Characterised
by their harsh Machine produced Junk Metal sounds Defektro have been
performing together for over ten years. Formed In 1995 in Tokyo, Japan
DEFEKTRO is a 3 human, many machine noize unit. The units original members
Hirofumi Uchino and Ayako Honda crashed onto the noise scene in Tokyo
in 1995. In 2001 they were joined by Laura Oyaizu (of Australia unit
KUNT) to make the present day Defektro unit. Hirofumi Uchino,a futuristic
Dr Frankenstien, is the evil mastermind and father of the machines used
in Defektro. The sound is produced by the machines, sampled, effected
chewed up and spat out to the pleasure of the audience.
1995
Start as sound department
of LASTGASP ART LABORATORIES.
1996
1997
A term of research and development.
1998
Start a release of works.
K7 "MECHANIZE" was releases on L.A.L.
K7 with a built-in turn LED "NOISE BOMB"was released on
L.A.L.
Start a show. Use many many handmade instruments and machines.
JUL. 10
at Koenji 20000V
with gesmecal, erasers
SEP. 08
at Koenji 20000V
NOV. 10
at Koenji 20000V with m.n.s,
mochizuki matsuyama duo
DEC. 05
at Heiwajima L.A.L. with
msbr
DEC. 26
perspective emotion#1 at
Nishi-ogikubo WENZ STUDIO with Chie Mukai, Raita Ishikawa, Youko
Muronoi, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Takahiko Suzuki, Seiko Otobe, Mamoru
Narita, Yukio Saegusa, Mari Tanigawa, Satoshi Sonoda, meta nomals,
uzu, christophe charles, metamict, keiko higuchi, Yanagawa, Shinichi
Arai, Toshihiko Endo, Fumio Kosakai, Takahashi, Shuichi Chino, Taisuke
Morishita.
1999
Promotion VTR "LIVE AT 20000V"
was released on L.A.L.
Act up to collaboration show, interactive live show, bodily sensation
live show.
Collaboration show with modern artist, dancer, parformer,etc.
Interactive live show that used a telephone circuit at Ibaraki-Nagoya,
Shinjuku-Yoyogi.
Two menbers play two place at the same time.
Bodily sensation live show used a steel plate put in vibration machine.
it spreaded under
audience feet and Thay feeled vibration with synchronized sound.
JAN. 17
noise neo blood at
Kamata studio80 with yok, robochenman, om, mould, m.n.s
APR. 08
at Koenji 20000V
MAY. 02
elekt noiz live at Kamata studio80
with putrefier(uk), incapacitants, pain jerk, robochenman
MAY. 03
at Raita Ishikawa's house with
erehwon,metamict,matsuyama solo
MAY. 14
at Shinjuku jnr with putrefier(uk),msbr
JUN. 13
noise party at Matsuyama biblos
with msbr, iyahmoto tawa, Fukunishi
JUN. 27
neo noise blood vol.2 at Kamata
studio80 with magmax, tadm+mote, tetsu fujii, tetsuya miyazaki,
goutouhouka satsujindan
SEP. 08
mmac festival in tokyo at theater
X with davit 2 divizio+tatsuya kawamichi+momoko wada+hiroshi yoshimura,
youichi ueno, saegusa, yasuko yokoshi, taisuke morishita
SEP.15
chikaku/memai vol.1 at Koenji
20000V with incapacitants, astro, shanhai, m.n.s
OCT.10
ultimate noise party at Heiwajima
L.A.L. with kiyoshi mizutani, hospital(canada), st crustacean (australia),
tadayuki miura(nagoya), msbr+eso steel(nz), seedmouth(toyama)+doppelganger,
emi ishikawa, erehwon, atsuhiro ito, yoek, tadm(canada)+facialmess(uk),
maruta
OCT.26
accidental error/04 at Araiyakushi
westend studio with abe"m"aria
NOV.07
at Koenji 20000V with the haters(usa),
scot jenerik(usa), k.k.null, mzk2r(msbr+k2+zbignew karkowski)
DEC.19
a Ikejiriohashi gambetta with
msbr, erehwon, minimal manifesto, ryouko shinbo
2000
CD "AMBER BLOOD" was
released on L.A.L.
Act up to live tour in the west U.S.A.
