Les Rallizes Dénudés (??????, Hadaka no Rallizes) are an influential, yet
reclusive Japanese psychedelic noise band. They were formed in 1967, and
the band was known for their ties to avant-garde theater groups (as
typified by Shuji Terayama's troupe) and leftist political groups, as well
as for their feedback-drenched live shows and use of strobe lights and
mirror balls onstage, which earned them comparisons to the Velvet
Underground. Most of their albums that have been released are in very
limited editions.
The band's style is typified by simple, repeated bass lines and shrieking
guitar feedback.
In 1970, the original bass player Moriaki Wakabayashi was involved in the
hijacking of Japan Airlines Flight 351 orchestrated by the Japanese Red
Army. Singer Takashi Mizutani was allegedly offered a role in the
hijacking but turned it down.
Select Discography Oz Days Live (2xLP, Oz, 1973)
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