Mikawa Toshiji

Mikawa Toshiji (born 1957) is a Japanese noise musician and co-founder of Incapacitants, a Tokyo-based harsh noise duo with Toshiji Mikawa and Fumio Kosakai, formed in 1981. Incapacitants are known for extreme full-frequency noise generated from analogue electronics and circuit manipulation, performed at high volume. Mikawa has also released solo work under his own name, maintaining a practice of uncompromising harsh noise across four decades. He is associated with the original Japanese noise scene alongside Merzbow, Government Alpha, and others, and his work has been distributed through Alchemy Records and international noise labels.