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KK Null

Real Name:
Kazuyuki Kishino
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KK.Null (born Kazuyuki Kishino) is one of the top names in Japanese noise music and in a larger context, one of the great cult artists in experimental rock. Starting his career in the early 80's by performing guitar improvisations in the clubs and streets of Tokyo, he continued by collaborating with Merzbow for two years, and joining the bands YBO² and Absolut Null Punkt.

In 1987, he gained wider notoriety as the leader, guitarist and singer of the trio Zeni Geva, which he described as "progressive hardcore". Zeni Geva reached world-wide fame with their heavy and hypnotic sound, eventually releasing three Steve Albini-produced albums on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label.

After playing the guitar as his main instrument for some twenty years, Null has gradually moved towards a more electronic approach. These days he mostly states the "nullsonic" as his primary instrument. Nullsonic is something of a variation of Robert Fripp's 1970's instrument "frippertronics" - a combination of electric guitar and effects units, which elevated the effects to equal importance alongside the guitar. Null has gone even further by discarding the guitar altogether and making all the sounds with effects only.

In recent years, he has concentrated his efforts increasingly on his solo material.
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Releases:
Aurora Remixes (CD, EP)   Rawkus Primitive 1996
A Split Release (CD, Ltd)   Crionic Mind 2000
Terminal Hz (CD, Album)   Ground Fault Recordings 2000
Raijin (CD, Album, Dig)   Asphodel 2006
BaryoGenesis (CD, Album)   Vivo 2007
Fertile (CD, Album)   Touch 2007
Gamma Ray Burster (CD, Album)   Steinklang Industries 2007
Akumu (CD, Dig)   Vital 2008
Galactic Tornado (CD, Album, Ltd)   Quasi Pop Records 2008
Oxygen Flash (CD, Album)   Neurot Recordings 2008
Extropy (CD, Album, Ltd)   Hello From The Gutter 2009
Mondo Paradoxa (CD)   Auf Abwegen 2009
Appears On:
Ambient 4: Isolationism (2xCD, Comp) Lost (Held Under) Virgin, Virgin 1994
Japanoise Of Death I + II (2xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Helium Flash Phase 0.3... Steinklang Industries 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Ambient 4: Isolationism (2xCD, Comp) Lost (Held Under) Virgin, Virgin 1994
Moonlanding Vol. 3 / 4 (7", Ltd) The Last 1 Minute Or A... Helicopter 1999
Japanese Independent Music (CD) BDDM Sonore 2001
Ikebana: Merzbow's Amlux Rebuilt, Reused And Recycled (2xCD, Comp, Gat) Decomposition Important Records (2) 2003
Darklife & Interstice (CD, Car) Astralloop V.11 Urgence Disk Records 2005
Audiotion - Sonic Tribute To Takashi Miike (2xCD, Dig) Abyss Vital 2007
Nødutgang 2007 (CDr) Ergos [Ryusei] Mix Go To Gate Records 2007
Japanoise Of Death I + II (2xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Helium Flash Phase 0.3... Steinklang Industries 2008
Japanoise Of Death II (CD, Ltd, Comp) Untitled Steinklang Industries 2008
Steinklang Industries IV 2007-2008 (CD, Comp) Gamma Ray Burster Steinklang Industries 2008
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