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Meet Japans hippest import! POLYSICS! POLYSICS have developed a following with trendsetters in Japan, UK and Europe. Noted for their wild costumes and pulsing energetic live shows, they perform technicolor pogo punk in a variety of languages including Japanese, English and their very own space language.
Officially, the band was formed in 1997 in Tokyo, Japan when young Hayashi, inspired by Devo, began making music under the name POLYSICS. Over time, Hayashi recruited other young musicians - Kayo, Fumi and Yano to join POLYSICS. Their added influences brought inspiration and a fresh force to the band. POLYSICS simply wanted to create new music with inflectional electronic sound that sticks and repeats itself in ones head along with distorted guitar noise.
Since the late 1990s POLYSICS have lead the way for pop punk hipsters in their native Japan while building a following in other countries. Their thrashing, riotous shows began to sell-out venues in Japan. Inspired by audience response, POLYSICS signed to an independent record label, UK PROJECT, in 1999. They released 1st P that year and, due to demand, quickly followed it with A.D.S.R.M! In 2000, Ki/oon Records / Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. came calling. POLYSICS received a great deal of support from the label and released NEU that same year embarking on an extensive tour. Several successful releases followed yearly and the independent spirit of POLYSICS music continued to attract new fans around the world. Highlights for the band include performing with Nick Beggs of Kajagoogoo, touring the United States three times and meeting with their heroes Devo.
Buy Polysics or Die!!!, Now is the Time! and Limited Edition Picture Disks (vinyl) at Tofu Records.
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This is a fan-based profile. It is not run by the actual members of Polysics. I just did this to spread the love, so to speak. :)

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Member Since: 6/2/2005
Band Website: polysics.com
Band Members: HAYASHI guitar, voice, vocorder, programming
KAYO synthesizer, vocorder, voice
FUMI bass, voice, synthesizer
YANO drums
Influences: DEVO!!!!!!
Sounds Like: A super hyper pop techno computer-stuffed barrel of insanity.
Record Label: Currently Ki/oon Records and Tofu Records
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

BBC SESSION DAA! - UK Journal 3

4th July BBC SessionEnd of our short UK tour, today it's our second BBC session. This "BBC session" is a recording session for UK's national radio BBC. On aired after the recordings.This session ...
Posted by Polysics on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:35:00 PST

LIVE!LIVE!LIVE! - UK Journal 2

2nd,July, Brighton/Concord2Alright! Here we are! POLYSICS' favorite city Brighton! And will play hard again today! It's sure hot here in the UK this time. No different from Japan's heatwave. Toda...
Posted by Polysics on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:34:00 PST

First day in London - Hiro's Journal

A HISTORICAL MOMENT 1st July France to London(Travel Day)Our flight was heavily delayed due to some kind of trouble that occurred within our airline company, but safely to London!! Met up with ou...
Posted by Polysics on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:53:00 PST

First time in France (Hiro's journal)

IN FRANCE ZAEMAESU!! 29th, June From Japan to FranceTois bonjour! Right after our show in Saitama, Japan, 10:00am in the morning, headed off to France to play at the EUROCKEENNES2006 then we do a...
Posted by Polysics on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:45:00 PST

GO GO KICKERS!! - By Hayashi

The WORLD CUP is hot! Will give a good effect on the Japanese economy! Polysics was working in the studio during the Japan against Croatia game so of course I had no chance to watch,YO!! When things w...
Posted by Polysics on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:42:00 PST

New Single release!!!

10 months after the latest single release (which was Coelakanth is Android), a new one is coming out. "Electric Surfin' Go Go" Additional tracks are "DA DA DA DA DAA!" and the DJ TASAKA remix of "I My...
Posted by Polysics on Mon, 15 May 2006 06:33:00 PST

UK Tour Journal Part 4

05/07/2006(Sun) UK TOUR DIARY PART FOUR! 29 APR Leeds / MILLENNIUM SQUAREWe play at Millennium Square, an open air stage set up in the middle of the city!!Wow the town seems very excited...
Posted by Polysics on Sun, 07 May 2006 08:30:00 PST

UK Tour Diary part 3

05/02/2006(Tue) UK TOUR DIARY PART THREE 23 APR Bristol / Travel DayArrived at the hotel, did the laundry, had something to eat. Later on, everyone went bowling but I returned to my hotel room and...
Posted by Polysics on Tue, 02 May 2006 02:03:00 PST

UK Tour Diary Part 2

04/28/2006(Fri) UKTOUR DIARY PART TWO!! 21 APR London / Alexandra PalaceAT LAST! Here we are at the legaendary Alexandra Palace. This is where the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and other big name b...
Posted by Polysics on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:35:00 PST

UK Tour Diary Part 1

04/26/2006(Wed) 2006/04/22(Sat) UK TOUR DIARY PART ONE! 17th APR / Arrive in the UKAn eleven hour flight from Japan. Finally, safely in the UK! This time we're here for the open release show of ou...
Posted by Polysics on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:13:00 PST