Editing Hanatarash (section)

== History ==
Hanatarash was formed by [[Yamantaka Eye]], Taketani Ikuo<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Novak |first=David |title=Japanoise: music at the edge of circulation |date=2013 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-5379-9 |series=Sign, storage, transmission |location=Durham}}</ref> and Mitsuru Tabata ([[Zeni Geva]] guitarist) in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2017 |title=Perfos sous X : Hanatarash |url=https://www.grrif.ch/musique/perfos-sous-x-hanatarash/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=GRRIF |language=fr-FR}}</ref> From 1985 onwards, the band released three self-titled albums.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-03 |title=The Radical Sound of Hanatarash, the Band Who Brought a Bulldozer on Stage |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/hanatarash-radical-sound-bulldozer/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1989, [[Emil Beaulieau|Ron Lessard]] of [[RRRecords]] released a Hanatarash demo cassette on vinyl without waiting for the master tape Eye intended to send. This misunderstanding, due to cultural and linguistic differences between the Japanese musician and the American label, became legendary among fans.<ref name=":1" />

The band ceased operations in 1998.<ref name=":2" />