| Hijōkaidan discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 31 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Live albums | 19 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Video albums | 24 |
| Box sets | 5 |
| Splits | 4 |
| Compilation tracks | 37 |
| Promos | 4 |
The following is a discography of Japanese noise group Hijōkaidan (非常階段).
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Label | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Originals | n/a | |
| 1984 | Live at Studio Ahiru | ||
| 1984 | Viva Angel | Alchemy | |
| 1984 | King of Noise | ||
| 1986 | Tapes | ||
| 1987 | Limited Edition | ||
| 1988 | No Paris / No Harm | ||
| 1989 | Modern | ||
| 1990 | Romance | ||
| 1991 | Windom | ||
| 1997 | Noise from Trading Cards | ||
| 1998 | Speculum Kaidan | P-Tapes / Transparency | as Speculum Kaidan with Speculum Fight |
| 2004 | The Last Recording Album | Alchemy | |
| 2012 | Made in Studio | doubtmusic | with Akira Sakata |
| 2013 | Hatsune Kaidan (初音階段) | U-Rythmix | with Hatsune Miku |
| 2013 | BiS Kaidan (BiS階段) | Avex | as BiS Kaidan (BiS階段) with BiS |
| 2013 | Vacant World (からっぽの世界, Karappo no Sekai) | U-Rythmix | as Hatsune Kaidan (初音階段) |
| 2014 | I'll Never Fall in Love Again (恋よ、さようなら, Koi yo, Sayōnara) | as Hatsune Kaidan (初音階段) | |
| 2014 | Saita Hana ga Hitotsu ni Nareba Yoi (咲いた花がひとつになればよい) -Hijokaidan 35th Anniversary Album- | Reveil | |
| 2014 | 2nd Album | Jet Set | as BiS Kaidan (BiS階段) |
| 2015 | Watashi o Noise ni Tsuretette (私をノイズに連れてって) | Reveil | with You'll Melt More! (ゆるめるモ!) |
| 2015 | Noisy Killer | Alchemy | as Hatsune Kaidan (初音階段) |
| 2015 | Noise Join Inn | Reveil | with Otomo Yoshihide |
| 2015 | Emergency Stairway to Heaven | Cold Spring | |
| 2015 | Featuring Nasca Car | Alchemy | with Nasca Car |
| 2016 | Togawa Kaidan (戸川階段) | Reveil | with Jun Togawa |
| 2016 | Avan-Kaidan: Noise Daisakusen (あヴぁ階段〜恋のノイズ大作戦〜) | with avandoned (あヴぁんだんど) | |
| 2016 | Hatanaka Kaidan (畑中階段) | with Yoko Hatanaka (畑中葉子) | |
| 2017 | Destroy Noise Symphony | ||
| 2019 | Ken'iten (乾為天) | ||
| 2020 | Okinawa Kaidan: Saya no Yume wa Yoru Hiraku (沖縄階段〜彩の夢は夜ひらく) | Alchemy | as Saya Kaidan (彩階段) with Okinawa Electric Girl Saya |
Live albums
| Year | Title | Label | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Zōroku no Kibyō (蔵六の奇病) | Unbalance | |
| 1986 | Acid Soul | Alchemy | as Genbaku Kaidan (原爆階段) with The Genbaku Onanies |
| 1988 | Noise Violence and Destroy | as S.O.B. Kaidan (S.O.B.階段) with S.O.B. | |
| 2007 | Both Noises End Burning | Les Disques Victo | with Borbetomagus |
| 2008 | Polar Nights Live | Pica Disk | |
| 2012 | Made in Japan – Live at Shinjuku Pit Inn, 9th April | doubtmusic | as Jazz Hijōkaidan (JAZZ非常階段) with Akira Sakata and Sabu Toyozumi |
| 2013 | Live at Akihabara Goodman, Tokyo, February 2nd, 2013 | ototoy | with Hatsune Kaidan (初音階段) and Kamin Shirahata (白波多カミン) |
| 2013 | Hatsune Kaidan Live! (初音階段ライブ!) | Alchemy | as Hatsune Kaidan (初音階段) |
| 2014 | 2014.5.6 BiS階段 Last Gig @ WWW | as BiS Kaidan (BiS階段) | |
| 2014 | Kyoto Seibu Kōdō Live 1983.9.17 (京大西部講堂LIVE 1983.9.17) | Reveil | as Sta-Kaidan (スター階段) with The Stalin |
| 2014 | Kaitai-teki Kōkan: Mayonaka no Heavy Rock Party (解体的交歓〜真夜中のへヴィ・ロック・パーティ〜) | with You'll Melt More! (ゆるめるモ!) | |
| 2015 | Live in Tokyo 24 November 2013 | Alchemy / Geometrik / Suezan Studio | as E.G.Kaidan with Esplendor Geométrico |
| 2016 | Togawa Kaidan Live! (戸川階段 LIVE!) | Reveil | with Jun Togawa |
| 2016 | Avan-Kaidan Live: Final Document & U.S.A. (あヴぁ階段 LIVE 〜Final Document & U.S.A.〜) | with avandoned (あヴぁんだんど) | |
| 2016 | Nihilism Live & U.S.A. | ||
