Along Ago: 1981-1989 OXZ SKU: CT293LPC1 Barcode: 0817949020422 22.00 £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Captured Tracks Released Date: 13th March 2020 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info The mid ‘80s were an exciting time for music in Kansai (OsakaKyoto), Japan. There were more stages for bands to play on, more releases by independent labels and a variety of bands playing in different styles. The 80s were also a time when women’s rights in Japan, though a topic of conversation, were not widely visible in the real world. There were very few women in the underground music scene at the time, but none of them dressed like punks or dyed their hair, or outwardly showed much interest in declaring independence from the usual rules. So, in 1981, when Hikko, Mika, and Emiko (aka Chasenmaru) first appeared together as OXZ, they were intentionally shocking. Nothing happens in a vacuum, however. It was already acceptable for young women to form bands in the safety of their high school music clubs. They generally played cover songs at school events. However, actually stepping out into the dirty world of live houses was for the adventurous and compelled. To do so in OXZ’s overtly provocative, dramatic way was unheard of. Contemporaries of Shonen Knife, OXZ were known for the intensity of their live performances. Releasing their first EP in 1984 – an 8” EP – their catalog belies their reputation for moody, dark post-punk ahead of its time. The bass and drums dominate; the guitars are angular and spiky – punk, but with something extra. Along Ago: 1981-1989 collects the band’s entire catalog – three EPs and a single – alongside unearthed, unreleased demos. Then, 1989, it ended as the band went their separate ways. And the name? No one seems to remember how it came about, but it should be noted that in Japan, O means acceptable and X means rejected, so maybe OXZ means “going beyond all usual standards.” “One of the pioneering Japanese female underground bands… unique, strange and provocative.” – Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mother’s Temple) Artist OXZ Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Captured Tracks Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl , Includes Download Code Condition New Country UK Track Listings Fall in the Night Along Ago Life and Death Touching My Heart Vivian Be Run Down Etranger (1985) Boy Boy Etranger (1988) Is Life Teenage B (我等は何して) 老ひぬらん Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Creeper Creeper Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Warner Records | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 13th November 2020 £15.00 Select options Creeper Creeper £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Warner Records Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 13th November 2020 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Eels The Deconstruction Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | E Works Records | 10", 2LP Released 3rd April 2018 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eels The Deconstruction £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: E Works Records SKU: EWORKS1150LP Formats: 10", 2LP Released Date: 3rd April 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Appleseed Cast, The Low Level Owl (Indie Only Translucent White Vinyl) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Burnt Toast | 3LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 3rd September 2021 £50.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Appleseed Cast, The Low Level Owl (Indie Only Translucent White Vinyl) £50.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Burnt Toast SKU: LPBTV123X Formats: 3LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 3rd September 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View So Totally Double Your Relaxation Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Tiny Engines | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th May 2024 £22.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders So Totally Double Your Relaxation £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Tiny Engines SKU: LPTE207C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th May 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dropkick Murphys Okemah Rising Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Dummy Luck Music | 1LP Released 12th May 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dropkick Murphys Okemah Rising £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Dummy Luck Music SKU: DLM003LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Have Mercy Make The Best Of It Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Hopeless | 1LP Released 21st April 2017 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Have Mercy Make The Best Of It £14.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Hopeless SKU: HR2320-1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st April 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Explosions In The Sky The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Temporary Residence | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd November 2023 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Explosions In The Sky The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place £36.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Temporary Residence SKU: TRR061LPC1 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 3rd November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Allison Weiss New Love Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Side One Dummy | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 20th October 2015 £12.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Allison Weiss New Love £12.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Side One Dummy SKU: SD15931 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 20th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Menzingers, The Rented World Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Epitaph | 1LP, Includes CD Released 21st April 2014 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Menzingers, The Rented World £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Epitaph SKU: 273211 Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 21st April 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Glitterer Rationale Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Anti | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 23rd February 2024 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Glitterer Rationale £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Anti SKU: 280453 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 23rd February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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