Les Rallizes Dénudés

Les Rallizes Dénudés
Les Rallizes Dénudés in 1974. Left to right: Mikio Nagata, Takashi Mizutani, Shunichiro Shoda, Takeshi Nakamura
Background information
Also known as裸のラリーズ
OriginKyoto, Japan
Genres
Years active
  • 1967 (1967)–1988 (1988)
  • 1993 (1993)–1996 (1996)
Labels
  • Rivista
  • Temporal Drift
  • Tuff Beats
Past membersTakashi Mizutani
Takashi Kato
Takashi Tada
Moriaki Wakabayashi
Takeda Kiyohiro
Tsutomu Matsumoto
Takeshi Nakamura
Shunichiro Shoda
Hiroshi Nar
Fujio Yamaguchi
Toshirou Mimaki
Makoto Kubota
Doronco Gumo
Mikio Nagata
Noma Yukimichi
Maki Miura
Websitelesrallizesdenudes-official.com

Les Rallizes Dénudés (裸のラリーズ, Hadaka no rariizu) were a Japanese experimental noise rock band formed in 1967 in Kyoto, Japan. They gained a reputation many years after their breakup as one of Japan's most legendary experimental bands, and were a forcible influence on the noise rock scene within Japan and abroad. Much of their popularity comes from their enigmatic, mysterious presence on and off stage, a scarcity of official releases and information on the band, an abnormally high number of live bootlegs from throughout their career, and a strong cult following.