Incapacitants

Incapacitants
Also known as	インキャパシタンツ
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	Japanoise
Years active	1981–present
Labels	Alchemy
Associated acts	Hijokaidan, C.C.C.C.
Website	www.japanimprov.com/incapa/
Members	Toshiji Mikawa Fumio Kosakai

Incapacitants (インキャパシタンツ Inkyapashitantsu) are a Japanese noise music group formed in 1981. It consists of Toshiji Mikawa and Fumio Kosakai, whose stated aim is to produce "pure" noise, uninfluenced by musical ideas or even human intention, using primarily feedback, vocals, and various electronics. Kosakai calls this sound "hard noise", as a nod to hard bop.^[1]

History

The group was formed in 1981 in Osaka, Japan, as the solo project of Mikawa, a member of the noise improv group Hijokaidan. Mikawa, a bank employee, later moved to Tokyo, where he joined with government office worker Kosakai (of C.C.C.C., and who would later become a regular member of Hijokaidan) to make Incapacitants a duo. Many of the group's track titles reference their professions, but because of their day jobs, the two have not often been able to tour abroad. Incapacitants are counted among the more well known of the Japanese noise bands formed in the 1980s, along with such names as the aforementioned Hijokaidan and C.C.C.C., as well as Hanatarash, Solmania, The Gerogerigegege, Merzbow, and Masonna. The group also recorded sessions with Vivian Slaughter of Gallhammer.^[2]

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Label
1981	Eternal Paralysis	Pariah Tapes
198?	Peony Crackers	Pariah Tapes
1985	Project Pallo '85	Pariah Tapes
199?	Recycled	RRRecords
1989	Repo	Alchemy
1990	Feedback of N.M.S.	Alchemy
1991	Fabrication	Alchemy
1993	Quietus	Alchemy
1993	Extreme Gospel Nights	Vanilla Records
1993	Stupid Is Stupid	Sounds for Consciousness Rape
1994	Ad Nauseam	Banned Production
1995	As Loud As Possible	Zabriskie Point
1995	D.D.D.D. (Destroy Devastating and Disgusting Derivatives)	Old Europa Cafe
1995	El Shanbara Therminosis	G.R.O.S.S.
1995	Operorue	Kubitsuri Tapes
1995	Ministry of Foolishness	Pure
1996	The Tongue	Chocolate Monk
1996	Asset Without Liability	Bulb Records
1996	Cosmic Incapacitants	Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers
1996	New Movements in CMPD	Alchemy
1997	I, Residuum	Less Than Zero
1999	Default Standard	Alchemy
1999	Unauthorized Fatal Operation 990130	Or Records
2000	Live Incapacitants	Alchemy
2004	Sec End	Meatbox Records
2007	73	Alchemy
2008	Burning Orange	Pica Disk
2009	Lon Guy	Harbinger Sound
2009	Tight	Dogma Chase
2012	Mon, Ma? Mon!!!	Triangle / Cerosene / Outcry
2012	Zashikiwarashi Effect	Ljud & Bild Produktion
2012	Eat! Meat!! Manifesto!!!	Rape Art Productions

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Label
1994	No Progress (Dedicated to Takuya "Synapse" Sakaguchi)	Alchemy

Box sets

Year	Title	Label
2006	Pariah Tapes	Freak Animal Records
2008	Box Is Stupid	Pica Disk
2012	Alchemy Box Is Stupid	Youth Inc.

EPs

Year	Title	Label
1995	Alcoholic Speculation	Zabriskie Point
1995	Sarin Will Kill Every Bad Aum!!!	Dirter Promotion
2012	Walk Home	Hermitage Tapes
2012	A Child Who Watched the Sky and So On	Cold Spring

Splits

Year	Title	Label	Notes
1985	Δ8000 / Prelude to Pallo	Alchemy	with Hijokaidan
1991	Studie für Konvulsivisches Denken / Inverted Yield Curve	Freudwerk	with Freudwerk
1995	I Hate Derivatives / Wet Panty Contest	Mother Savage Noise Productions	with Macronympha
1995	Gruenkreuz	Campaign Org.	with Stahlnetz
1997	Funds of Funds of Funds / Landmine Contrivances	Spite / WMF Recordings	with Autoerotichrist
1997	Selling Mutual Fund by the Pound / Most of My Problems Are Solved by an Afternoon Snooze	Gentle Giant Records	with Kazumoto Endo
1997	Quo Warranto / Channelling Through Transparent Planes	Freak Animal	with Junk Drome
1999	Stocks & Bonds	Self Abuse Records	with Two Assistant Deputy Ministers
2006	Mental Derivatives / Shining Obsession	Segerhuva	with Sewer Election
2006	A Purpose Not Necessary	Dada Drumming	with Black Leather Jesus
2007	Live at the No Fun Fest 2007	No Fun Productions	with Pain Jerk
2009	For U.K. Show 20091106	n/a	with Toshiji Mikawa solo
2013	Orujo & Sake	Mattoid Records	with Grassa Dato
2013	Father Eggplant / Bomb Fixers	Viva Angel	with Torturing Nurse

Collaborations

Year	Title	Label	Notes
1998	We Are All Stupid	Absurd	with K2
2002	Return of Gomikawa Fumio	Alchemy	as Gomikawa Fumio with Kohei Gomi of Pain Jerk
2002	Vitamin Buckfast	Starlight Furniture Co.	with (In Spite of Flaming Creatures)
2005	Wreck (In 2 Parts)	P-Tapes	with Damion Romero

Videos

Year	Title	Label
1994	Extreme Gospel Nights 2	Vanilla
2007	Live in Oslo – Norway 2007	Freak Animal
2008	Live in Cabaret Freak Out	Alchemy

References

1. Fumio Kosakai, "Unknown Happiness of Nowadays 第３回目", 2007, http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/warmgarden/FUMIPEIJI/UHN3gomikawa.htm
2. "Hard of Hearing", Terrorizer no. 171, June 2008, p. 57.

External links

• Incapacitants discography at Discogs