikawa Fumio | Alchemy | as Gomikawa Fumio with Kohei Gomi of Pain Jerk |
| 2002 | Vitamin Buckfast | Starlight Furniture Co. | with (In Spite of Flaming Creatures) |
| 2005 | Wreck (In 2 Parts) | P-Tapes | with Damion Romero |
Videos
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Extreme Gospel Nights 2 | Vanilla |
| 2007 | Live in Oslo – Norway 2007 | Freak Animal |
| 2008 | Live in Cabaret Freak Out | Alchemy |
References
- Fumio Kosakai, "Unknown Happiness of Nowadays 第３回目", 2007, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2010-01-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Incapacitants: Profile". JapanImprov.com. January 25, 2000. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- "Incapacitants: Profile". JapanImprov.com. January 25, 2000. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- "Hard of Hearing", Terrorizer no. 171, June 2008, p. 57.
External links
- Incapacitants discography at Discogs