APR.26
at Nagoya tokuzo with
seth nehil(usa), olivia block(usa), lethe, niko
JUN.21
recording vol.4 at Nishi-azabu
bullets with obscure, taka-aki(azzlo)
SEP.10
noise neo blood vol.3 at Kamata
studio80 with maja solveig kjelstrup ratkje(norway), dustbreeders(france),
guilty connector
SEP.21
at usa KFJC with inboil
SEP.23
at san francisco 7hz with john
hudak(new york), inboil(seattle), brandon labelle(LA), speculum
fight(LA)
SEP.24
noisefest 2000 at sacramento capitol
garage with disaster economics, human bone bicycle science industries,
critical theatre, kristal marimba lounge, big city orchestra, amber
asylum, crawl unit, filthmilk, delayed sleep
NOV.12
at Shinjuku antiknock with mne-mic,inryoufuen,
hikosoara(hiko from gauze+timisoara), ikenie
2001
VTR "live #026.#025.#007"
was released on L.A.L.
FEB.25
BOELS OF NOISE vol.3
at Aoyama CAY with princess dragon mom(usa), his name is alive(usa),
felix kubin(germany), knurl(canada), monster dvd(k.k null+government
alpha+tabata), msbr+opus one, k2, guilty connector, incapacitants(dj),
rossi25(dj-germany)
JUN.19
die pratze performance festival
at Kagurazaka die pratze erehwon+defektro "ju-kinzoku live"
with natsuyo kobori, sonoko nagase
JUL.05-JUL.08
sunfaron theater vol.4 [zappa]
installation at Nakano hikari-za
AUG.07-AUG.19
[3-ten] at Takamatsu, Kagawa,
Naya de teshigoto tenji kobo Yamamoto with Takashi Ito, Mayumi Shimada
K7 VA "21st century schizoid
beast!" release on OFF BLACK (japan)
with skin crime, government alpha, yellow cab, guilty connector,
swastika, k2, s.isabella, msbr, fumio kosakai, basterbatiom, facialmess
JUN.05
instream 3 with L.A.F.M.S.
PART 3 ~ L.A.F.M.S. collaboration live at DIE PRATZE(Kagurazaka,
Tokyo) with SOLID EYE+Yoshihide Otomo, ASTROMERO (ASTRO + SPECULUM
FIGHT), inBOIL + MSBR, Kiyoshi Mizutani + K2, Erehwon + DEFEKTRO
JUL.13
MOTHRA presents [DESTRUCTION CHAOS
Vol.4] at Koenji 20000V with MOTHRA＋GUILTY CONNECTOR, K2＋INCAPACITANTS,
FUSHITSUSHA
AUG.17
INORGANIC CONGERL PRESENTS "TETSU-KEI"
INDUSTRIAL-HAGANE NO TAIKO- at Shinjuku URGA with MAGMAX, EREHWON,
EPIDEMIC CAUSE(OSAKA), INORGANIC CONGEAL+TIMISOARA+KUNT(AUSTRALIA)
AUG.24
BOB'S WORKS in yokohama "iron
dance" ending party at Iwasaki Museum
OCT.19
SECOND LOBBY -Trick Elevator -３rd
Floor -SWEET HORROR at BULLET'S with KARAFUTO (FUMIYA TANAKA / TOREMA
RECORDS), KIM KEN (KIM KEN STUDIO), nobu (oyu graphics), MAHO (Language),
SURAN: HARRY (BULLET'S), SAKURA AKAGI, KayO, URARA
DEC.25-DEC.28
The First Fuchu Biennial 2002
"Double Reality" Yasutaka Sato -work shop- GUEST INSTALATION
at Fuchu Art Museum "Shimin" Galler
2003
CDR VA for Australia tour
with kunt, agit8, kiki ill, dj smallcock, self held, anal cockie
LP, CDR VA "JAPANOISE OF DEATH" release on STEINKLANG
RECORDS (austria)
with msbr, noiseuse, guilty connector, kk.null, government alpha,
incapacitants, k2, wage-slave exchange, masonna
AUSTRALIA TOUR 2003 with KUNT, KIKI ILL, PEELED HEARTS PASTE, MS
PENELOPE LEISURE
APR.17
BRISBANE Shamrock
Hotel with AGIT8, PAUL ABAD, PINKENBA, OXFORD PARKER, ANAL COOKIE,
4 LAYERS OF 9, ERTHER, COLLAPSICON
APR.20
SYDNEY Lan Frenchys Discotek with
fraughman, shippwrecked pussy splatter & 7u?
