EYE / RXM Reality / William Covert and Bruce Lamont

Doors: 8PM / Show: 9PM / 21+Yamataka Eye (born Tetsuro Yamatsuka) is a Japanese vocalist and visual artist, best known as a member of Boredoms, Hanatarash and Naked City. Born in Kobe, Eye is a founder of the influential rock band, Boredoms, whose first major label release came out in the early 90s. They were signed to Warner Bros. (Chocolate Synthesizer era) by David Katznelson, then As Vredoms he plays electronics and open reel tapes.Yamantaka Eye is also a member of the bands Hanatarash, UFO or Die, Puzzle Punks, Noise Ramones and Destroy 2. He is notorious for his vast, confusing discography and countless guest appearances. In 1993, he recorded an EP with Sonic Youth called TV Shit for Thurston Moores label, Ecstatic Peace. He also collaborated with Yamamoto Seiichi (Triple) Yamas which was titled for their shared namesake. He released two albums, Live! and Live!!, with Japanese turntablist/improviser Otomo Yoshihide, under the moniker MC Hellshit . He formed a music and art group called Puzzle Punks, with Shinro Ohtake.Other notable collaborations include his work with Bill Laswells Praxis and with John Zorns groups Naked City and Painkiller. Eye and Zorn also recorded the album Zohar as the Mystic Fugu Orchestra. This latter compilation, which both commemorates and satirizes Jewish culture, also draws strength from Eyes earlier influence from the Oomoto religion in Japan, a sect claiming to possess visions of an emerging world order. Several generations of Eyes family belonged to Oomoto, which was at times brutally suppressed by the Japanese government. Yamantaka participated in the Boredoms 77 Boadrum performance which occurred on July 7, 2007 at 7:07 PM at the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park in Brooklyn, New York, and the 88 Boadrum performance which occurred on August 8, 2008 at 8:08 PM at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California.

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