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Government Alpha

Real Name:Yasutoshi Yoshida
Profile:Yasutoshi Yoshida a.k.a Government Alpha is one of the hottest and harshest of the young Japanese artists looking to fill the shoes of the old-timers like Hijokaidan, Merzbow, Incapacitants, Masonna and so on. Government Alpha stands out above the heap of noise coming out of Japan. His label Xerxes has released countless cassettes and CD-rs from
artsists like Facialmess, Napalmed, Skin Crime, OVMN, Knurl, S.Isabella, Lasse Marhaug, T.A.D.M., Astro, Kapotte Muziek and many more.

"Apart from a few seconds of light relief at the beginning of Cryptic Cave, it’s a non-stop 57 minute barrage of EXTREMELY LOUD noise. Even at normal listening volume, Pale Eyed Lemming sounds like a jackhammer trying in vain to punch its way through a ten-foot thick iron plate, right there in your living room... I can think of no remotely socially acceptable situation where you’d actually want to play this to anyone else, and trying to listen to it on headphones at any reasonable volume level is frankly dangerous. Next to this, Throbbing Gristle is as easy as
Mozart." -- Paris Transantlantic

"Extremely harsh noise that changes enormously from track to track, and also changes within each track, into several different experiences. Reminiscent of a combination of Merzbow, with his rumbling, crushing noises that cycle, and KK Nulls penchant for high pitched, piercing scree via guitar. A satisfying, punishing listen, quality extreme noise for those who know the difference and need the real stuff. Government Alpha delivers, and this is some of the best." -- Manifold Records
URLs:http://www.geocities.jp/xerxes_alpha2001/
Aliases:Carbonic Acid, Yasutoshi Yoshida
In Groups:Alpha Ailuros
Name Variations: All | Government Alpha | G.A. | Gov. Alpha | Gove.Alpht | Govt. Alpha | Govt.Alpha
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Releases:
Doze (Cass)   Xerxes 1994
Funeral Procession (Cass)   Xerxes 1995
Hesitation / Consumption (7")   Vinyl Communications 1995
Advisability Study (Cass, Ltd, C42)   Xerxes 1996
Erratic (Cass)   Xerxes 1996
Obliteration ◄ (3 versions)   Xerxes ... 1996
The Maternity Music (Cass, C64)   Mother Savage Noise Productions 1996
Defective Politics (Cass)   Self Abuse Records 1997
Headache Chocolate (Cass)   Xerxes 1997
Split (Cass)   Auscultare Research 1997
The Garden Of Eternity (Cass)   Less Than Zero 1997
Bloody Slumber Party (Cass, Ltd, C46)   Extraction Records 1998
Ephemeral Warmth (CDr, Album, Ltd)   Xerxes 1998
Japanoise Action In Russia (CDr)   Insofar Vapor Bulk 1998
Needle Freak (2xCass, Ltd, C30)   Uncut, Xerxes 1998
Pop Stars Larking About (Cass, Ltd, C48)   Xerxes 1998
Sludge / Untitled (7")   Xerxes, Napalmed 1998
Snakes And Ladders (Cass, C46)   Xerxes 1998
Unnatural Disasters (Cass, Red)   Xerxes 1998
1969/1999 (CDr)   Xerxes 1999
Alphaville (LP, Ltd, Blu)   Segerhuva 1999
Drowsey Eclipse (Lathe, LP, Ltd)   Harbinger Sound 1999
Q (Cass, Ltd, C46)   Spite (2) 1999
Split (Cass, Ltd, C60)   Scrotum Records 1999
Split (CDr)   Verbrannte Erde 1999
Split (Cass)   Utsu Tapes 1999
Sporadic Spectra (CD)   Ground Fault Recordings 1999
Hypereaction (CDr)   Bizarre Audio Arts 2000
Kurtz: Pharaoh's Serpent (CDr)   Xerxes 2000
Live In Moscow (7", Ltd, Single)   RRRecords, SSS Productions 2000
Robo Alpha 2000 (Cass)   Xerxes 2000
Split (Cass, Ltd, C30)   Hospital Productions 2000
Split (Cass, Ltd, C60)   Spirals Of Involution 2000
Split (Cass)   Distorted Vision Records 2000
Split (CDr)   M.Recordings 2000
Glacial Specimens (CDr)   Tabula Rasa 2001
Aerial Patrol (CDr, Mini)   Sewer Records 2002
Saturday Night Groove Sessions (CDr)   Xerxes 2002
