Artists

Electric Eel Shock

Biography

While Thee Michelle Gun Elephant are the reigning kings of garage rock in Japan, Electric Eel Shock has set its sights on the rest of the world.

With a grueling tour schedule that includes regular trips to the United States and Europe, the young trio has garnered rave reviews for its wild live shows. Like eX-Girl and Shonen Knife before them, Electric Eel Shock has developed a stronger fan base outside of Japan as a result of its travels.

The band started its own label, Micro Music, in 1999, and its first album, Maybe ... I Think We Can Beat Nirvana was immediately pulled from stores because the band didn't know how to create a two-track master from its recording sessions! Electric Eel Shock's second album, Slayer Bay's Blues, presented the band in a lo-fi light, full of raw energy and more than its share of tunes.

San Francisco group the Get-Go shared a split release with Electric Eel Shock in 2001, and the following year, the trio released Go America!

Electric Eel Shock have played a number of international festivals and toured with fellow garage rockers the Datsuns and the D4.

Members

Morimoto Akihito: vocal, guitar
Maekawa Kazuto: bass
Ito Tomoharu: drums