Biskaidan
BiS Kaidan Last Gig @ WWW
In May 2014, the group held their final concert as BiS Kaidan before disbanding, much as BiS themselves will disband in July. Notably, their final show began with the group performing "nerve", their representative song, thirteen times in a row.
Biskaidan is a cross-generational coup de pop, uniting two acts from opposing ends of Japan's musical spectrum. BiS (short for Brand-New Idol Society) are representatives of Japan's 'idol' scene, a culture of singerdancer-celebs who define the country'…
BiS Kaidan 2
Biskaidan is a cross-generational coup de pop, uniting two acts from opposing ends of Japan's musical spectrum. BiS (short for Brand-New Idol Society) are representatives of Japan's 'idol' scene, a culture of singerdancer-celebs who define the country's pop mainstream. Hijokaidan led by guitarist Jojo Hiroshige and screaming witch Junko) is an infamous art-noise improv troupe dating back to the late '70s, famous for stage antics both familiar (squalls of feedback, guitar throwing) and less famil…
BiS Kaidan
It is thunder and lightning, honey and lava, sugar and spice. It is Biskaidan, the murdering encounter of Japanese noise legends Hijokaidan (led by guitarist Jojo Hiroshige and screaming witch Junko) and twisted babydolls Bis (one of the hottest idol bands in Tokyo right now). The music they create sounds like nothing you've ever heard before. A volcano made of gut wrenching screams, distorted guitars, angelic sinings and positive kawaii energy. Biskaidan is the first, the last and the only idol…