Artificial Pomegranate (CDr)   Xerxes 2003
Radiation Snowfall (CDr)   Xerxes 2003
Snappish Saurel (CDr)   Xerxes 2003
Strange Days (CDr)   Xerxes 2003
Split (7", Ltd, Mar + CD)   Dada Drumming 2004
Das Methadonprogramm ◄ (2 versions)   Multi National Disaster Records 2005
Ignis Fatuus (CDr)   Harshnoise 2005
Planet Of Fluctuation (CDr)   Xerxes 2005
Prospective Massacre (CDr, Ltd)   Rape Art Productions 2005
Psycho-Death-Noise Vol. 1 (CDr)   Audiobot 2005
Sang Noir ◄ (2 versions)   Bizarre Audio Arts ... 2005
Schwingend / Obelisk (CD, Album, Ltd)   Punk Kein Rock 2005
Sol Suave (CDr)   Xerxes 2005
Strange Days 2 (CDr)   Scrotum Records 2005
Synchronized Sleep (Cass, Ltd, C30)   Abisko 2005
Blast Furnace (CDr)   Obscurica 2006
Butterfly Effect (2xCass, Ltd, C46)   Dada Drumming 2006
Chronic Deja Vu (10")   Gender-Less Kibbutz 2006
Heartstrings (CD)   SSSM 2006
Kiru (CDr, Ltd)   Xerxes 2006
Live In Detroit 2004 (CDr, Mini)   The White Rose Network 2006
Mass Defect (Cass, C50)   Erratic Sporadicism Tapes 2006
Pandemonium (Cass, Ltd, C32)   Trash Ritual 2006
Resurrection (CD)   Thumbprint Press 2006
Spontaneous Combustion (CD)   L. White Records 2006
Tano Forever (LP, S/Sided, Ltd)   American Tapes 2006
Undercliff (Cass, Ltd)   Turgid Animal 2006
Auditory Hallucination Of Drowsy Afternoon (CD, Album)   Xerxes 2007
Dizziness / Lull ◄ (2 versions)   Punk Kein Rock 2007
Impure Drought (CDr, Ltd)   Steinklang Industries 2007
The Day Of The Light Crimson (Cass, Ltd, C20)   Cipher Productions 2007
Venomous Cumulus Cloud (CD, Ltd)   PACrec, Troniks 2007
Collaboration Split (CDr, Ltd)   Teito Sound Company 2008
Dissonant Dirge (CDr, Ltd)   Black Arts Productions 2008
Quaint Putrid Slag (CD, Album)   Kubitsuri Tapes 2008
Tune Of Oblivion (CDr, Ltd)   Pointless Blank Rec 2008
Venusian Bushfighting (CDr)   dollfullofrivets 2008
Impregnable Storm (CDr, Ltd)   New Nihilism 2009
Accidental Fruits (CDr, Mini)   Deadline Recordings  
Death Techno 2000 (CDr, Ltd)   American Tapes  
Melancholic Weeds (CDr, Promo)   Xerxes  
Nauseous Vacuity (CDr, Album, Ltd)   Xerxes  
Psychotropic Retre Ding (CDr)   Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers  
The Declining Sun (Cass)   Xerxes  
The Resemblance Of The Absurdity And The Pleasure (CDr)   Xerxes  
Mix:
Point De Caption (CD, Album)   Xerxes 1996
Appears On:
Limit (Cass)   Xerxes 1997
The Artificial Nerve (Cass, Ltd, Comp) Shift, Memo-Lies Xerxes 1997
Dirty Blind Vortex (CD) Symptomatic Headache Crionic Mind 2000
Music On A Short Thin Wire (CD) Meter Sickness Sporadi... Ground Fault Recordings 2001
Soun - An Anonymous And Random Compilation / Composition (7", S/Sided, Ltd) Soun Gameboy Records 2003
Raw Deal (CDr, Mini)   Solipsism 2004
Orochi Under The Straight Edge Leaves (CD) Tea With Red King Pt. ... Vivo 2005
The Escape Of The Electrified Dermatologist Epitomises His Dissent With The Compromising Juxtaposition Of The Smell And The Sound Of A Pair Of Wings Injured In Subdued Romance (2xCD, Album, Ltd) Situacta Monochrome Vision 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Extreme Music From Japan (CD) Powersupply, The Place... Susan Lawly 1994
Japanoise (Cass, Comp, Ltd, C90) Sweet Angels, Commuter... Mother Savage Noise Productions 1996
Loud! In Your Ears (Cass, C70) Malfeasance Loud! 1996
Alt. Noise (CD) Critical Condition Switch Records Canada 1997
New Catastrophic Forces (Cass, C90 + Cass, C60 + , Ltd) Dull United Syndicate 1997
Penus Rectus (3xCass, Ltd, Comp, C90) How To Manipulate The ... New Noise (2) 1997
The Artificial Nerve (Cass, Ltd, Comp) Shift Xerxes 1997
Unidentified Noisy Objects (Cass) Epidemic 4 Less Than Zero 1997
