View basket “No Matter How Long The Line Is At The Cafeteria, There’s Always A Seat!” has been added to your basket. 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 Swans Soundtracks for the Blind Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Mute | 4LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 18th March 2022 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Swans Soundtracks for the Blind £35.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Mute SKU: LSTUMM421 Formats: 4LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 18th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Silverchair Frogstomp Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 10th May 2024 £34.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Silverchair Frogstomp £34.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP2400B Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 10th May 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs King Of Cowards Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rocket Recordings | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th August 2023 £23.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs King Of Cowards £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rocket Recordings SKU: LAUNCH321LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th August 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Nearly New View Product Quick View Soundgarden King Animal Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Vertigo | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 5th April 2024 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Soundgarden King Animal £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Vertigo SKU: nn283968 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 5th April 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Various Artists Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Captured Tracks | 2LP, Includes Booklet Released 27th November 2020 £39.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 £39.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Captured Tracks SKU: CT302LPX Formats: 2LP, Includes Booklet Released Date: 27th November 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Martha Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart (Mustard Yellow) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fortuna Pop! | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 8th July 2016 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martha Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart (Mustard Yellow) £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fortuna Pop! 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