Three tracks of fast-paced, hardcore punk-inspired junk, but with way dissonant, duo noise guitar scatter–instead of the generic power chords usually associated with punk–from Maki Miura and Keiji Haino with Pill gargling and…

Four tracks and 48 minutes of rather dry, quirky improvisation from three Japanese old-timers: Barre Phillips on upright bass, Keiji Haino on guitar and Sabu Toyozumi on drums and percussion. From spare tinkling…

The first and last tracks of this German CD from 1994 bear the duo distinction–along with some tracks on Tenshi No Gijinka–of being the only music ever overdubbed by Keiji Haino. The first…

This is one in a series of 12 guitar-related seven-inch records released by Table of the Elements back in 1994. As the title says, this little coaster sports eight really short cuts of…

This my favorite solo disc by Keiji Haino. It’s a 1993 reissue of a rare, obscure, Japanese LP from 1981. This is a very sperm-filled set of recordings and debuts many of the…

Japan’s premier “out” musician offers up a CD’s worth of solo, electric, improv guitar—efficiently moving Earthquake and volcanic activity-like sounds into the privacy of your own home with only a fraction of the…

This is an archival recording of a live performance from 1973 issued for the first time two decades later in 1993. It features one track and 47 continuous minutes of Haino all by…

This long, one-track affair starts out with some barely audible, poppy, “shopping mall” music, which is quickly cut out by mysterious reverb interjections. A simple, melodic, solo guitar-picking section follows, then some strumming…

Nijiumu is a side project of Keiji Haino, which sometimes involves other musicians. Confusingly, it’s also the title of his is his first solo disc since Watashi Dake? in 1981 and an early…

These two volumes by three of Japan’s underground master musicians were among the first releases on Tokyo’s awesome PSF label a decade ago—just before Haino-mania swept the dimly-lit English-speaking world. The music filling…