POLYSICS

POLYSICS is a Japanese new wave/synth pop/punk/rock band, hailing from Tokyo. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo. They create high energy music, fusing conventional guitar music, with synthesized and computer generated sound to create a unique mixture of punk and electro-pop. Their song lyrics often consist of Japanese, broken English, or just plain gibberish. The band has been noted for their extremely energetic live performances and their wild gimmicky outfits.

Since 1999 POLYSICS have released several albums. The albums 1st P and A.D.S.R.M! were released on the independent label DECKREC Records. Just after the release of 1st P their bassist, known only as "POLY-2", left. The band dropped the "POLY-X" names, and reduced to a trio, with new member Fumi on support bass on some of the tracks from Neu. In 1999, Asian Man Records released their US Debut album, Hey! Bob! My Friend to rave reviews, but weak sales. The album was a compilation of tracks from their first two Japanese releases. In 2000, POLYSICS signed to Ki/oon Records (a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.) and released their first major album Neu. The album carried with it the same manic energy as their independent releases but more refined. On the 2001 album Eno, synthesizers became more prevalent in the mix, but the songs still had an intense punk-like energy. For this album, Fumi returned to the band as a full member, returning POLYSICS to a quartet. 2002 saw the release of the album FOR YOUNG ELECTRIC POP, POLYSICS' attempt at a pop album. The manic punk energy was minimized, but the band showed it had an amazing sense of harmony and style.

In 2003, drummer Junichi Sugai left the band after recording the Kaja Kaja Goo EP. For the 2003 album National P, the drummer Ishimaru joined as a support member, returning POLYSICS to a trio. Also in 2003, Neu was released on Asian Man Records in the United States to rave reviews and great sales. POLYSICS came to the US to tour, which was then captured on the PippikkippippiP In USA DVD. In 2004, POLYSICS released a best-of compilation titled POLYSICS OR DIE!!!!, which contained new versions of some early POLYSICS songs. It was also released in the United Kingdom, and was the first POLYSICS album to be released in Europe. POLYSICS toured Europe and the US for the 2005 US Release of POLYSICS OR DIE!!!!. They also released POLYSICS OR DIE!!! VISTA, which is an updated version of POLYSICS OR DIE!!! which includes tracks from Now is the Time! and KARATE HOUSE. It also includes a bonus DVD with promotional videos and a few songs from their Now is the Live! concert DVD. They toured the US in 2007 as openers on the MySpace music tour.

In March 2010, after a farewell concert in Budokan, the long-time keyboardist Kayo left the band. After taking a several month break, the remaining three members appeared on the August festival ROCK IN JAPAN wearing brand-new gray uniforms.

The biggest influence on POLYSICS is the band Devo. From the start, POLYSICS have tried to make music in, as Hiroyuki describes it, "The spirit of Devo." Obvious references to Devo have been made in POLYSICS videos, and songs. "each life each end" from the album Neu borrows the riff from the Devo song "Girl U Want", and the lyrics are playfully paraphrased from the songs "The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise" and "Red Eye Express", while "Plaster Caster" is a semi-cover of the song "Uglatto", one of their more obscure songs which was released on Hardcore Devo: Volume One. In a mini-poster included with National P, POLYSICS members sit to eat cakes shaped like Devo's famous Energy Dome headgear. In addition, the giant robot mascot from the cover of POLYSICS' Lo-Bits EP (who also starred in the promo video for the song "Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto") sports a battle-helmet that resembles the same iconic dome.

Other bands and artists that have influenced their music include Talking Heads, Orchestral Manouvres in the Dark, Sparks, The B-52's, XTC, King Crimson, Kraftwerk, P-Model, Neu!, Brian Eno, Nirvana, and David Bowie. POLYSICS have also covered songs by Styx, Suzi Quatro, The Plastics, The Ramones, The Knack, Soft Cell, and Frank Sinatra.

1st P
01 SUNNYMASTER
02 BUGGIE TECHINICA
03 PLUS CHICKER <981017mix>
04 WHICH!
05 GOOD
06 T·RIANGLE

A·D·S·R·M
01 A·D·S·R·M!
02 Poly-Farm
03 Hot Stuff
04 Eleki Gassen
05 Nice
06 Married To A Frenchman
07 Monsoon
08 Pike
09 TIME SHOCK!

XCT
1. URGE ON!!
2. XCT
3. Be Still。
4. JERKIN’ BACK’N’FORTH

カジャカジャグー
1. カジャカジャグー
2. Genki Rock A・B・C!
3. テクノドラキュラ
4. Rick ・K! sec.
5. スリーオースリーオーマーン~Miss.ドーナツ

Neu
01 Go Ahead Now!
02 MS-17
03 XCT
04 S.V.O.
05 Making Sense
06 Each Life Each End (Sputnikless Mix)
07 disorder
08 CY/CB
09 X-Rays (This is my Life)
10 What
11 Plaster Caster
12 Urge On!! - Velocity 2
13 I'm a Worker
14 Black Out Fall Out

Hey! Bob! My Friend!
01 Sunnymaster
02 Buggie Technica
03 Plus Chicker (981018 mix)
04 Hot Stuff
05 Married to a Frenchman
06 Eleki Gassen
07 Nice
08 Good
09 Monsoon
10 Pike
11 Poly-Farm
12 Modern

ENO
01 Wake Up, Polysics
02 New Wave Jacket (Reform)
03 Weak Point
04 Kasugai
05 Commodoll
06 Bye Bye Red Sneaker
07 KI.KA.I.DA!
08 ENO
09 1 & I
10 H MAJOR
11 Highway Rule
12 AT-AT!

