Friction (Japanese) info request

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I have a great album by a Japanese band Friction entitled "Skin Deep" on CBS/Sony (Japan, circa 1982). It fits in well with PIL and the Gang of Four. Does anyone have ANY info about them, including other releases, spin-offs, availability? Please, and Thank You.

― peepee (peepee), Thursday, 11 September 2003 00:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Friction was a punk band from the late 70s, supposedly the first no-wave band in Japan, though I kind of just think of them as a normal new wave or punk. Anyway, their leader was Reck, who is still playing, and who used to perform in a band called Optical*8 with Otomo Yoshihide and Hoppy Kamiyama. I think Tzadik has a Friction record.

― dleone (dleone), Thursday, 11 September 2003 01:12 (twenty-two years ago)

A compilation rereleased on CD, "Tokyo Rocks", has a couple of songs by Friction, along with Mr. Kite and a few others. Reck was Ikue Mori's friend, and travelled to NYC together in the late '70's. Reck was in an early incarnation of the Contortions.

― Stephen Boyle (SBoyle), Thursday, 11 September 2003 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Is there an album before "Skin Deep"?
Is the more current stuff worth checking out?

― peepee (peepee), Thursday, 11 September 2003 18:30 (twenty-two years ago)

people really hit the 'no wave' thing hard when trying to sell their albums. i've heard a live album and a self-titled one and both are really excellent punky stuff. gasaneta's better, though.

― your null fame (yournullfame), Friday, 12 September 2003 00:23 (twenty-two years ago)

amg has a little info. hope it helps....

― william (william), Friday, 12 September 2003 03:05 (twenty-two years ago)

The amg info is more recent. Leaves out any real info about their earlier stuff.
What's gasaneta?????
How recent is the stuff on Tokyo Rocks???

― peepee (peepee), Friday, 12 September 2003 15:45 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

I'm trying this thread again...

― peepee (peepee), Friday, 11 February 2005 17:49 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm on slsk right now and browsing someone who has 7 records:

aoyama beruyumonzu (1978)
1st EP - pass records (1979)
friction demos
live '79 - 9 tracks
i can tell EP - pass records (1980)
skin deep
zone tripper

the username is "houioi".

― gygax! (gygax!), Saturday, 12 February 2005 05:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Tokyo Rocks is all bands from the late '70s and they're all pretty bad except for Friction.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Saturday, 12 February 2005 05:10 (twenty-one years ago)

we're chatting, they say that is the perfect entire collection... but they've seen one more set of demos floating around the shops.

― gygax! (gygax!), Saturday, 12 February 2005 05:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm on slsk and can't find any of it.

― peepee (peepee), Saturday, 12 February 2005 05:22 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm on slsk right now and browsing someone who has 7 records:
aoyama beruyumonzu (1978)
1st EP - pass records (1979)
friction demos
live '79 - 9 tracks
i can tell EP - pass records (1980)
skin deep
zone tripper
the username is "houioi".
-- gygax! (gygax0...), February 12th, 2005.

we're chatting, they say that is the perfect entire collection... but they've seen one more set of demos floating around the shops.
-- gygax! (gygax0...), February 12th, 2005.

But what about "Replicant Walk?" That's the only one I ever had.

― Pangolino again, Saturday, 12 February 2005 05:25 (twenty-one years ago)

sorry, my miscommunication... there are a few more releases and one more set of demos.

PP: browse by user

― gygax! (gygax!), Saturday, 12 February 2005 05:27 (twenty-one years ago)

They did some really weird abstract cut music videos. Very raw cuts with heavy over/under exposure film effects, Really great stuff, hunt it donw if you can find it. I guess it is pretty rare.

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Saturday, 12 February 2005 06:04 (twenty-one years ago)

HELP: How do you browse by user????

― peepee (peepee), Saturday, 12 February 2005 16:49 (twenty-one years ago)

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