APR.21
MELBOURNE Rob Roy Hotel with Antideluvian
Rockinghorse, Barrage, the Go's, future eater, sol, selfHelp &
Casionova
JUL.20
CHAOS PARK at ODAIBA-KOEN (DAI
SAN DAIBA) with abraham cross, no think, struggle for pride, phonophobia,
c.p.s, scum banditz, it's you, disclapties, deconstruction
NOV.09
"ON" experimental music
and art at Shibuya SECO BER with dj britches (blotto), random chick,
intelligent milli vanilli, ill pitecantropo eretto (jin)
DEC.22
BOWEL OF NOISE 6 at Shinjuku DOM
with kelly churko, facialmess, bastard noise, control
2004
FEB.14
at Shimokitazawa 12
with DJ discharge, gori, takaaki
APR.08
seminishukei at NishiAzabu bullet's with
10k(b.e.e.), Fujyou a.k.a Mr.PeakTime(Sidewalk Records), seminishukei
posse (yasuyuki,kuman,sai,takaaki), acts
APR.10
psychic pv at NishiOgikubo watts
with butthead sunglass, electro hu-mangel, struggle for pride, sonic,
deconstruction
MAY.28
FINAL SOLUTION at Shinjuku DOM
with BUZZY YAMATOCHO BAND, FAMILY MAN, SONIC
JUN.23
PLAYTIME at Roppongi SUPER DELUXE
with Peeled Hearts Paste a.k.a. Smallcock(australia), Hoppy Kamiyama
& Yutaka Fukuoka a.k.a.YEN Chang, Keiji Yamabe (Los Apson?),
Ackky(Rhythm poets sound), Randomchick
JUL.03
HAITA METUBOU SYUGI at Nakano
MOD STUDIO with wound(osaka), kenpeitai, deathcount, flagitious
idiosyncracy in the dilapidation, direct lightning stroke, cunts
lastgasp art laboratories presents
RAT AND CUTE vol.1 at KOENJI 20000V with KUNT(australia), ABRAHAM
CROSS, STRUGGLE FOE PRIDE, FE | 26(nagoya), TSUNAMI DEVIL(australia),
RANDOM CHICK
JUL.26
CUISINE. dish.14 at Kyoto Cafe
Independants with KUNT(australia), AUBE, DOOG
JUL.27
Mr. Bali!! Son of A Loud 10 at
Roppongi Super deluxe with Utrotsute Noyako (Bali Gamelan Band),
Tetsurou Koyano (Surin), Kouzou Araida (drum), Hiromichi Sakamoto
(cello), Kujun (drum), Live Painting: EL, EM. DJ: beermike
AUG.06
Dead Flower Label Warming Up Event
"Electric Pure Land STARS#1"
Taisuke Morishita Projects (featuring Sparky Quano, DEFEKTRO), Hiroshi
(ex. Hadaka no Rallizes), YARZ (ex.Super Human Crew)
live movie show of "hadaka no rallizes"
AUG.27
CLUB GOLGOTHA plorogue of neo
dark age at Shibuya Ruido K2
DJs: Chihiro, LIM, Sybil, Violet, Wakana, Statik (ex CyberAgeVooDoo),
Rybela (???) Performance: gROTTESCO△sEPHIRAR(featuring Erehwon,
DEFEKTRO) Exhibition: F acid.
