Toshiji Mikawa
Toshiji Mikawa is a Japanese noise musician, a long-standing member of the Hijokaidan collective and the founder of Incapacitants. He is best known for the harsh, pure noise of Incapacitants, a project he has kept going alongside a day job in a bank. Toshiji Mikawa started Incapacitants in Osaka in 1981 as a solo offshoot of his work with Hijokaidan. After he moved to Tokyo, Fumio Kosakai of C.C.C.C. joined and the project became the duo that still performs today, with releases on Alchemy Records. Incapacitants played their first concert abroad in Wels, Austria, in 1999.
Live At 落合 Soup
In a follow-up to their duo debut, 2016’s Oblique No Strategy, T. Mikawa (Incapacitants, Hijokaidan) and John Wiese (Sissy Spacek) document a blazing live performance and rehearsal at the legendary Ochiai Soup, presenting an energetic explosion of fr…
Utsunomia Mix - 007 "Soul Boat"
In May 2023, the experimental music/acoustic project "Utsunomia" was launched by acoustic geniuses Yasushi Utsunomiya + Gallery Nomart + .es (dot es). MIX". Starting with the simultaneous release of their debut trilogy in May of the same year, Utsuno…
Mnhrs
This is the memorable 10th live document of the free improvised music sessions co-organized by doubtmusic and Fulldesingn Records at Knuttel House in Iriya, recorded on multi-tracks on 5 May 2023. “mn” of Mikawa and Numata and “HRS” of Nishimura and …
Live at Akihabara Club Goodman / Tokyo
* 2020 Stock. 6-Panel Digipack CD * Helicopter presents Live At Akihabara Club Goodman / Tokyo by Toshiji Mikawa, John Wiese, and Seiichi Yamamoto. Recorded 24 September 2018 at Akihabara Club Goodman, Tokyo, Japan.
Radio Code
**199 copies** Toshiji Mikawa started his musical activities in the late 1970’s and joined the legendary and notorious Japanese noise legends Hijokaidan. In 1981 he formed Incapacitants to pursue his interest in pure noise, in contrast to the more pe…
Aoyama Noise - Live At Cay
This album consist of two live perfomance in Japan at Aoyama Cay. Side A was played by Ito Maq, Mikawa Toshiji and Otomo Yoshihide. this track is full of Harsh Noises taht was made of a Rap top, a turntable and electronics. Side A was played by Edwin…
Gyo-Kai Elegy
Pioneer, innovator and visionary are words easily associated with Toshiji Mikawa. One of the prime movers of Japanese noise, he started his musical activities in the late 1970s and joined the legendary and notorious Hijokaidan. In 1981 he formed Inca…