LO-BITS
01 Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto
02 Bugtte Ro Bo-
03 Head O'Clock
04 My way
05 Code4

For Young Electric Pop
01 For Young Electric Pop
02 Colon
03 It's Up To You
04 Wicked Laugh
05 Black Out Fall Out
06 Lets Go
07 Mad Mac
08 TV's High
09 Secret Candy
10 Weekenders
11 Get Back To 8-Bit
12 My Sharona
13 Code4

National P
1. Mr.ELECTRIC SHOCK!!
2. ピーチパイ・オン・ザ・ビーチ
3. LOOKIN’ LOOKIN’ GAA
4. SONYさん
5. ワチュワナドゥー
6. ウィーダー
7. アンソロジー
8. SCHIZOID VOW!!
9. がんばれミリンダ
10. カジャカジャグー(with TOO SHY)
11. CARS
12. LED
13. MY ROOM
14. スイッチラブショー ※〈CDエクストラ〉内容:カジャカジャグー(Music Clip)

Polysics Or Die
1. Buggie Technica
2. Hot Stuff
3. New Wave Jacket
4. Plus Chicker
5. Kaja Kaja Goo
6. Black Out Fall Out
7. My Sharona
8. Making Sense
9. Lookin' Lookin' Gaa
10. Commodoll
11. For Young Electric Pop
12. XCT
13. Peach Pie On The Beach
14. Each Life Each End
15. Code4
16. Modern
17. Urge On!!
18. Eno

Kayo (Of POLYSICS) -  Mitsuami Heroine
1. Mitsuami Hiroin
2. Natsu Nandesu
3. Bokutachi no Jikan
4. Midori Poppu de
5. Saraba Shiberia Tetsudou

Now is the time!
1. Tei!Tei!Tei!
2. シーラカンス イズ アンドロイド
3. I My Me Mine
4. Ah-Yeah!!
5. Walky Talky
6. Wild One
7. Rack Rack
8. Toisu!
9. Boy’s Head
10. Oh!Monaliza
11. Jhout
12. The Next World
13. Skip It
14. Baby BIAS
15. Bye-Bye-Bye

KARATE HOUSE
01. Watson
02. Electric Surfin' Go Go
03. New Wave Hotline
04. Catch On Everywhere
05. Hard Rock Thunder
06. Great Brain
07. Zuber Man
08. Ashes of Life
09. My Girl's a Cyborg
10. Akai Master
11. Dream Programmed
12. Professional Tennis
13. Always Happiness
14. Shizuka is a machine doctor
15. You-You-You
16. POLYSICS OR DIE!!!!

We ate the machine
01. Moog is Love
02. Pretty Good
03. Rocket
04. I ate the machine
05. DNA Junction
06. Kagayake
07. Pony & Lion
08. Arigato
09. Irotokage
10. Mind Your Head
11. Digital Coffee
12. Boys & Girls
13. Blue Noise
14. Dry or Wet

1st P / A・D・S・R・M! (REMASTER)
「1st P」
01. SUNNYMASTER
02. BUGGIE TECHINICA
03. PLUS CHICKER（981017mix）
04. WHICH! (Second Program)
05. GOOD
06. T・RIANGLE
07. SECRET AGENT MAN　＊bonus track
08. PLUS CHICKER（981018mix）＊bonus track

「A・D・S・R・M!」
01. A・D・S・R・M!
02. Poly-Farm
03. Hot Stuff
04. Eleki Gassen
05. Nice
06. Married To A Frenchman
07. Monsoon
08. Pike
09. TIME SHOCK!
10. Modern
11. social fools　＊bonus track

Absolute POLYSICS
01. P!
02. Shout Aloud!
03. Young OH! OH!
04. Hypnotizy Go
05. Time Out
06. Bero Bero
07. Cleaning
08. E.L.T.C.C.T.
09. First Aid
10. Fire Bison
11. Eye Contact
12. Beat Flash
13. Speed Up
14. Wasabi

eee-P!!!
01. How are you?
02. Mach Kanjin
03. Rock Wave Don't Stop
04. Boil
05. Odore Heaven

BESTOISU!!!
1. Baby BIAS
2. Young OH! OH!
3. Rocket
4. Digital Coffee
5. Electric Surfin' Go Go
6. White Snake
7. I My Me Mine
8. Beat Flash
9. Pretty Good
10. 人生の灰
11. Shizuka is a machine doctor
12. Catch On Everywhere
13. Boys & Girls
14. Coelakanth is Android
15. Speed Up
16. Shout Aloud!
17. You-You-You

Oh!No!It’s Heavy Polysick!!!
01.Heavy POLYSICK
02.Bleeping Hedgehog
03.Let's ダバダバ
04.Don't Cry
05.Jumping Up and Clash
06.Go to a Strange City
07.Cough Cough
08.Smile to Me
09.サブリミナル CHA-CHA-CHA
10.3 Point Time
11.Digital Dancing Zombie
12.Much Love Oh! No!
13.Have a Good Night