NOV.13
live FAR + Shanti Shanti New record
label "FAR" and CD "far / Mai Fujinoya " ReleasePARTY
at Roppongi SuperDeluxe Live Perfomance by : Mai Fujinoya (bass+Others),
poodles + Satoru Ishimoto (pasadena), kujun (drums), DEFEKTRO, Rieko
Shiga (vj), Yasunori Kakegawa (vj), Tetsuya Nagato (vj), Kazutoki
Umezu (sax), Urotsutenoyako (gamelan), Pardon Kimura, Beer Mike
(dj), a screening of jacques / Rieko Shiga (vj) + Mai Fujinoya (music)
RAT&CUTE vol.2 at heavy sick
ZERO
LIVE: DAVE PHILLIPS (Fear Of God) from Switzserland, DEFEKTRO,
DECONSTRUCTION, ELEKTRO HUMANGEL, MARUOSA (RENDA rec.), CARRE
DJ: KEIHIN (NXTC recordings), DISCHARGE (abraham cross), HARRY:Suran
(BULLET'S), Kensuke Sato(la mia musica), DJJakucyo (Asa no naka
no yomogi/heavy sick ZERO), RANDOMCHICK, P-xy(Electro punks), BAGHDAD
JUL. 22
at Lanfranchis, Sydney
true radical miricle (melbourne), justice yeldham, defektro , the
warm feelings
SEP. 30
OCT. 01
ElectroFringe
"Two Day Bender-noise sculpture"
at TAFE Workshes, New Castle
This Is Not Art Festival
"Gado! Gado! Gado! "
at Cambridge Hotel, Deco Bar, New Castle
OCT. 05
DUAL PLOVER presents at Palace
Hotel
dj scotch egg (jpn/uk), toecutter, trainwreck dj's, justice yeldham,
dj rainbow ejactulation, unaustralians, defektro
DEC. 07
SHOEGRAZE
at TOAST Akuna St, Canberra
defektro, pink gimp, man killed, batfuck
2007
VA "NIGHT SCIENCE 3"
CD CIPHER PRODUCTIONS (AUSTRALIA)
European tour
CDR "FORGERY" and "VALVERIAN" were released
on LAL
APR. 19-MAR. 19
Wade Marynowsky, Autonomous
Improvisation v.1 at Artspace Sydney
JULY. 14
"SENDER
LIPS" at Nishi-Azabu BULLETS
-LIVE- Defektretts, lilyqmay [wiowio sounds]
-DJ-
DJ ANIIIIIIKI BX, DJ Tokyo Tower C : [a.k.a.toastgirl], HARRY [BULLET'S,SECOND
LOBBY], J.H.Mayer, Kaoru [Kaikin],
MAKI SHIMODA [SECOND LOBBY], mappy, MEGUMILK [SOLID/Bar bonobo],
SAKAE [Re.Creation]
-LIVE PAINTING-
Mari Doigawa
-FORTUNETELLER-
Yuki
JULY. 28
POP DISTORTION at Lansdowne
Hotel, Sydney
Dick Silvaman, Defektro, Bosom, Atsuhiro Ito (Optrum)
from Japan, Toydeath, DJ Monobrow, DJ Tikimau
AUG. 31
WHAT IS MUSIC? and CHATTERBOX presents
at SPECTRUM, Sydney
Schimpfluch-Gruppe, Wog, Lucas Abela, Defektro,
DJ Defenestration + Kevorkian, MC James Tai
SEP. 18
at
The Toff In Town / 252 Swanston St,
Melbourne
KTL, Defektro (Japan)
SEP. 20
at
The Factory Theatre / 105 Victoria Road, Enmore, Sydney
KTL, Defektro (Japan), Wog, Justice Yeldham & His Dynamic Ribbon Device
OCT. 25
SpektrOpen Fest at Studio Live
Technik : www.studio-live.org
in Istanbul, Turkey
24th - Seventeen Migs Of Spring (ISRAEL), Aenigmaplasme (GERMANY),
Every Kid On Speed (MACEDONIA), Art Diktator (TURKEY), Transfect
(TURKEY)
25th -Defektro (JAPAN), Nastro Mortal (ITALY), Analog Suicide (TURKEY),
Dezroy Adam (TURKEY)
26th - LIVE : One Man Nation (SINGAPORE), 7 Hz (TURKEY) FILMS :
Kenji Siratori feat: Mariano Equizzi (Japan/Italy), OME films (USA),
Umabeecroft & Sigmoon (Spain/France), etc.
