Seiichi Yamamoto

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Seiichi Yamamoto


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Background = solo_singer
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Alias = Yama-motor
Born = Amagasaki, Hyōgo, 1958cite web | url = http://www.japanimprov.com/syamamoto/profile.html | title = Seiichi Yamamoto: Profile | date = 2001-05-19 | accessdate = 2008-03-17 | publisher = Improvised Music from Japan]
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Origin = Osaka, Japan
Instrument = Guitar, vocals
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Genre = Noise rock, folk, punk rock, trance, improvisation, noise
Occupation = Club owner, label owner
Years_active = late 1980s to Present
Label = Tzadik
Associated_acts = Boredoms, Rovo, Omoide Hatoba, Rashinban, ya-to-i, Akabushi, Guitoo, Live Under the Sky, Novo Tono, Ruinzhatova, Sun Kich, Most, Guillotine Kyodai
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Seiichi Yamamoto (nihongo2|山本精一 "Yamamoto Seiichi") is a Japanese musician. While perhaps most famous for his role as guitarist for the noise rock band Boredoms, he has released multitudes of records both as a solo artist and with several other musicians and bands, in addition to composing the soundtracks to several films.

Discography

olo projects

*"Suido Megane Satsujin Jiken" videocassette (Augen, 1994)
*"Solo Improvisado" videocassette (Augen, 1996)
*"Noa" (Alchemy, ARCD-101, 1998)
*"Noa 2" (Alchemy, ARCD-125, 2001)
*"Crown of Fuzzy Groove" (Weather/P-Vine, 2002)
*"Nu Frequency" (Tzadik, 2003)
*"Nazonazo" (Ummo / MIDI Creative, 2003)
*"Baptism" (Tzadik, 2004)
*"X-Game" (as Para; P-Vine, 2006)
*"Tokyo Loop: Original Soundtrack" (Image Forum/P-Vine, 2006)

As co-leader

*"Shiawase no Sumika" with Phew (Tokuma Japan Communications, 1998)
*"Ichi the Killer: Original Soundtrack" (Monsoon, 2001)
*"Ontoko" with K.K. Null (Ummo, 1999)
*"Dance" with Philip Samartzis (FMN Sound Factory, 2002)
*"Live at Showboat, February 25, 2000 with Lamones Young" with Mukai, and Chie (Last Visible Dog/Hospital Productions, 2003)
*"Hasselt" with Enkidu (Turtles' Dream, 2004)
*"Kirie: Kabusacki Tokyo Session" with Kabusacki, Fernando, Yuji Katsui, Natsuki Kido, Yasuhiro Yoshigaki, Yoichi Okabe, and Takashi Numazawa (Glamorous, 2004)
*"Chichipio: Buenos Aires Session vol. #1" (EWE, 2005)
*"Izumi: Buenos Aires Session vol. #2" (EWE, 2006)

with Boredoms

*"Osorezan no Stooges Kyo" (1988, Selfish Records)
*"Soul Discharge" (1989, Selfish Records)
*"Pop Tatari" (1992, WEA Japan)
*"Super Roots" (1993, WEA Japan)
*"Wow 2" (1993, Avant Records)
*"Super Roots 2" (1994, WEA Japan)
*"Chocolate Synthesizer" (1994, WEA Japan)
*"Super Roots 3" (1994, WEA Japan)
*"Super Roots 5" (1995, WEA Japan)
*"Super Roots 6" (1996, WEA Japan)
*"Super Go!!!!!" (1998, WEA Japan)
*"Super æ" (1998, WEA Japan)
*"Super Seeeeee!!!!!!" (1998, WEA Japan)
*"Super 77/Super Sky" (1998, WEA Japan)
*"Super Roots 7" (1998, WEA Japan)
*"Super Roots 8" (1999, WEA Japan)
*"Vision Creation Newsun (EP)" (1999, WEA Japan)
*"Vision Creation Newsun" (1999, WEA Japan)
*"Rebore, vol. 1" (2000, WEA Japan)
*"Rebore, vol. 2" (2000, WEA Japan)
*"Rebore, vol. 3" (2001, WEA Japan)
*"Rebore, vol. 0" (2001, WEA Japan)
*"Seadrum/House of Sun" (2004, WEA Japan)Yamamoto had left Boredoms prior to the release of "Seadrum/House of Sun"; the album contains samples of previously-recorded guitar work.

