THE GEROGERIGEGEGE

Started by FreakAnimalFinland, April 01, 2012, 09:27:49 PM

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FreakAnimalFinland

Indeed, I think it is a fine line, when art is being exposed in social media, and when the act of social media post is the "art" itself. For me it seems like Gerogerigegege is already in latter category, and I don't really care much for it.

Nevertheless, as a fan, I end up into Gero discussions frequently and pulling some of his favorites into stereos. Some of the stuff, appreciating now more than ever. Like lets say HOTEL ULTRA. I don't know how people hear it now, when they hear it for the first time? Senzuri Power Up, is CD I could listen probably every day, or at least every week and not get bored. It is certainly on my essential top-10 and among the most listened noise recordings of all times. When listening last track, one probably hears where Grunt sound took big part of influences. Especially the mid 90's bizarre strange Grunt era, where you'd have phonetic nonsense "sound poetry" vocals, high pitched screams, odd song titles, whatever thrown in mix, and it was most often total Gero worship...

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AKTI Records

Been listening to the Endless Humiliation a lot lately and I`m starting to lean to the thought that it might be one of the most thought provoking sound art recordings that I`ve ever listened to. Its rather fantastic how my feelings chance during the listen. First off I`m sort of embracing the absurd and taking everything in insincerely - there is clearly a drunken man shouting, singing and ranting in japanese. Then it gets musical (?) in my head in a way and I`m starting to realise that the piano + the drunken man really communicate together. After some time - around in the middle of the recording - I start to get really exsistential about the foolish drunk... projecting myself to the recording itself... Great stuff man... Just great.

FreakAnimalFinland

Listening to Journey Into Pain 4xtape set Statutory Tape (RRR) version, which is kind of best-of collection of couple different Beast 666 compilations. There was 3 Gerogerigegege tracks, which are titled Super Mind Age, Live At Good Man, Noise. All these appear in form or another in later releases, but for example "Noise" is clearly same recording what appears on Gero-P 1985, but that is merely 1 minute long with fragment of Japanese music at beginning. The actual Noise found on Journey Into Pain comp is almost 6 minute piece, that is pretty close to what one could have expected from Incapacitants at the time. High pitched feedback and high pitched screams. Of course Juntaro had his own style of screaming and noise here is mostly broken guitar noise, but really really fierce.

Gerogerigegege certainly did recycle its best moments a lot, but it would rule to have all these Beast 666 compilation tracks done as one CD. At least 6 different compilation tapes made by label has one or more Gero tracks.

Also, I am quite surprised how among many Gero fans, very rarely Nihilist "Surfin" Group gets mentioned. But also odd that the old stuff has not been re-released that widely. Like Dutch Omanko tape. Some sort of odd Vis'a'vis tape was done in 2019, but this would honestly deserve even real CD reissue. It is pretty much as good as Gerogerigege noise is. Luckily I was in touch with Nihilistic label back in the day when it was just one of normal releases on their list. Nowadays you don't see it available. My copy I got from label has j-card printed with red xerox print. Might be that few different versions exists. You can find mentioned NSG full tape here:

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impulse manslaughter

Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 07, 2022, 11:00:48 AM
Also, I am quite surprised how among many Gero fans, very rarely Nihilist "Surfin" Group gets mentioned. But also odd that the old stuff has not been re-released that widely. Like Dutch Omanko tape. Some sort of odd Vis'a'vis tape was done in 2019, but this would honestly deserve even real CD reissue. It is pretty much as good as Gerogerigege noise is. Luckily I was in touch with Nihilistic label back in the day when it was just one of normal releases on their list. Nowadays you don't see it available. My copy I got from label has j-card printed with red xerox print. Might be that few different versions exists.

I tried to do a reissue of this as I think it's a really great tape but Juntaro didn't want to do it.


Balor/SS1535

Quote from: Eigen Bast on April 17, 2023, 09:40:32 PM
Who will add this to their collection?

https://www.ysl.com/en-us/the-gerogerigegege-showa-813095362.html

Is that a bootleg?  It says it was made in France in the description?

Balor/SS1535

It also just occurred to me what website is selling it.  Weird.  haha

Cementimental

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Quote from: Eigen Bast on April 17, 2023, 09:40:32 PM
Who will add this to their collection?

https://www.ysl.com/en-us/the-gerogerigegege-showa-813095362.html

How odd! they seem to have a small selection of absolutely random (second hand?) vinyl including this $9000 Joseph Beuys one

https://www.ysl.com/en-us/vintage-vinyls/joseph-beuys-ja-ja-ja-nee-nee-nee-761063YCL868486.html

Love the idea of some random unwitting rich person buying a Gero record on a whim and listening to it on their overpriced designer turntable

EDIT: oh ok i guess they are listening to it on this https://hypebeast.com/2020/8/saint-laurent-rive-droite-43k-usd-pierre-riffaud-marble-vinyl-table-luxury-home-music-tech

impulse manslaughter

Yesterday I was visiting a friend and he pulled out that Beuys LP. Classic art record that is high on my wantlist.

Balor/SS1535

I don't think this was posted here before, but it seems that someone created an archive page for The Gerogerigegege on Youtube, as well as an accompanying Discord server: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGerogerigegegeArchive/featured