at
the Golden Pudel
: www.pudel.com/
in Hamburg, Germany
Thomas
Truax, Defektro, HonoLuLu DeLuxe and Miss Hawaii, DJ Big Booty Bitch
NOV. 02
Presentation
/ live at dorkbot, koko theater : www.kokoteatteri.fi/
in Helsinki, Finland
Defektro (JP/AU), Association of Experimental Electronics (FI),
Exo (FI)
NOV. 03-NOV. 07
Workshop
/ Presentatin / live at NOTAM www.notam02.no
in Oslo Norway
NOV. 22
Hidoi Heya Vol.3 at Shibuya Aoi
Heya : http://www.aoiheya.com/
DEFEKTRO, Kuromaru Denki (Takanshi Ueno [Guitar]/Taku Hanoda [Bass]/Dai
Souma [Drums]) (from Kofu）
OFFSEASON featuring Kazunao Nagata (Atsuhiro Ito [Optron]/Kuro pipe
stardust [Guitar]/HIKO[Drums]/Kazunao Nagata [ARP]
NOV. 23
MOUNT SYSTEM
: http://www.primafter.com/mountsystem/
at Tamachi Studio Cube 326
Collaboration
Live with ABRAHAM CROSS
Live : ABRAHAM CROSS, BAREBONES, COLORED RICEMEN, THE DEAD PAN SPEAKER,
DEEPCOUNT, ECHO, EREKTORO HUMANGEL, KIRIHITO, METALCHICKS, NICE
VIEW, Optrum, REBEL FAMILIA, RIDDIMATES, SOUND RADICAL FACTION,
STURUGGLE FOR PRIDE, SUPER DUMB, U.G MAN, THE WARM, WRENCH, XOYO,
NONPOLIRADICAL
DJ : ALTZ, DISCHARGE(ABRAHAM CROSS), HIROTH(CURANDERO), KATSUHISA(Rife),
KAZ PRINCE(Distortion), L?K?O, TARO SPACY(S.R.F), TOKKEY(Bitter
Beat)
Gang Festival "Ring
Of Fire" at Gallery 44, Sydney
Collaboration Live with Robert Curgenven
FEB.27
"Coconsolador
De Dos Ras Caras" at La Campana, Sydney
Frequestra, Oddfoot, NIck(Toydeath) + Hiro(Defektro), Marquis De
Sound and DJs
MAR.26
"Consolador
De Dos Caras" at La Campana, Sydney
Daniel Menche (USA), Defektro, Hiss, Prehistoric Fuckin Moron(s)
MAY.06
"the
lingering and the stain" a spine tingling short film by Elena
Knox & Jean Francois at Chauvel Cinema, Sydney
JUN.21
at
55 dryandra st, Oconnor, Canberra
JUN.22
at
The Toff, Melbourne
Oren Ambarchi/Robbie Avenaim/Rob Mayson Trio, Defektro (Japan)
JUN.28
at
HELLEN ROSE SCHAUERSBERGER LABORATORIUM
NAKED
ON THE VAGUE, ABSOLUTEN CALFEUTRAIL, DEFEKTRO, ONANI flyer
JUL.12
LIQUID
ARCHITECTURE 9
at The Factory Theatre
ANDREW PEKLER (Berlin), MARCUS SCHMICKLER (Ko¨ln), METALOG (Sydney/Melbourne),
KAZUMICHI GRIME, NICK WISHART(Toydeath)
+ HIROFUMI UCHINO (Defektro),
HEIL SPIRITS, IVAN LISYAK , TOECUTTER
AUG. 17
at
Annandale Hotel
REALIZED (Japan), Hard Ons, Crux, Defektro, Inappropriate Tough
Guy Behaviour
2009
Collaboration
CD with Bastard
Noise (USA) called "Metal And Bone Servitude" is released.
Provide the track "Apple Of Iron" for the animation called "Apple Of Iron "
by Rechel Walls.
Fukuoka GRAF
"Against
2009 Fukuoka Extreme Music Festival" w Incapacitants, Masonna,
The Bastard Noise, Wog, Zeroreality, Carcass Grinder, Astronoise,
Analog Suicide, Joel Stern/Tim Olive, Denshi Takujo Ongaku dan,
Bate/Peter Gossweiler
Oct 12 Sydney, the NowNow at
Serial Space
The
SMS Interactive Orchestra
Oct 13 Brisbane, Audiopollen at the Book Nook
The
SMS Interactive Orchestra
Oct 14 Melbourne, Stutter at the Horse Bazaar
The
SMS Interactive Orchestra, Defektro, 3 of Millions, DJ Kusum
at Locksmith Project Space
WT Nobert, X－NO MSG－X, Dominic Talarico, JUSTICE YELDMAN Vs DEFEKTRO
02.17
album launch FORENZICS
at the excelsior hotel, surry hills
defektro, crab smasher (newcastle), varlets, forenzics
04.02
The Sounds
Unsound Festival flyer
at Bald faced stag hotel leichardt
BAAD JAZZ, FORENZICS (with LOUIS BURDETT on drums), JUSTICE YELDHAM, THE NHOMEAS, TOYDEATH, THE BZNZZ, DEFEKTRO, SCISSOR-LOCK, INFINITE DECIMALS, PREHISTORIC FUCKIN' MORONS, THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, THE SOUNDS UNSOUND TRAINWRECK