with Rovo

*"Pico!" (Dohb, 1998)
*"Vitamin ! / Cisco !" (Roars, 1998)
*"Horses ! / Kmara ! LP" (Dohb, 1999)
*"Imago" (Dohb, 1999)
*"Pyramid" (Dohb, 2000)
*"Sai" (Warner Indies Network, 2001)
*split with Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden. (P-Vine, 2001)
*"Live at Liquid Room 2001 5/16: Main Drive Trance" (Rovolone, 2001)
*"Tonic 2001" (Tzadik, 2002)
*"Flage" (Warner, 2002)
*"Live at Hibiya-Yaon 2003. 05. 05: Man Drive Trance Special" (Wonderground, 2003)
*"Condor" (2006)
*"Live at Tokyo Kinema Club 7/7/2006" with Alejandro Franov, Fernando Kabusacki, and Santiago Vazquez (EWE, 2007)

with Omoide Hatoba

*"Surfin' in U.F.O." EP. Public Bath, 1990)
*"Dai-Ongaku" (Alchemy, 1990)
*"Suichu-Joe" (Alchemy, 1991)
*"Black Hawaii" (Alchemy, 1992)
*"Famicon Rally I-V" audiocassette (1993)
*"Mantako" (Public Bath, 1994)
*"Livers and Giggers: 1987-1993" (Japan Overseas, 1994)
*"Kinsei" (Earthnoise/Meldac/Birdman 1995)
*"Suger Clip" (Trattoria / Polystar, 1997)
*"Vuoy" (Trattoria / Polystar, 1997)
*"Osaka Ra" (Dako Vinyl Fantasia, 2004)

with Rashinban

*"Rashinban" audiocassette (Gyuune, 1994)
*"Bunka" audiocassette (Gyuune, 1997)
*"Rago" (Gyuune, 1997)
*"Eien no Uta. 3" (Warner Music Japan, 1997)
*"Rago" (Warner Music Japan, 1997)
*"Seika" (Warner Music Japan, 1998)
*"Psychedelic Sessions for All Incredible Hippies" I and II audiocassette
*"Rashinban's Live Tips Collection Vol. 1: '97-'99" audiocassette
*"Adrenalin Drive" (Warner Music Japan, 1999)
*"Song Line" (Warner Music Japan, 2000)
*Soundtrack to "Adrenalin Drive" (Beam Entertaiment, 2000)
*"Psychederix: Impro and More Songs" audiocassette
*"Psychederix: Impro and More Songs: Nagoya Version" audiocassette
*"Musubi" (Lighthouse, 2005)

with ya-to-i

*"The Essence of Pop-Self" (Flavour, 2002)

with Akabushi

*"Chonmage" 3" CD (Satsugai Enka Vinyl, 1994)
*"Mademoiselle. Live: T-Shirt Kote Kure" with Bonjour! (Satugai Enka Vinyl, 1995)

with Guitoo

*"Cyclotron" (Warner Music Japan, 1999)

with Live Under the Sky

*"Live Under the Sky" audiocassette (F.M.N. Sound Factory)
*"Live Under the Sky / Lost Utopia Total Sound" audiocassette (Maboroshi no Sekai, 1995)
*"Sky" (F.M.N. Sound Factory, 1995)

with Novo Tono

*"Panorama Paradise" (Alida / Creativeman, 1996)
*"Yoshihide Otomo plays the music of Takeo Yamashita" (P-Vine, 1999) (two tracks)
*"Live" (2001)

with Ruinzhatova

*"Ruins-Hatoba" (Magaibutsu/Charnel Music, 1994)
*"Ruins-Hatoba Show" video (Magaibutsu, 1995)
*"R H" (Magaibutsu, reissue of first album, 2001)
*"Close to the R H KIKI" (Litte Mor Rec., 2003)
*"sampling CD KAERUCAFE Material Collection/RUINZHATOVA"
*"Live in Somewhere" (Magaibutsu, 2006)

with Sun Kich

*"Lucky Mountain Hey!!!!!!!!!!"' (Japan Overseas, 1997)

with Most

*"2000.11.26." (2001)
*"Most" (P-Vine, 2001)
*"Most Most" (P-Vine, 2003)

with Guillotine Kyodai

*"Memorial and Material" audiocassette (Maboroshi no Sekai, 1996)
*"Suspense Carry Pro" (Guillotine / Doubletrap / Creativeman, 1997)
*"Viva Guitar" (Guillotine / Doubletrap / Creativeman, CMDD-00064, 1997)
*"Meetings with Remarkable Men Featuring Junji Hirose" (Guillotine / Tag Rag, 2000)

In addition to performing in these bands, Yamamoto has collaborated with dozens of other bands of varying genres.cite web | url = http://www.japanimprov.com/syamamoto/disco.html | title = Seiichi Yamamoto: Discography | date = 2007-11-26 | accessdate = 2008-03-17 | publisher = Improvised Music from Japan]

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