Vage Geluiden (In Stereo) (10", Ltd, Cle) Cardiac Failure Meeuw Muzak 1997
Anomalous Silencer 3. (CD, Comp, Ltd) Fossilized Joints Napalmed 1998
RRR 500 (LP, Comp) Untitled RRRecords 1998
Soundtracks For Bride Of Sevenless (CD) Acoustic Type Auscultare Research 1998
Unequalibrium (CD) Hesitation Vinyl Communications 1998
Mafia vs. Yakuza ◄ (2 versions) The Lost Messengers Pa... MSBR Records ... 1999
Noise Kills Punk Dead (CD) Terminal Care Opulence! 1999
La'Bas At The 121 (VHS) Untitled, Untitled Hagshadow Production 2000
Noise Conglomerate Vol 2 (CDr, Comp) Tentacle Anti-Everything 2000
Noise Progression Vol. 4 (VHS, Comp) Noise Work Shop At Rec... MSBR Records 2000
Popular Music For Popular People (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) A Hollow Tree Gameboy Records 2000
Recycled Sampler (Cass) A Hollow Tree Gameboy Records 2000
The Barter Action (VHS) Untitled Utsu Tapes 2000
Deafness Is Not A Gift (CD) Behind The Scenes Deafborn 2001
Noise Progression Vol. 6 (VHS, Comp) Live At Safari Club In... MSBR Records 2001
Smile! You're On Camera ◄ (2 versions) In The Synapse Symbolic Prod 2001
Wigs On Fire! (2xCD) Roam Nihilist 2001
Don't Hunt What You Can't Kill (3xCD, Comp, Ltd, Gat) Underdogs L. White Records 2002
Infera Sinfonia ver2.0 (CDr) AMMIT Alienation 2002
Noisy Germs III (CDr) Light And Shade Soulworm Editions 2002
(A Study In) Dead Audio Tape (Cass, Comp) Reaping Deadline Recordings 2003
Geologists And Professional Tourists Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Pain Killer N&B Research Digest 2003
Japanoise (CD, Ltd) Fall Apart Little Mafia Records 2003
Japanoise Of Death ◄ (2 versions) Quicksand Steinklang Industries 2003
Killing: Compilation "Tribute To Mourmansk 150" (CDr) Evidental Tape Neus-318 2003
Krimkall (2xCass, Ltd) Moral Plants Krimljud 2003
Nihilist Sampler (CDr) Roam Nihilist 2003
Radiation ◄ (2 versions) Geiger Counter X L. White Records 2003
Unacknowledged Pop-Song Collection Vol. 666 (CD, Comp) 黄砂 Xerxes, Nu NuLAX NuLAN 2003
Destroy Head (CD) Vanishing Clairaudient... Dead Lab 2004
Like Music To Their Ears Vol. 2 (CD) Scoop Out Mechanoise Labs 2004
Sweetness Will Overcome (CD) Dimple Segerhuva 2004
...And The Vultures Miss Nothing (3xLP) The Vulture Gathers Th... Harbinger Sound 2005
Koji Tano (2005 - ∞) - A Tribute (File, MP3) Umi No Kage Steinklang Industries 2005
Noise Research Program: Volume 2 (CD, Enh) Yuragi Burning Emptiness 2005
Billboard Head Soup (2xCD, Album, Ltd) Toxic, Mr. Robot Sonore, Xerxes, Nu NuLAX NuLAN 2006
Love Interrupts: A Dada Drumming Sampler (CD, Promo) Blip Dada Drumming 2006
Mitten [State] Transmissions (4xCD + DVDr + Box) Memory Trace Top Quality Rock & Roll 2006
Viva Negativa! - A Tribute To The New Blockaders Volume II (4xLP, Comp + Box) TaNgiBility Vinyl-on-demand 2006
Viva Negativa! - A Tribute To The New Blockaders Volume II (LP, Comp) TaNgiBility Vinyl-on-demand 2006
Real Japanese Underground 2007 (3xCD, Comp) Ripplet Lost Rivers Product 2007
Japanoise Of Death I + II (2xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) 流砂 / Quicksand, To... Steinklang Industries 2008
Japanoise Of Death II (CD, Ltd, Comp) Torrid Zone Steinklang Industries 2008
Risveglio Di Una Citta (In Memory Of Luigi Russolo) (6xCDr, Comp) Test Tone, Intonarumor... Impulsy Stetoskopu 2008
Glass Anvil II. (CDr, Comp, Ltd) Seismic Center Zvukovina 2009
Our Earth's Blood IV (5xCD, Album + Box) Earthmaster, Warnumb, ... Cathartic Process 2009
Visions Beyond (Cass, Ltd, Comp) Solidification Black Arts Productions 2009
Vol. G (CD, Comp) Corrosion Electrolysis Zelphabet 2009
NZP The Anniversary Compilation (CD) S.S. The Jaw.Bone Novaya Zemlya Production  
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