Maru Sankaku Shikaku
Maru Sankaku Shikaku | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1970–1973 |
| Past members | Sakuro "Kant" Watanabe Kohji "Tohchan" Miura Etsuko "Manager" Watanabe Reck Chiko-Hige Juno Yoshiyuki Hida |
Maru Sankaku Shikaku (written ◯△▢) was a Japanese rock band credited for being one of Japan's earliest psychedelic groups.[1]
History[edit]
Formation (1970-1972)[edit]
The group formed by Sakuro "Kant" Watanabe in 1970 took their name from the Japanese words for a circle, a triangle, and a square. Watanabe during this time also worked as the drummer for a band called Murahachibu and published his own magazine. The band performed wearing various costumes and face paint while moving from city to city.[1]
Recording and break up (1973)[edit]
In 1973, the band began recording in the Gyoen Studio. Eventually several albums of this material were released (in 2001, on Captain Trip Records[1]) but the band broke up later that very same year.
Several years later, members Chiko-Hige and Reck, having played in No Wave bands James Chance and the Contortions and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, respectively, formed the punk rock band, Friction.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Semprebon, Rolf. "allmusic (((Maru-Sankaku-Shikaku > Biography)))". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
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