Maru Sankaku Shikaku (written ◯△▢) was a Japanese rock band credited for being one of Japan's earliest psychedelic groups.[1]
Maru Sankaku Shikaku | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
History
editFormation (1970-1972)
editThe 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)
editIn 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.