| 2018 | Made in USA | ||
| 2018 | Live! Destroy Noise Symphony | Alchemy | |
| 2019 | Live in Kochi Chaotic Noise | Chaotic Noise Recordings | as Mikami Kaidan (三上階段) with Kan Mikami |
| 2020 | Doomsday Afternoon | NEUREC / LAFMS | with Doomsday Afternoon |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Label | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jojo & Junko | Alchemy | |
| 2000 | Shūmatsu-Shorijō (終末処理場) | ||
| 2004 | The Lord of Noise (真・雑音伝説, Shin zatsuon densetsu) | Imperial | CD+DVD |
| 2009 | MP3 Collection | Alchemy | CD-ROM |
Box sets
| Year | Title | Label | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Gokuaku no Kyōten (極悪の教典) | n/a | 10 cassettes |
| 1992 | The Neverending Story of the King of Noise (雑音伝説, Zatsuon densetsu) | Alchemy | 4 CDs |
| 2009 | The Noise | 30 CDs | |
| 2014 | The Original Album Remastered Edition Box | Reveil | 13 CDs |
| 2014 | BiS Kaidan (BiS階段) | Avex | 4 DVDs, 2 Blu-rays, 4 CDs |
EPs
| Year | Title | Label | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | A Tribute to Icchie | n/a | |
| 1992 | Live at the Starlight Furniture Company | Charnel Music | with Trance and Allegory Chapel Ltd. |
| 1997 | Sound of the Sea | Xn | |
| 1997 | Ferocity of Practical Life | Fourth Dimension |
Splits
| Year | Title | Label | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Shūmatsu-Shorijō (終末処理場) | Unbalance | with NG and Jurajium |
| 1985 | Δ8000 / Prelude to Pallo | Alchemy | with Incapacitants |
| 2003 | Split Series #01 | Monotype | with BusRatch |
| 2010 | untitled | Harbinger Sound | with Airway |
Video albums
| Year | Title | Label | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Live '82 新宿ロフト | n/a | |
| 1988 | Live 超高速雑音楽体系 | Alchemy | as S.O.B. Kaidan (S.O.B.階段) with S.O.B. |
| 1988 | Live and Confused | Alchemy / RRRecords | |
| 1989 | Onemore Red Nighmare | Alchemy | as S.O.B. Kaidan with S.O.B. |
| 1989 | (Do You Remember) Piss Factory? | ||
| 2007 | Legendary Live Collection of Hijōkaidan Vol. 1 | Alchemy Music Store | |
| 2007 | 25th Anniversary Live | ||
| 2008 | Legendary Live Collection of Hijōkaidan Vol. 2 | ||
| 2008 | Legendary Live Collection of Hijōkaidan Vol. 3 | ||
| 2008 | Legendary Live Collection of Hijōkaidan Vol. 4 | ||
| 2008 | Legendary Live Collection of Hijōkaidan Vol. 5 | ||
| 2008 | 2008.4.6 (Sun) at Alchemy Music Store | as Toumeikaidan (とうめい階段) with Toumeirovo | |
| 2008 | Legendary Live Collection of Hijōkaidan Vol. 6 | ||
| 2008 | Kill the King of Noise | as Acid Mothers Kaidan (Acid Mothers階段) with Acid Mothers Temple | |
| 2008 | Live! | as Subvert Kaidan (Subvert階段) with Subvert Blaze | |
| 2008 | Legendary Live Collection of Hijōkaidan Vol. 7 | ||
| 2010 | Legendary Live Collection of Hijōkaidan Vol. 8 | ||
| 2010 | A Story of the King of Noise | K&B Publishers | |
| 2012 | Live at Shinjuku Loft 2009.10.10 | Alchemy / Uplink Records | as Genbaku Sta-Kaidan (原爆スター階段) with The Genbaku Onanies and The Stalin |
| 2013 | Hijokaidan File | K&B Publishers | videos from twelve different side projects |
| 2014 | 2014.5.6 BiS階段 Last Gig @ WWW | Avex / Alchemy | as BiS Kaidan (BiS階段) |
| 2014 | Saita Hana ga Hitotsu ni Nareba Yoi: Kessei 35 Shūnenkinen Live (咲いた花がひとつになればよい〜結成35周年記念LIVE〜) | Reveil | |
| 2014 | Bible 1979–2014 | 4 DVDs | |
| 2015 | Watashi o Noise ni Tsuretette Live! (私をノイズに連れてってLIVE！) | with You'll Melt More! (ゆるめるモ!) and Akira Sakata (坂田明) |
Compilation tracks
| Year | Track | Title | Label | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Live at Sōzōdōjō" | Anti Music for Snobism | Beast 666 Tapes | |
| 1985 | untitled | Alchemy Noise Omnibus | Alchemy | with John Duncan |
