*anese musicianMusical artist

Seiichi Yamamoto (山本 精一, Yamamoto Seiichi, born July 16, 1958) is a *anese musician. While perhaps most famous for his role as guitarist for the noise rock band Boredoms, he has released mul*udes of records both as a solo artist and with several other musicians and bands, in addition to composing the soundtracks to several films.

Contents

• 1 Discography
  • 1.1 Solo projects
  • 1.2 As co-leader
  • 1.3 with Boredoms
  • 1.4 with Rovo
  • 1.5 with Omoide Hatoba
  • 1.6 with Rashinban
  • 1.7 with ya-to-i
  • 1.8 with Akabushi
  • 1.9 with Guitoo
  • 1.10 with Live Under the Sky
  • 1.11 with Novo Tono
  • 1.12 with Ruinzhatova
  • 1.13 with Sun Kich
  • 1.14 with Most
  • 1.15 with Guillotine Kyodai
• 2 References

Discography

Solo projects

• Suido Megane Satsujin Jiken videoc*ette (Augen, 1994)
• Solo Improvisado videoc*ette (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 (To*a *an 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)
• H*elt 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 *an)
• Super Roots (1993, WEA *an)
• Wow 2 (1993, Avant Records)
• Super Roots 2 (1994, WEA *an)
• Chocolate Synthesizer (1994, WEA *an)
• Super Roots 3 (1994, WEA *an)
• Super Roots 5 (1995, WEA *an)
• Super Roots 6 (1996, WEA *an)
• Super Go!!!!! (1998, WEA *an)
• Super æ (1998, WEA *an)
• Super Seeeeee!!!!!! (1998, WEA *an)
• Super 77/Super Sky (1998, WEA *an)
• Super Roots 7 (1998, WEA *an)
• Super Roots 8 (1999, WEA *an)
• Vision Creation Newsun (EP) (1999, WEA *an)
• Vision Creation Newsun (1999, WEA *an)
• Rebore, vol. 1 (2000, WEA *an)
• Rebore, vol. 2 (2000, WEA *an)
• Rebore, vol. 3 (2001, WEA *an)
• Rebore, vol. 0 (2001, WEA *an)
• Seadrum/House of Sun (2004, WEA *an)

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 audioc*ette (1993)
• Mantako (Public Bath, 1994)
• Livers and Giggers: 1987–1993 (*an 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 audioc*ette (Gyuune, 1994)
• Bunka audioc*ette (Gyuune, 1997)
• Rago (Gyuune, 1997)
• Eien no Uta. 3" (Warner Music *an, 1997)
• Rago (Warner Music *an, 1997)
• Seika (Warner Music *an, 1998)
• Psychedelic Sessions for All Incredible Hippies I and II audioc*ette
• Rashinban's Live Tips Collection Vol. 1: '97-'99 audioc*ette
• Adrenalin Drive (Warner Music *an, 1999)
• Song Line (Warner Music *an, 2000)
• Soundtrack to Adrenalin Drive (Beam Entertainment, 2000)
• Psychederix: Impro and More Songs audioc*ette
• Psychederix: Impro and More Songs: Nagoya Version audioc*ette
• 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 *an, 1999)

with Live Under the Sky

• Live Under the Sky audioc*ette (F.M.N. Sound Factory)
• Live Under the Sky / Lost Utopia Total Sound audioc*ette (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 Yama*a (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 (Little Mor Rec., 2003)
• sampling CD KAERUCAFE Material Collection/RUINZHATOVA
• Live in Somewhere (Magaibutsu, 2006)

with Sun Kich

• Lucky Mountain Hey!!!!!!!!!!' (*an Overseas, 1997)

with Most

• 2000.11.26. (2001)
• Most (P-Vine, 2001)
• Most Most (P-Vine, 2003)

with Guillotine Kyodai

• Memorial and Material audioc*ette (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.

References