TRANQUILIZER
Thursday July 12th 2007, 4:45 pm
Filed under: Japan

Tranquilizer - 1st 7″ flexi (Tranquilizer Record-001/PLM-037) c1985

Japanese monster coming from Hokkaido. As usual not a lot is known about those loonies.
This one is quite hard to describe, seems that old Hokkaido bands had a very particular sound, i’d say even more wild than most Kyushyu noise bands. Could be easily compared to Gudon or Coward flexis, indescribable voice on totally noisy instruments… They released a second flexi in 86, but doesn’t reach the insanity of this one, just average japanese punk-core.

Tracks
Never go to war
Tosatsu jou (tairyou gyakusatsu)
Bomb (bakudan touka meirei)
Don’t do
Medusa (majo no kyoufu)
Vietnum (kyokuchisen)

Posted by: Seek & Destroy 78


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Comment by RATOSECO
2007-07-13 03:26:19

When you think you know everything from Japan, another band arrives here, that why I love this site, great post.
Short & rough. What a vocal! Sounds like bees/flyes buzzing in your ears.

 
Comment by screaming noise
2007-07-13 10:06:33

i have to say, this is the best thing i’ve heard in a really long time. do you have any other obscure stuff like this? i’d gladly send you stuff in return. thanks for posting it!

 
Comment by GAS
2007-07-13 12:46:43

i would have to disagree with you. the second flexi was better in my opinion. the first song is so haunting and dark. think ala GHOUL song “Juda” and RxUxGx’s “Deathly Fighter”. wild insane solos, doomish atmosphere, crazy vocals, and just overall wild and insane. i have that flexi if anyone wants the mp3’s. if you have SLSK just tell me your username and ill contact you.

 
Comment by Irtokyrpä
2007-07-13 17:09:14

Big hand for posting this. A dose of relentless noise was just what I needed tonight.

 
Comment by chaosnonmusica
2007-07-14 14:04:57

A few years ago when I first heard this flexi, I mistook the vocals for guitar leads. Fucking crazy sound!

 
Comment by Michael Jacob
2007-07-16 08:52:31

Don’t know what happened to my Zyklon B that I posted but I also had Mielenhairio’s 2nd EP and 3rd EP downloaded.

 
Comment by Michael Jacob
2007-07-21 23:44:47

DEAD! DEAD! DEAD! DEAD! DEAD! DEAD! DEAD! DEAD!

(that’s from a Nihilistics tune, y’know?)

 
Comment by nuclearattack
2007-08-28 13:19:56

really really great noisecore album, wicked brutal

 
Comment by solar funeral
2007-09-03 01:46:10

this is bonkers…great…thanks for sharing

 
Comment by MarsHottentot
2007-10-31 22:42:54

I love this shit!!
MO’!

 
Comment by japuscore
2007-12-14 06:05:25

Vocalist is a doctor now and His wife is a famous pro wrestler in Japan. Her name is called Jagur Yokota.

 
Comment by blindbird666
2008-03-09 20:18:28

this dude is the ex-vocalist for Tranquilizer. Not kidding.

 
Comment by Mars
2008-09-20 21:23:20

Yep. There’s some pretty good pictures on their Myspace page. That’s definitely the same guy. That is SO weird. Thanks blindbird 666

 
Comment by rayss
2010-02-22 08:35:59

whats there myspace

 
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