GUERNICA (ゲルニカ) was a Japanese avent garde trio from 1982. Their music is inspired by the 1920’s and 30’s retro style. They perform music in a cabaret style. Their early recordings are primarily electronic (using synthesizers instead of traditional acoustic instruments) but their later works are performed by a live orchestra. The band name is possibly inspired by the painting by Pablo Picasso of the same name. Their music mainly has a low quality sound to make it sound more genuine and nostalgic.
Members
- Togawa Jun (戸川純; Vocals)
- Ueno Koji (上野耕路; Composer, Pianist and Violins)
- Ohta Keiichi (太田螢一; Lyrics and Art Director)
Discography
Albums
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[1982.06.21]
Kaizo Heno Yakudo
(改造への躍動;
Dynamism Into
Modification)
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- Bremen (ブレヘメン)
- Cafe de Psycho (カフェ・ド・サヰコ)
- Kojo Kengaku (工場見學; Check Out Workshop)
- Yume no Sangaku Chitai (夢の山嶽地帯; Dream of Hell Mountain Zone)
- Doryoku no Hime (動力の姫; Princess of Power)
- Rakujitsu (落日; Setting Sun)
- Fukko no Uta (復興の唄; Song of Revival)
- Sensuikan (潜水艦; Submarine)
- Daiyuden Kokyogaku (大油田交響樂; Largest Oilfield Symphony)
- Skating Rink (スケエテヰング・リンク)
- Akebono (曙; Dawn)
- Ginrin wa Utau (銀輪は唄う; Ginrin Will Sing)
- Marronnier Tokuhon (マロニエ読本; Marronnier Reader)
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[1988.07.21]
Shinseiki e no Unga
(新世紀への運河;
Canal Into the
New Century)
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- Jiryoku Begin (磁力ビギン; Magnetism Begin)
- Shudan Nojo no Aki (集団農場の秋; Autumn in the Collective Farms)
- Shishou Miya (水晶宮; Crystal Palace)
- Ni Hyaku Juu Nichi (二百十日; Stormy Day)
- Shounen no Ichiban no Tomo (少年の一番の友; The Boy’s Best Friend)
- Kura Udo 9 (クラウド９; Cloud 9)
- Panorama Hour (パノラマ・アワー)
- Rintenki (輪転機; Rotary Press)
- Koutsuu Sanka (交通賛歌; Transportation Anthem)
- Denryoku Kumikyou a:Dam no Uta (電力組曲 a:ダムの唄; Power Suite a:Song of the Dam)
- Denryoku Kumikyou b:Denryoku no Michisuji (電力組曲 b:電力の道筋; Power Suite b:The Path of Power)
- Denryoku Kumikyou c:Denka no Kurashi (電力組曲 c:電化の暮らし; Power Suite c.Electrification of Living)
- Dokuro no Enbukyoku (髑髏の円舞曲; Waltz of the Skull)
- Zekkai (絶海; Distant Sea)
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[1989.03.05]
Denrisou Karano Manazashi
(電離層からの眼指し;
Points From the Eyes
of the Ionosphere)
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- Chikyu Goma (地球ゴマ; Gyro Top)
- Hyaku Hana no Utage (百華の宴; Hundred Flower Party)
- Nonchalant ni Machikado de (ノンシャランに街角で; On the Street Corner to the Nonchalant)
- Kaitei Tunnel (海底トンネル; Undersea Tunnel)
- Aru Ame no Gogo (或る雨の午后; A Certain Rainy Afternoon)
- Annapuruna no Kane (アンナプルナの鐘; The Bells Of Annapurna)
- Seidou no Nantai (青銅の軟体; Soft Body of a Bronze)
- Kitare Shi yo (来たれ死よ; Oh Death Come)
- Kaigenrei (戒厳令; Martial Law)
- Yume no Hashibashi (夢の端々; End of Our Dream)
- Rikuhyo (陸標; Landmark)
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Compilations
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[1990.09.11]
Best Selection
(ベストセレクション)
(Jun Togawa &
GUERNICA)
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- Ginrin wa Utau (銀輪は唄う; Ginrin Will Sing)
- Kotan Bushi (降誕節; The Nativity Scene)
- Tamahime-sama (玉姫様; Princess Tama)
- Konchugun (昆虫軍; Military Insects)
- Odorenai (踊れない; Don’t Dance)
- Densha de GO (電車でGO; GO Train)
- Romance Musume (ロマンス娘; Her Romance)
- Punk Mushi no Onna (パンク蛹化の女; Punk Pupating Woman)
- Radar Man (レーダーマン)
- Toyama Shogakko Koka ~ Akagumi no Uta (戸山小学校校歌~赤組のうた歌; Elementary School Anthem ~ Song for Red Team)
- Doto no Ren’ai (怒濤の恋愛; Equal Romance)
- Suki Suki Daisuki (好き好き大好き; I Like I Like I Love)
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[2002.12.04]
GUERNICA IN MEMORIA
FUTURI ~Guernica
20th Anniversary
Commemoration~
(GUERNICA
IN MEMORIA FUTURI
~ゲルニカ20周年記念盤~)
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- Disc 1 – Kaizo Heno Yakudo – Bonus Track
- Kaigenrei (Demo Tape/1981) (戒厳令; Martial Law)
- Soshu Yakyoku (Demo Tape/1981) (蘇州夜曲; Suzhou Nocturne)
