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Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan (1985 – present)

The Gerogerigegege (ザ・ゲロゲリゲゲゲ) is a music project created in 1985 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan by Juntaro Yamanouchi, who runs and maintains the Vis A Vis record label in Japan. The name of the group combines the Japanese words for “vomit” (gero) and “diarrhoea” (geri) with what is supposedly the sound of these actions occurring simultaneously (gegege). It has also been transliterated to mean “barf, diarrhoea, ha ha ha,” although “ge” is also variously an onomatopoetic word of disgust or exasperation, making the name open to several differing interpretations. To describe the group, Yamanouchi has used the term “Japanese Ultra Shit Band.”

Though they are often categorized with Japanese acts such as Merzbow and Masonna, The Gerogerigegege has also released albums of more straightforward (Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male), noise (45 RPM Performance), and music (None Friendly, Endless Humiliation), in addition to several seven inch records mixing these styles with found recordings. The group is best known for their 1990 album Tokyo Anal Dynamite. This album consists of 75 songs, each under a one minute in duration, which serve as a fusion of the Ramones’ punk jams (replete with Juntaro yelling “1 2 3 4!!” over and over) and John Zorn’s frantic Naked City project.

Over the years, The Gerogerigegege has included many members, the most notable and consistent other than Yamanouchi being Gero 30 (also known as Gero 56; real name Tetsuya Endoh), an exhibitionist known to masturbate onstage during live performances. Masturbation is called “senzuri” (lit.

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  • kobushi_

    As William Bennett would hashtag: #WOW

    15 May 9:42am Reply
  • xeMadoka

    ワンツセイフアー!!!

    13 May 11:00am Reply
  • Stonificado

    Sensuale

    10 May 3:55pm Reply
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    6 May 9:41pm Reply
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    4 May 10:15pm Reply
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    4 May 10:01pm Reply
  • mgmeyer2

    come to brazil

    28 Apr 8:08pm Reply
  • rxkings

    still the best

    31 Mar 5:29pm Reply
  • DANCECORPS

    "I find it strange how most of my favorite Gerogerigegege releases don't feature their music." <-- not strange at all.

    26 Mar 8:13pm Reply
  • MalgreMoi

    Holy shit this is just outstanding.

    24 Mar 2:10am Reply
  • mgmeyer2

    Man this shit is so wrong in so many motherfucking levels yo...I was talking to one of my white friends and he sent me a video with the name only labeled "Gero" I said to this dude, What's this shit? He just giggled and said "Just watch it and MAKE SURE NOBODY IS AROUND YOU WHEN WATCHING IT!" Then I thought it was some weird porno or some strange shit but as I watched the video, I was like "Yo.....what the fuck.." THEN IT CONTINUED and I was like "Yoooooooooooooooooooooooo......." THEN THEY GOT OUT THE MOTHERfuckING VACUUM AND THEN I SAID "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" I couldn't fucking believe what I just saw, It was like Satan gave me his porno collection, shit was so disturbing..YET I COULDN'T STOP WATCHING IT.

    23 Mar 4:15pm Reply
  • Unknownrooster

    lol i cant even scrobble it

    27 Feb 1:32pm Reply
  • victorduper

    best band ever, including past, present and future

    18 Feb 4:23am Reply
  • rrensaa

    I find it strange how most of my favorite Gerogerigegege releases don't feature their music.

    15 Feb 3:15am Reply
  • Naneykins

    wantuthreefoa

    14 Feb 5:30pm Reply
  • we_r_beautiful

    somebody find Masturbation Rarities on the internet, i want it.

    12 Feb 10:45pm Reply
  • revenge144

    tf

    2 Feb 7:58am Reply
  • cfinisis

    i hate you

    2 Feb 12:09am Reply
  • Jon-Lucas

    JB is better for masturbation.

    1 Feb 6:56pm Reply
  • Baragonlord

    god this is fucking gilarious

    20 Jan 10:22pm Reply
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