In 1988, the 4 members of a House Music band “Midara Gokoro” encountered an Acid House movement named “Second Summer of Love” while staying in London. Soon after that, the band changed their name to “Far East Acid House Quartet” and brought the Acid-Techno style into their sound. After returning to Japan, they held an outdoor Rave Party in the heart of the mountains of Nagano prefecture that is said to be the first of the kind in Japan. They also held other guerrilla live performances not only at clubs but also in warehouses, buildings under construction, and closed down schools deep in the mountains that ushered in the outdoor Rave movement. While keeping the position to be adverse to commercialism, they did continue to appear in the underground scenes in and outside of Japan, making an impact mainly to the young generation of the time called the Neo-Hippie and the Travelers. After releasing their 6 th album in 1997, the band broke up.

Above: 1992 Japan Tour flyer, Far East Acid House Quartet

Discography >

Albums:

『十億の神経の針（ A Billion Nerve Needles ）』 (1989)

『心臓二金属ノ花咲ク（ Metal Flowers Bloom On My Heart ）』 (1991)

『無法的熱狂祭（ Illegal Rave ）』（ 1993 ）

『肺魚の夢（ Lung Fish Dreams ）』（ 1995 ）

『太陽黒点（ Sunspot ）』（ 1997 ）

『電気羽虫（ Electric Locust ）』（ 1998 ）