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ZENI GEVA

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About Me


ZENI GEVA is a Japanese prog-hardcore band, led by singer and guitarist KK Null, one pioneering group of innovators and legend. ZENI GEVA was founded in Tokyo in 1987 and quickly found a dedicated fan base in the states. Their popularity in the west enabled ZENI GEVA to be one of the first Japanese bands to tour the States with bands like Bastro, Crash Worship, Dazzling Killmen, Don Caballero, Eyehategod, Melvins, Neurosis, Pain Teens, Shellac and more. Steve Albini rates ZENI GEVA as one of his favourite bands. He highlights the band's wide range of influences for keeping the ZENI GEVA sound diverse and challanging. Steve also admires the way ZENI GEVA embrace the Japanese culture in their sound rather than trying to Westernize it. Subsequent tours have comprehensively covered Europe, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, proving a fast emerging worldwide audience. Also ZENI GEVA recorded twice for John Peel Session on BBC. ZENI GEVA has released 12 albums (5 out of them produced by Steve Albini) on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles, Null's self label NUX Organization, Skin Graft, Neurosis' Neurot Recordings and more.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/11/2007
Band Website: kknull.com/engzg.html
Band Members:

( left to right: TABATA / NULL / FUJIKAKE )

Sounds Like:
[ ALBUMS ]

MAXIMUM MONEY MONSTER
CD [ Cold Spring ] (UK)
Digitally remastered reissue Dec 2007

Recorded at Studio TAKE, Tokyo, 1988-89
(Bonus Live Tracks Recorded at Antiknock, Tokyo, 1990)

KK NULL - Vocal, Guitar & Violin
Mitsuru TABATA - Guitar
Ikuo TAKETANI - Drums
Tatsuya YOSHIDA - Drums & Voice

-- ZG's 1st CD (originally released in 1990) has been remastered with new cover artwork, plus 3 unreleased bonus live tracks.

LAST NANOSECOND - LIVE IN GENEVA
CD [ Urgence Disques ] (Switzerland)

Recorded live at KAB/Usine, Geneva, Switzerland on 2002

Kazuyuki K. NULL - Vocal & Guitar
Mitsuru TABATA - Guitar & Guitar Synthesizer
Masataka FUJIKAKE - Drums

10,000 LIGHT YEARS
CD [ Neurot ] (USA) / [Ritual] (Japan)

Recorded at Electrical Audio, Chicago, USA, 2000
Engineered by Steve Albini

Kazuyuki K. NULL - Vocal & Guitar
Mitsuru TABATA - Guitar & Guitar Synthesizer
Masataka FUJIKAKE - Drums

FREEDOM BONDAGE
LP/CD [ Alternative Tentacles ] (USA)

Recorded at Black Box, Anger, France, 1995
Engineered by Steve Albini

KK NULL - Vocal, Guitar & Nulltron
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums

TRANCE EUROPE EXPERIENCE
CD [Nux Organization] (Japan)

Recorded at VPRO Audio-1 Studio, Holland, 1994 / live at Democrazy, Gent, Belgium & Vera, Groningen, Holland, 1994

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums

DESIRE FOR AGONY
LP/CD [ Alternative Tentacles ] (USA)

Recorded at the Basement, Chicago, USA, 1993
Engineered by Steve Albini

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums

ALL RIGHT, YOU LITTLE BASTARDS
w/ STEVE ALBINI
CD [NG] (Japan)

Recorded live at 20000V, Tokyo & Fandango, Osaka, Japan, 1992

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums
guest with Steve ALBINI - Guitar & Vocal, Mas-P - Bass

NAI-HA
CD [NG] (Japan)

Recorded at Afterbeat & Tokyo FM Studio, Japan, 1992
Engineered by Steve Albini

KK NULL- Vocal, Guitar & Ultrasonik
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums & Metals
guest with Steve ALBINI - Guitar

LIVE 20000V Split w/ LEWD
LP [Supreme Tool Supplies] (Holland)

Recorded live at 20000 Volts, Tokyo, Japan, 1992

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums

LIVE IN AMERIKA
CD [Nux Organization] (Japan)

Recorded live at Lace (Los Angeles), O-Cayz (Madison), Lounge Ax (Chicago), Heinz (Oakland), USA, 1992

