Les Rallizes Dénudés

Les Rallizes Dénudés (裸のラリーズ, Hadaka no Rariizu) were a Japanese rock band formed in 1967 at Kyoto's Doshisha University. They were initially active between 1967 and 1988, and then again briefly between 1993 and 1996 before permanently disbanding. The band's name comes from a corruption of French: valises dénudées (naked suitcases) (literal translation) which was derived from a fake French slang invented with the theatrical group Gendai Gekijo. The band's style is typified by simple, repetitious instrumental passages, shrieking, cacophonous guitar feedback and folk arrangement. Their discography is made up mostly of live bootlegs, soundboard archives and even a few rare aborted studio recording attempts as they have never officially released any of their own material, although there are archive releases on independent labels such as Univive, Rivista, Phoenix and Bamboo.[5]

Les Rallizes Dénudés
Les Rallizes Dénudés in 1974. Pictured (left to right): Mikio Nagata, Takashi Mizutani, Shunichiro Shoda, Takeshi Nakamura.
Background information
Also known as	裸のラリーズ
Origin	Japan
Genres	Psychedelic rock[1] noise rock[2]
Years active	1967–1988, 1993-1996
Associated acts	Fujio Yamaguchi, Taj Mahal Travellers, Acid Seven, Masato Minami, Arthur Doyle, Shizuka, Suishou no Fune[3]
Past members	Takashi Mizutani Takashi Kato Takashi Tada Moriaki Wakabayashi Takeda Kiyohiro Tsutomu Matsumoto Takeshi Nakamura Shunichiro Shoda Hiroshi Nar Fujio Yamaguchi Toshirou Mimaki Makoto Kubota Doronco Mikio Nagata Noma Yukimichi Maki Miura[4]

In 1970, original bassist Moriaki Wakabayashi assisted in the hijacking of Japan Airlines Flight 351 orchestrated by the Japanese Red Army.[5][6]

Very little is known about the band's frontman Takashi Mizutani, aside from his supposed ties to the Japanese Red Army and involvement early on in theater at Doshisha University. The last public appearances of Takashi Mizutani were two live performances in 1997 with jazz saxophonist Arthur Doyle and drummer Sabu Toyozumi. It is unknown what his current whereabouts are, or whether or not he is still alive.

Discography

Year	Title	Label	Recording Date	Notes
1991	Mizutani / Les Rallizes Dénudés	Rivista Inc.	1973, 1970	With Mizutani
	'67-'69 Studio Et Live		1967-1969
	'77 Live		1977-03-12
2002	Heavier Than a Death in the Family		1977-03-12, 1973
2004	Rallizes House Session At Fussa	Dead Flower	1975-04-01	With Yellow
	Mars Studio 1980	Univive	1980-09, 1973
2005	Double Heads		1981-1980
	Laid Down '76		1977-1975
2006	Cradle Saloon '78		1978-11-01
	One More Night Tripper		1980
	Great White Wonder		1977, 1975-1974
	Laid Down '76 Again		1976-07-22
	Double Heads September		1980-09-11
	End Of Heavy Groove		1976-07-30
2007	Cable Hogue Soundtrack		1992
2008	Great White Wonder「1977 Live & Rare」		1977
	Critical Trip		1987, 1974
	Wild Trip In The West		1983
2009	Double Heads Extra		1980-11-07
	Tripical Midbooster - Winter 1981-1982		1982-1981
2010	Back To Black Mandara		1975, 1973
2011	13 CDs「裸のラリーズ13枚組限定CDボックス」	Ignuitas	1997-1993
2012	Disaster Sources Encyclopedia Of Rallizes Vol. 2		1993, 1983-1982, 1977
	Collectors Box 「10枚組CDコレクターズボックス」		1985-1982, 1980, 1974, 1972
	Ignuitas Box 「10枚組限定CD+DVDボックス」		1994, 1983, 1979, 1976-1975, 1973, 1970
2013	1980-1981		1981-1980
	渋谷屋根裏 1980/10/29 Vol.1	Youth Inc.	1980-10-29

References

1. Semprebon, Rolf. Les Rallizes Dénudés at AllMusic. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
2. Joanna Demers (December 11, 2015). Drone and Apocalypse: An Exhibit Catalog for the End of the World. Zero Books. p. 19. ISBN 9781782799948.
3. "Suishou No Fune / About Suishou No Fune". www.suishounofune.jp. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
4. "doronco／灰野敬二＋三浦真樹／LAPIZ TRIO／ヨシノトランス＋川口雅巳＠国立 地球屋 2013.5.17（fri） – A Challenge To Fate". Retrieved 11 May 2018.
5. Cope, Julian (2016-05-19). Japrocksampler. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4088-8067-8.
6. Andrews, William (2016). Dissenting Japan: A History of Japanese Radicalism and Counterculture, from 1945 to Fukushima. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-84904-579-7.

Further reading

• Cope, Julian (2007). "Japrocksampler", Bloomsbury Publishing.

External links

• Unofficial Les Rallizes Denudes site (japanese)