| 1986 | "Live at 創造道場 11/3/1980" | Helter Skelter | Beast 666 Tapes | |
| 1986 | "Deschapelles Coup" | Dry Lungs II | Placebo | |
| 1986 | "Bad Charactor, but Great Sound (live)" | Dead Tech – No Wave from Japan | Dossier | |
| 1987 | "5 Years On" | Journey into Pain | Beast 666 Tapes | |
| 1987 | "A Tribute to Ichie" | Alchemism | Wechselbalg Syndicate | |
| 1987 | "B·A·D" | Alchemism | Wechselbalg Syndicate | |
| 1989 | "10 Years After" | Alchemism 2 | Wechselbalg Syndicate | |
| 1990 | "Bundy" | Taste of Wild West 3 | Wax | |
| 1991 | "Theme of the Taste of Wild West" | Japan Bashing Three | Public Bath | |
| 1992 | "No Particular" | Perceptual Motor Rhythm Skills | Stomach Ache | |
| 1992 | "Planeticket (excerpt)" | Dry Lungs V | Subterranean / Dark Vinyl | |
| 1992 | "Fandango" | Garbage Sandwich | Beast 666 Tapes | |
| 1992 | "Antiknock Out of Hijōkaidan" | Dedication | Freundwerk / Artware | |
| 1992 | "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" | World Record | Alchemy | |
| 1992 | "Live at Fandango Juso, Osaka, 6. OCT, 1991" | Oh! Moro Volume 5 | Maru Ka Batsu (○か×) | with Seiichi Yamamoto |
| 1993 | "Cancer of Music" | Dedication -Zweite Auslese- | Artware | |
| 1993 | "Sound of Bay Area" | Land of the Rising Noise | Charnel Music | |
| 1993 | "Live at La Mama" | Kingdom of Noise | Endorphine Factory | |
| 1994 | "Random Canoe Inspection" | Extreme Music from Japan | Susan Lawly | |
| 1995 | "Setting Up" | The Japanese / American Noise Treaty | Release | |
| 1995 | "Live at Fandango, Osaka "Alchemy Records 10th Anniversary" 3rd Sept. 1994" | Good Alchemy Video | Alchemy | |
| 1997 | "Shabai Hanjo" | Screw | Entartete Kunst | |
| 2000 | "Live at 20000V, 2000/6/11 (excerpt)" | Aiyoku Jinmin 21 Seiki (愛欲人民二十一世紀) | Alchemy | |
| 2003 | "No Canada" | No Tribute – Music of the Nihilist Spasm Band | Carbon / Sunship / Breathmint / Little Mafia | |
| 2003 | "Live at Shinjuku Loft. August 29th 1981 (digest)" | Get the Punk – J Punk & New Wave 1972–1991 | Imperial | |
| 2004 | "Circles" | Alchemism – Alchemy Records 20th Anniversary Twin Best Collection | Imperial | |
| 2004 | untitled | Alchemy & P.S.F. 20th Anniversary Campaign | Alchemy / P.S.F. | CD |
| 2004 | "Live at Shibuya La Mama 1999" | Alchemy & P.S.F. 20th Anniversary Campaign | Alchemy / P.S.F. | DVDr |
| 2005 | "25 Years" | Alchemism DVD | Imperial | |
| 2006 | "Shinjuku Loft, August 29, 1981" | Rock Is Loft -Red Disc- ~Shinjuku Loft 30th Anniversary~ | Sony | |
| 2008 | "Dog House Chop Chop" | Japanoise of Death II | Steinklang | |
| 2009 | "Return Meidaimae" | Tonwellen 2 | Labor für akustische Grenzprobleme / Atacama | |
| 2010 | "Untitled (unreleased studio outtake, recorded on 24th, Oct. 1994)" | An Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music / Sixth A-Chronology 1957-2010 | Sub Rosa | |
| 2013 | "20121118 非常階段 Live at 四谷Outbreak ver2" | Play for Japan 2013 Vol. 2 〜沸きあがる的な〜 | OTOTOY | |
| 2014 | "Untitled" | Multiple Tap | Multiple Tap |
Promos
| Year | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | A Tribute to Icchie | CDr available with purchase of Alchemism – Alchemy Records 20th Anniversary Twin Best Collection |
| 2012 | untitled | CDr available with purchase of both Made in Japan and Made in Studio |
| 2012 | Shūnōkaidan (首脳会談) | CDr available with purchase of Zōroku no Kibyō 30th Anniversary edition. |
| 2012 | Last Answer | CDr available with purchase of Zōroku no Kibyō 30th Anniversary edition |
References
- Hijokaidan discography at Discogs
- Hiroshige, Jojo (June 19, 2009). "The Thirtieth Anniversary of Hijokaidan". The Noise (Media notes). Hijokaidan. Alchemy Records.