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums

TOTAL CASTRATION
CD [Public Bath] (USA)

Recorded at Basement, Chicago, USA, 1991
Engineered by Steve Albini

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums & Metals

MAXIMUM MONEY MONSTER
CD [Pathological] (UK)

Recorded at Studio Take, Tokyo, Japan, 1988

KK NULL - Vocal, Guitar & Violin
TABATA - Guitar
Ikuo TAKETANI - Drums
Tatsuya YOSHIDA - Drums

MAXIMUM LOVE & FUCK
LP [Nux Organization] (Japan)

Recorded at Studio Take, Tokyo, Japan, 1988

KK NULL - Vocal, Guitar & Violin
Mitsuru TABATA - Guitar
Ikuo TAKETANI - Drums

HOW TO KILL
LP [Nux Organization] (Japan)

Recorded live at Egg Plant, Osaka, Japan, March & July 1987

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
NP - Guitar
ELLE - Vocal
TAKETANI - Drums & Metals

[ SINGLES ]

IMPLOSION
7"/CD Single [Black Hole] (Australia)

Recorded at Big Jesus Burger, Sydney & live at ANU, Canbera, Australia, 1995

Kazuyuki K. NULL - Vocal & Guitar
Mitsuru TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums
guest with Phaedra Press - Cello

BLACK ROOM / split w/ Meathead
7" [Sub/mission] (Italy)

Recorded at somewhere, Japan, 1994

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums

HATETRADER / split w/ X-Rated-X
7" [Pandemonium] (France)

Recorded at somewhere, Japan, 1994

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums

LET THERE BE ROCK: AC/DC tribute
split w/ PALACE CONTRIBUTION
7" + COMIC set [ Skin Graft ] (USA)

Recorded at Basement, Chicago, USA, 1993
Engineered by Steve Albini

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums

AUTOFUCK / WHEN I WAS ON HORSEBACK
7" + COMIC Set [ Skin Graft ] (USA)

Recorded at Basement, Chicago, USA, 1993
Engineered by Steve Albini

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums

DISGRACELAND / AUTOBODY
7" [ Alternative Tentacles ] (USA)

Recorded at Crane, Tokyo, Japan, 1993

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
TABATA - Guitar
EITO - Drums

BLOODSEX / SWEETHEART / HONOWO
7" [Baby Huey] (USA)

Recorded at Afterbeat, Tokyo, Japan, 1991

KK NULL - Vocal & Guitar
TABATA - Guitar
YASUKO - Drums

[ COMPILATIONS ]

MUSIQUE NON STOP : TRIBUTE TO KRAFTWERK CD [Toshiba EMI] (Japan) 1998
KFJC 89.7 FM: LIVE FROM THE DEVIL'S TRIANGLE CD [KFJC 89.7 FM] (USA) 1998
PROFESSIONAL TEST RECORD CD [Black Hole] (Australia) 1997
WOHLSTAND : German-Japanese Noise-Compilation CD [Human Wreckords] (Germany) 1994
DEAD TECH 3 CD [ Charnel Music ] (USA) 1993
GALAX 3 CD [SSE] (Japan) 1991
DEAD TECH 2 LP [Dossier] (Germany) 1987

[ CASSETTES ]

LIVE ON SUICIDE [Nux Organization] (Japan) 1988
VAST IMPOTENTZ [Nux Organization] (Japan) 1988
SKULLFUCK LIVE [Nux Organization] (Japan) 1987

Record Label: Neurot Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

+ ZENI GEVA Live info +

date : Friday, Jan. 11 / 2008feat:ZENI GEVAMASONNAZAZEN BOYSvenue: LOFTB2 Tatehana Bldg., 1-12-9 Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japanopen: 18:30 / start: 19:00adv.: 3000 Yen / door: 3500 yen + drink ...
Posted by ZENI GEVA on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:09:00 PST

+ ZG 1st CD remastered reissue +

ZG's 1st CD "Maximum Money Monster" (originally released in 1990) has been digitally remastered with new cover artwork from Cold Spring (UK), plus 3 unreleased bonus live tracks recorded in Tokyo 1990...
Posted by ZENI GEVA on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:49:00 PST

+ VERY BEST WISHES FOR 2008 +

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