Polysics

POLYSICS成立于1997年，基于團長HAYASHI對DEVO(1975年組成，new wave樂風的先驅)的喜愛，所以組成了這個團。第二年加入了SYNTHESIZER手KAYO。根據GIGS雜志提到，KAYO其實是個古典底的鋼琴手，但是很可惜的，在POLYSICS絕對聽不到跟古典樂有任何的關係。可以聽到的是new wave到極點的合成器以及音效。(日本keyboard雜志在訪問他們時提到的是MOOG以及CLAVIA兩個經典牌子的new wave SYNTH)雖然他們只有兩個人。但還是在1999年在UK project這個獨立廠發了第一張專輯：FIRST P。 一直到現在他們玩的還是一樣，瘋狂的搖滾樂加上NEW WAVE的電子鍵盤音效。你可以聽到很PUNK的歌曲，也可以聽到懷舊80新浪潮，也可以聽到融和兩種樂風的新變種POLYROCK。他們在日本已經在Ki/oon發行了4張專輯Neu、ENO、For electric young pop、National P。2004年發行美國巡回live DVD，第二次再去美國巡回14個城市。年尾發行精選輯Polysics OR die。收入了6張專輯內的歌。之后隨即展開全日本巡迴表演。也在ki/oon的tribute to Newwave的專輯中，翻唱了softcell的歌曲memorabilia。2005年加入新鼓手，而今年他們也剛從英國以及西班牙巡迴回到日本。 在日本他們曾經參加過summer sonic、Fuji ROCK、Rock in Japan、日本大型演唱會機乎都可看到他們蹤影。而且重要的是他們不是錄音室樂團，現場才是他們勝利的決定關鍵。 POLYSICS的現場充滿了戲劇性，他們跳著機器人舞，也像DEVO般穿著奇裝異服。KAYO彈KEYBOARD的時后總是一動都不動。這也成了POLYSICS的招牌之一。在其他三個動得亂七八糟的人之中你可以看到有個女生一動也不動的唱著歌。他們是會讓你感到真正搖滾魅力的搖滾樂團。 A violently energetic amalgam of fractured punk rock and vintage video game sound effects, Polysics gained recognition quickly due to their spastic live shows and trademark uniforms: matching orange or yellow boiler suits, straight-bar sunglasses, and badges stamped with the letter P. The band was formed in 1997 by Japanese high-school student Hiroyuki Hayashi, who named the group after his first keyboard, a Korg Polysix. After watching some live footage of Devo and becoming heavily inspired by new wave music of the West, the fledgling frontman/guitarist decided to quit his soccer team and form a band that would expand on the cartoonish image and musical ideas of the zany art-punk icons he had seen on TV. He linked up with drummer Junichi Sugai and Sako (aka Poly 2), who took the role of singing vocoded robotic vocals and driving the low-end through a bass synthesizer. The antithesis of spastic performers, Kayo, also joined the band, and her stoic, mechanical stage presence on the synthesizer and vocoder combined with the other members frenetic live antics made for an strangely lopsided but exciting stage dynamic. While leaving their mark on the blossoming J-rock scene, Polysics were picked up by local indie label Deckrec and U.K. label Project, which released their first record, 1st P. Poly 2 left Polysics soon after, and a more rockin, less synth-oriented record followed that October, titled A.D.S.R.M! While the trio made plans to embark on a national tour, Asianman Records released the groups U.S. debut, Hey! Bob! My Friend!, a compilation of songs from their first two Japanese albums. In April of 2000, just after performing in Austins South by Southwest Festival, Polysics signed to Ki/oon Records (a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan) and released two maxi-singles, XCT and Each Life Each End. That summer, after a series of club dates, the group released the wonderfully frantic Neu in September of 2000. For an extensive tour of Japan, the group enlisted bassist Fumi and the new lineup recorded and released Eno that July. The band began generating a buzz overseas due to the inclusion of Polysics on a series of Japan for Sale compilations that showcased the talents of notable Japanese musicians, and relentless touring and recording ensued before they finished the melodic For Young Electric Pop in April of 2002. The next year, Sugai departed and was temporarily replaced by Ishimaru (drummer for the punk group Snail Ramp) just before Polysics left for a coast-to-coast tour of the States, where Neu had just been released. In what was proving to be a grand year for the band, Polysics started receiving worldwide recognition during 2003, and after a performance of Kaja Kaja Goo on the BBC2 TV show Adam & Joe Go Tokyo, Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson took notice and invited the members to open up for his band on a future U.K. tour. In 2004, a greatest-hits album, Polysics or Die!!!!, was released on Tofu Records, followed by their most accessible studio album, Now Is the Time!, in 2005. Yano replaced Sugai on the drum stool and Polysics returned to the tour bus for their largest tour, with 96 shows in six countries, in support of the Chiefs. Fueled by an unstoppable work ethic, the group returned to the studio to record the Japan-only release Karate House on Ki/oon in February of 2007, and put out a series of videos for the singles Electric Surfin Go Go, You-You-You, and Catch on Everywhere. That spring, after Polysics signed a territorial license deal to MySpace Records, the up-and-coming U.S. label started making plans to re-release Polysics or Die!!!! in the States, with the inclusion of the latest singles from Karate House and a bonus DVD of videos and live cuts. The comprehensive Polysics or Die!!!! Vista was released on October 9, 2007, marking their ten-year anniversary.