Jikkendai Marmot

Jikkendai Marmot formed in Osaka in 1989 with vocalist Nagisa Nibu, guitarist Yutaka Kuniyoshi, bassist Kenji Hino, and drummer Hiroki Iwatake. Their sound was built around jarring rhythms, distorted guitars, and Nibu's haunting vocals, which didn't fit neatly into mainstream Japanese music at the time.

In 1991 they released the album '100 Man Kai Shinda Boku,' whose title track became something of an anthem for listeners who felt alienated. The song 'Tameiki No Kyousoukyoku' also appeared in their catalog during this period. Their approach drew criticism from some quarters, with detractors dismissing the music as mere noise.

Through the 1990s they kept putting out albums like 'Sekai no Owari to Tabisuru Mori' in 1993 and 'Psycho Acoustic Experiments' in 1995. The work maintained that raw, experimental quality without smoothing over the edges that had defined them from the start.