Solmania

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Solmania — where Masahiko Ohno's vision birthed a sonic monstrosity in 1984. Solmania is a relentless cascade, a tectonic upheaval of sound crafted through bizarre electric guitars. Ohno's creations defy logic: guitars with extra necks, strings emerging from unexpected angles, pickups in chaotic clusters, instruments that look more like alien relics than tools for music. This is noise that obliterates convention, a saturated assault on the senses. From the depths of Fatagaga Tapes emerged tapes like Highdrophobia (1986) and Erosion (1987), each a monument to the ecstatic chaos that Ohno and later Katsumi Sugahara unleashed upon the world. Their sound is overwhelming, a total obliteration of melody and structure, with every cassette release a testament to the DIY ethos that defines their existence. In 1995, Trembling Tongues marked the beginning of Sugahara's collaboration with Ohno, a partnership that pushed the limits of auditory assault. Solmania is more than Japanoise — it's an ecstatic exploration of the unknown, an obliterating force in the underground scene. Vanilla Records and Fatagaga Tapes were the conduits for this madness, spreading the noise beyond Japan's borders, leaving a trail of saturated chaos in their wake.