Ruins (Japanese band)
Ruins | |
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| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Progressive rock, experimental rock, zeuhl, math rock, noise rock, avant-prog, post-hardcore, free improvisation, noise, jazz fusion |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Shimmy Disc, Tzadik, Ipecac, Skin Graft, Magaibutsu Limited, Sonore, Trans, SSE Communications, Nipp Guitar |
| Members | Tatsuya Yoshida |
| Past members | Hideki Kawamoto Kazuyoshi Kimoto Ryuichi Masuda Hisashi Sasaki |
Ruins is a Japanese music duo composed only of drummer/vocalist Tatsuya Yoshida and a bass guitarist (there have been four such bassists in the band's history). The group, formed in 1985, was supposedly intended to be a power trio; the guitarist, however, never showed up to the band's first rehearsal so the group remained a duo. The music touches on progressive rock, jazz fusion and noise rock.