Violent Onsen Geisha

Violent Onsen Geisha is the project of Japanese musician Haino Masaya, active in the Japanese noise underground since the late 1980s. The name translates roughly as Violent Hot Spring Geisha — a deliberately incongruous combination — and the music combines the approach of Japanese noise with psychedelic, abstract, and chaotic elements that distinguish it from the more systematic harsh noise of other practitioners.

Masaya has released prolifically on Japanese noise labels and internationally, producing work that ranges from extreme sonic chaos to more meditative and psychedelic territories.