Editing Hanatarash

{{Short description|Japanese noise band}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Hanatarash
| image             = Hanatarash Logo.png
| caption           = Hanatarash logo.
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| background        = group_or_band
| alias             = Hanatarashi
| origin            = [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
| genre             = [[Noise music|Noise]], [[Japanoise]], [[danger music]], [[industrial music|industrial]], [[avant-punk]], [[noisecore]]
| years_active      = 1983–1998 (unconfirmed)
| label             = Condome Cassex, Alchemy Records, Public Bath, [[RRRecords]], Shock City Records
| past_members      = [[Yamantaka Eye]]<br/>Ikuo Taketani<br/>Mitsuru Tabata<br/>Jojo Hiroshige
}}

'''Hanatarashi''' ({{nihongo2|ハナタラシ}}), meaning "sniveler" or "snot-nosed" in Japanese, was a [[noise music|noise]] band created by later [[Boredoms]] frontman [[Yamantaka Eye]] in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]] in 1983. The other core member during the early years was later [[Zeni Geva]] drummer and Boredoms co-founder Ikuo Taketani.<ref name="discogs">[https://www.discogs.com/artist/562361-Ikuo-Taketani Entry at discogs.com]</ref> 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 [[power tool]]s, [[drill]]s, and heavy machinery.<ref name=":0">[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p142878|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic entry]</ref>

== 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" />

==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 [[machete]],<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Tom |date=2021-06-04 |title=Hanatarash, the most dangerous band of all time |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-most-dangerous-band-hanatarash-japanese-noise-music/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Far Out Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> strapping a [[circular saw]] to his back and almost cutting his leg off, and destroying part of a venue with an [[excavator]] by driving it through the back wall and onto the stage.<ref name=":1" /><ref>[http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~gin/rock/japan/hanatarasi/hanatarashi2/hanatarashi2.html A slideshow of photos from the excavator incident]</ref>

Hanatarash was quickly forbidden from performing at most venues,<ref name=":1" /> and were only allowed to return to live performances in the 1990s after Eye would agree to cease his destructive on-stage behavior.<ref name=":3" />

== Music style ==
Hanatarash is affiliated with the Japanoise scene.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> They use a wide range of incongruous objects to make noise, including power tools such as drills and large construction machines.<ref name=":0" /> Despite the spectacular brutality and chaos of their performances, the noise produced by the destruction of unamplified objects is often drowned out by the cries of the audience.<ref name=":1" />

They are inspired by the German [[Industrial music|industrial]] scene, in particular [[Einstürzende Neubauten]].<ref name=":3" />

== Partial discography ==
*''ハナヅマリ'' (Condome Cassex, 1983)
*''Honey Go-Go'' Cassete (Condome Cassex, 1984)
* ''Noisexa'' Cassete (Condome Cassex, 1984)
* ''Man Of Noise=ノイズ個人'' (Condome Cassex, 1984)
* '' Dead Eye'' (Condome Cassex, 1984)
* ''Take Back Your Penis!'' Cassette (Condome Cassex, 1984)
* ''Bombraining'' (Condome Cassex, 1984)
* '' Texas Chainsaw Massacre!!'' (Not On Label 1984)
* ''Hanatarashi'' LP ([[Alchemy Records (Japan)|Alchemy]], 1985)
* ''2'' LP ([[Alchemy Records (Japan)|Alchemy]], 1988)
* ''3'' LP ([[RRRecords]], 1989) CD ([[RRRecords]], 1992)
* ''Live!! 88 Feb. 21 Antiknock / Tokyo'' CD (MoM'n'DaD Productions, 1992)
* ''The Hanatarash and His eYe'' 7" (Public Bath, 1992)
* ''Live!! 84 Dec. 16 Zabo-Kyoto'' CD (MoM'n'DaD Productions, 1993)
* ''Live!! 82 Apr. 12 Studio Ahiru / Osaka'' CD (MoM'n'DaD Productions, 1993)
* ''4: AIDS-a-Delic'' CD (Public Bath, 1994)
* ''5: We Are 0:00'' CD (Shock City, Trattoria, 1996)

==References==
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