Hanatarashi (), meaning "sniveler" or "snot-nosed" in Japanese, was a

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band created by later

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frontman

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and featured

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guitarist

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. The outfit was formed in

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in 1984 after Eye and Tabata met as stage hands at an

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show. After the release of the first album, the "I" was dropped and the name became "Hanatarash". They used a variety of unusual noise-making objects, including

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s, and heavy machinery.

Live shows

Hanatarash was notorious for their dangerous live shows. Some of the band's most infamous shows included Eye cutting a dead cat in half with a

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, strapping a

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to his back and almost cutting his leg off, and destroying part of a venue with an

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(and not a

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against common beliefs) by driving it through the back wall and onto the stage.A slideshow of photos from the excavator incident
/ref> At a 1985 show in Tokyo's Superloft, the audience were required to fill out forms due to the possibility of harm caused by the show. The show was stopped due to Eye preparing to throw a lit

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onto the stage. The performance cost ¥600,000 (approximately $9,000 US) in repairs.Entry at discogs.com
/ref> After several years of the intense live shows, Hanatarash was forbidden from performing at most venues, and were only allowed to return to live performances in the 1990s after Eye would agree to cease his destructive on-stage behavior.

Partial discography

* ''Take Back Your Penis!'' Cassette (Condome Cassex, 1984) * ''Hanatarashi'' LP (

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, 1985) * ''2'' LP (

, 1988) * ''3'' LP (

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, 1989) CD (

, 1992) * ''The Hanatarash and His eYe'' 7" (Public Bath, 1992) * ''4: AIDS-a-Delic'' CD (Public Bath, 1994) * ''5: We Are 0:00'' CD (Shock City, Trattoria, 1996) * ''Live!! 84 Dec. 16 Zabo-Kyoto'' CD (MoM'n'DaD Productions, 1993) * ''Live!! 88 Feb. 21 Antiknock / Tokyo'' CD (MoM'n'DaD Productions, 1992) * ''Live!! 82 Apr. 12 Studio Ahiru / Osaka'' CD (MoM'n'DaD Productions, 1993)

References

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