Category: Inu

During their short original existence Inu from Ōsaka only released their debut album in 1981 and some tracks on the hard to find Dokkiri Record. The recordings on this posthumous album from 1984 come from a Tōkyō live show in 1979 and are A LOT rougher and more primitive than their very tight and focussed original releases. There’s nothing like their later bouncy melodies or their jazzy Voidoids vibe. These songs are far more „droney“, the guitar sounds out of tune in places, and the drummer avoids his cymbals, and prefers to pound his toms instead. According to the Flex! Discography of japanese punk, this album consists of „the singer aggressively ranting, raving and insulting the audience, other bands and basically everyone (‘Ultra Bide’ is them ridiculing a band they were on tour with).“ This album may not be as obviously enjoyable as their “メシ喰うな！” but it’s got tons ot aggression, attitude and a giant „fuck off“-vibe.

Great album!

Inu from Osaka, a highly important and influential late 1970s punk band. Aside from appearing on 1980’s Dokkiri Record, “Meshi Kuuna!“ from 1981 was their only release during their original run. This LP is wild and very diverse, with the music ranging from bouncy, melodic and dancable punk rock to slow, atonal dirges. Anyway, a truly awesome album. I find the inventive guitar playing with its cool melodies especially interesting. A couple of years later, they also released a posthumous album with live recordings from 1979.

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