Mayuko Hino

Internationally acclaimed Mayuko Hino, a member of the legendary Japanoise band C.C.C.C., makes her first appearance in Fukuoka.

Alongside Hijokaidan, Incapacitants, Merzbow and MASONNA, C.C.C.C. helped shape the early years of Japanoise. Through emotionally charged, cathartic performances incorporating sadomasochistic elements, the band developed a sound that could be sweetly alluring, violent and psychedelic.

Since the band’s dissolution in 1998, Hino has continued to unsettle the boundaries between beauty and ugliness, pleasure and pain, order and chaos, bringing sound into close contact with visual and bodily expression. This internationally respected figure in noise is joined by artists whose approaches to Japanoise carry a destructive, violent intensity.

Neither Mayuko Hino nor C.C.C.C. has previously performed live in Kyushu.

Mayuko Hino / C.C.C.C.

C.C.C.C. is a legendary Japanoise band whose celebrated members include Mayuko Hino (DFH-M3), Hiroshi Hasegawa (ASTRO), Ryuichi Nagakubo (Space Engine) and Fumio Kosakai (Incapacitants). Working around the idea of “collective improvised noise at high volume,” the band helped shape the early years of Japanoise.

Any account of Hino, the band’s sole female member, must also acknowledge her work with the noise band DFH-M3 and her notable contributions to pink films directed by Koji Wakamatsu, Banmei Takahashi and others.

Hino embodies noise as an avant-garde culture. Her distinctive sound, both seductive and destructive, continues to exert a powerful influence on noise scenes around the world.

Her 2014 release Akashic Record unfolds through beautiful melodies and refined noise. Faced with its formidable presence, “cool” feels like the right word. It makes clear why Hino is internationally acclaimed, and why her work has a piercing intensity that crosses borders.