Yamataka Eye

Yamataka Eye's existence originated in Kobe, Japan, in the year 1964. He first garnered public attention with his existentially-challenged noise group Hanatarash. Their recordings, while intensely powerful presentations of chaos, only hinted at the destructive potential of the live performances. The most infamous shows had Eye nearly lopping his own leg off with a saw, and driving a small backhoe into the wall of the club. In the mid-80s, Eye turned his attentions to his current group, the Boredoms, and found a way to further harness the creative potential of chaos.

From its inception to the present, his collaboration with the group's
members has seen the Boredoms evolve from complex, hyper-accelerated punk rock to their current use of repetitive rhythms and trance-inducing sound effects.

“Inside the Eye is an inverted reflection of what you see, which is no more or less than an inwardly magnified image of the world. But it's not the real world; it's your own real world, because there isn't only one. Your world is always an inverted reflection, as is everyone else's. Can you ever be sure what their reflection shows them? If you turn your world upside down, will it be any closer to theirs? If, instead, you turn their world upside down, will it begin to resemble yours? Perhaps it's worth a try.”