- Sensuikan (Demo Tape/1981) (潜水艦; Submarine)
- Doryoku no Hime (Live at Shinjuku Loft/1982.7.24) (動力の姫; Princess of Power)
- Ginrin wa Utau (Live at Shibuya Live Inn/1988.11.9) (銀輪は唄う; Ginrin Will Sing)
- Sensuikan (Live at Shibuya Live Inn/1988.11.9) (潜水艦; Submarine)
- Disc 2 – Shinseiki e no Unga – Bonus Track
- Jiryoku Begin (Demo Tape/1988) (磁力ビギン; Magnetism Begin)
- Shishou Miya (Rehearsal/1987) (水晶宮; Crystal Palace)
- Rintenki (Live at Shibuya Live Inn/1988.11.9) (輪転機; Rotary Press)
- Dokuro no Enbukyoku (Live at Shibuya Live Inn/1988.11.9) (髑髏の円舞曲; Waltz of the Skull)
- Jiryoku Begin (Rehearsal/1987) (磁力ビギン; Magnetism Begin)
- Disc 3 – Denrisou Karano Manazashi – Bonus Track
- All Quiet on The Western Front (Instrumental Version)
- Nonchalant ni Machikado de (Instrumental Version) (ノンシャランに街角で; On the Street Corner to the Nonchalant)
CD EXTRA. Dokuro no Enbukyoku (Video Clip/Live at Shibuya Live Inn/1988.7.24 ) (髑髏の円舞曲; Waltz of the Skull)
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[2012.03.21]
GUERNICA
~GUERNICA 30TH ANNIVERSARY~
(ゲルニカ
~GUERNICA 30TH ANNIVERSARY~)
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Disc 1 – Shinseiki e no Unga
Disc 2 – Denrisou Karano Manazashi
Disc 3 – 名古屋 FLEX HALL LIVE 1989.4.16
- Cafe de Psycho (カフェ・ド・サヰコ)
- Panorama Hour (パノラマ・アワー)
- Kojo Kengaku (工場見學; Check Out Workshop)
- Sensuikan (潜水艦; Submarine)
- Aru Ame no Gogo (或る雨の午后; A Certain Rainy Afternoon)
- Yume no Sangaku Chitai (夢の山嶽地帯; Dream of Hell Mountain Zone)
- Marronnier Tokuhon (マロニエ読本; Marronnier Reader)
- Shounen no Ichiban no Tomo (少年の一番の友; The Boy’s Best Friend)
- Rakujitsu (落日; Setting Sun)
- Fukko no Uta (復興の唄; Song of Revival)
- Shudan Nojo no Aki (集団農場の秋; Autumn in the Collective Farms)
- Ginrin wa Utau (銀輪は唄う; Ginrin Will Sing)
- Chikyu Goma (地球ゴマ; Gyro Top)
- Hyaku Hana no Utage (百華の宴; Hundred Flower Party)
- Jiryoku Begin (磁力ビギン; Magnetism Begin)
- Seidou no Nantai (青銅の軟体; Soft Body of a Bronze)
- Kaitei Tunnel (海底トンネル; Undersea Tunnel)
- Shishou Miya (水晶宮; Crystal Palace)
- Kitare Shi yo (来たれ死よ; Oh Death Come)
- Rintenki (輪転機; Rotary Press)
- Skating Rink (スケエテヰング・リンク)
- Dokuro no Enbukyoku (髑髏の円舞曲; Waltz of the Skull)
- Zekkai (絶海; Distant Sea)
- Yume no Hashibashi (夢の端々; End of Our Dream)
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Singles / EP
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[1982.06.21]
Ginrin wa Utau /
Marronnier Tokuhon
(銀輪は唄う/マロニエ読本;
Ginrin Will Sing /
Marronnier Reader)
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- Ginrin wa Utau (銀輪は唄う; Ginrin Will Sing)
- Marronnier Tokuhon (マロニエ読本; Marronnier Reader)
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DVDs
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[2004.06.23]
Guernica: Rewriting
History 1982-1989
(ゲルニカ:リライティング・
ヒストリー 1982-1989)
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- Bremen (ブレヘメン)
- Jiryoku Begin (磁力ビギン; Magnetism Begin)
- Yume no Sangaku Chitai (夢の山嶽地帯; Dream of Hell Mountain Zone)
- Fukko no Uta (復興の唄; Song of Revival)
- Marronnier Tokuhon (マロニエ読本; Marronnier Reader)
- Rakujitsu (落日; Setting Sun)
- Shishou Miya (水晶宮; Crystal Palace)
- Shounen no Ichiban no Tomo (少年の一番の友; The Boy’s Best Friend)
- Kura Udo 9 (クラウド９; Cloud 9)
- Dokuro no Enbukyoku (髑髏の円舞曲; Waltz of the Skull)
- Doryoku no Hime (動力の姫; Princess of Power)
- Kojo Kengaku (工場見學; Check Out Workshop)
- Sensuikan (潜水艦; Submarine)
- Ni Hyaku Juu Nichi (二百十日; Stormy Day)
- Denryoku Kumikyoku (電力組曲; Power Suite)
- Panorama Hour (パノラマ・アワー)
- Zekkai (絶海; Distant Sea)
- Chikyu Goma (地球ゴマ; Gyro Top)
- Skating Rink (スケエテヰング・リンク)
- Seidou no Nantai (青銅の軟体; Soft Body of a Bronze)
- Rintenki (輪転機; Rotary Press)
- Ginrin wa Utau (TVCM) (銀輪は唄う; Ginrin Will Sing)
- Emak Bakia
- Retour à Raison (理性に帰る; Return to Reason)
- Love For 3 Nukes (ラヴ・フォー・スリー・ニュークス)
- Suite pour l’eau courante (水道組曲; Water Suite)
- Greenthought (グリンソート)
- Cuisine de Qwerty (クワーティーズ・キッチン)
- Checkmate (チェックメイト)
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Transcribed from generasia. Credit by Pikirumuzu.