Dokkiri! Japanese Indies Music 1976-1989 A History and Guide

by Kato David Hopkins

Dokkiri! tells the history of a remarkable complex of musical subcultures that developed in Japan from the mid-1970s. Starting with a discussion of the earliest rumblings of punk and new wave, all types of independently produced music are covered in more detail than has ever appeared in English before. Punk, art music, noise, hardcore, psychedelic, dance music and more.

"This book fills in the gaps in my own appreciation of the Japanese independent music scene and provides context for sounds, lyrics and personalities that were all opaque mysteries until now." ---Steve Albini

"Knowledge, affection and respect for the music illuminate an incredible creative and innovative scene. The what. The why. The how." ---Ian MacKaye

"Hopkins is that rare scene historian who was there at the beginning: and he's still there, recounting the details and telling the stories that no one else can remember. Maniacs and beginners alike, start here!"---David Novak, author of Japanoise

http://www.publicbathpress.com/%E3%82...

Genres: Music

298 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Mason Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

For anyone interested in the roots of the Japanese indie music scenes, this overview of developments from 1976-1989 is pretty much essential. David's the perfect person to detail the labels, bands, and personalities involved at the beginnings of the free, experimental, punk, and other scenes. Naturally centered around the Kansai and Tokyo areas, the book does a good job of describing the differences between the two and how they led to the various approaches as people slowly were able to release albums and organize shows, working around the major label and media oppression of the time. The book is detailed in a way that will appeal to fanatics (otaku), and it could be a bit much for the casual fan, but if you want to know the score, this will do it for you.

[Juanchu Chu]

Outstanding research but the author uses the adjetive 'interesting' way too often and the book is full of typos. There's barely any narrative or focus on any artist, so this is only for music nerds who want to discover bands they couldn't had heard of otherwise. Definitely more of a guide than a history.

[Mikael · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have to admit: Julian Cope Japrocksamper was a more enjoyable book to read
There is alot of information in this book actually to much, still nothing about les rallizes denudes!