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Half Japanese | |
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 Half Japanese at the SXSW Festival, March 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Uniontown, Maryland, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Labels | 50 Skidillion Watts, Safe House, Alternative Tentacles, Joyful Noise Recordings, Fire Records (UK), Emperor Jones, T.E.C. Tones, Psycho Acoustic Sounds |
| Members | Jad Fair John Sluggett Jason Willett Gilles Reider Mick Hobbs |
| Past members | David Fair Mark Jickling Howard Wuelfing Don Fleming Jay Spiegel Henry Beckmeyer Rick Dreyfuss John Dreyfuss Moe Tucker Kramer Rich Labrie |
Half Japanese is an American art punk band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair in 1974,[1] after their family's relocation to Uniontown, Maryland.
Half Japanese' original instrumentation included a small drum set, which they took turns playing; vocals; and an out-of-tune, distorted guitar. Both Fair brothers sang, although over time Jad held the frontman role. As of the band's last several releases since the 1990s, according to the album and CD credits, Half Japanese composes and plays the entirety of the music while Fair, eschewing his role as guitarist from earlier albums, plays almost no guitar but is responsible for the vocals and lyrics, which typically divide into either "love songs or monster songs."
- ^ "Half Japanese". Fire Records. n.d.