"Les Rallizes Denudes, which Kubota soon joined, have become the stuff of rock mythology: a mysterious, ever-shifting group whose early use of extreme distortion has won fans ranging from Osees' John Dwyer to Lady Gaga."
"Mizutani's secretive nature and aversion to studio recordings have meant their story is still being pieced together, and their music chiefly circulated as live bootlegs."
"Armed with samurai swords, Wakabayashi would join these hardline communists in the March 1970 hijacking of Japanese Airlines Flight 351. I heard they wanted to go to Cuba. Instead of that, they landed in North Korea."
In 1969, student protests in Japan were intense, with movements against universities, the government, and the Vietnam War. Amidst this turmoil, Makoto Kubota joined the band Les Rallizes Denudes, led by Takashi Mizutani. The band became known for their extreme distortion and live performances, gaining a cult following. Mizutani's secretive nature and reluctance to record in studios contributed to their mystique. After Mizutani's death in 2019, Kubota began restoring their music, including a lost album. The band's history is intertwined with radical politics, particularly through bassist Moriaki Wakabayashi's involvement in a hijacking incident in 1970.
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