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BiS Kaidan (BiS階段) was a collaboration between BiS' first generation and harsh noise group Hijokaidan that was active from 2012 to BiS' 2014 disbandment.

Members at time of disbandment[]

Previous members[]

History[]

BiS Kaidan was launched by Hojokaidain frontman Hiroshige Jojo after he expressed interest in working with Momoiro Clover Z to create "Momoclo Kaidan," only for fans to suggest BiS instead, as they better fit Hijokaidan's image.

Initially, BiS Kaidan started as a one-off unit, performing live noise covers of BiS songs on November 18, 2012. During this performance, members of BiS threw bird offal and raw noodles off the stage and into the audience. Afterwards, Hiroshige wanted the project to expand outside just live performances.

BiS Kaidan's self-titled debut album was released on August 7, 2013. It included noise remixes of pre-existing BiS songs, and a cover of Togawa Jun's "Suki Suki Daisuki." In September, they performed a set with stuntmen and comedians Dengeki Network as "Dengeki BiS Kaidan" at the Natsu no Mamono music festival in Aomori. Dengeki BiS Kaidan's show included fireworks being launched onstage and Mikawa Toshiji and Tentenko being vacuum-sealed into a plastic bag together. In October, BiS Kaidan performed a collaboration with psychedelic folk band Soul Flower Union under the name "Soul Flower BiS Kaidan" at Borofesta '13.

In January 2014, they collaborated with hardcore punk band The Genbaku Onanies, labelmates and previous collaborators with Hijokaidan, to hold a concert as Genbaku BiS Kaidan. Genbaku BiS Kaidan performed a set including "PPCC", "Go Go Kareha Sakusen" (originally by The Genbaku Onanies), and "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" by The Ramones.

In March, BiS, Hijokaidan, and BiS Kaidan performed outdoors at Taiyou Park in Himeji. Hijokaidan's set was so loud that it caused a power failure, but power was restored in time for BiS Kaidan's set.

In April, Hirano Nozomi and First Summer Uika joined Jazz Hijokaidan (a project with free jazz saxophonist Sakata Akira) to form "Jazz BiS Kaidan", with Uika playing drums and Nozomi playing electronics. Unlike BiS Kaidan, Jazz BiS Kaidan played no BiS songs, instead showcasing a fully improvised fusion of free jazz and harsh noise. Mikawa Toshiji released the solo noise album Bloody, innocent and Strategic, named after and fully dedicated to BiS.

BiS Kaidan held their final performance on May 6, 2014, performing nerve thirteen times in a row. After BiS' first generation had already disbanded, BiS Kaidan would still go on to release two more recordings; a CD and DVD of their last live and a second remix album, BiS Kaidan 2. Furthermore, Hijokaidan's 35th anniversary album Saita Hana ga Hitotsu ni Nareba Yoi includes two recordings from the Jazz BiS Kaidan concert.

After the disbandment of BiS Kaidan BiS and Hijokaidan members maintained some level of communication, with Hijokaidan appearing with Tentenko for a performance together at HMV Shibuya in 2015, pla2me taking the role of Hatsune Miku in "pla2me Hatsune Kaidan", and the formation of MikaTen, a band comprised of Tentenko and Mikawa Toshiji. Mikawa in particular remains a fan of BiS' first generation and continues to support their various activities, buying and reviewing CDs of everyone from Tentenko to Terashima Yufu.

In 2017, Hijokaidan performed with the BiS tribute group "BiSS" as "BiSS Kaidan".

Discography[]

Trivia[]

  • Are the first harsh noise group to be signed to Avex.
  • When BiS Kaidan covered "Suki Suki Daisuki" by Togawa Jun, Researchers added various call-and-response parts typical of idol songs to it, notably "Me too!" (オレもー; ore mo) as a response to the chorus of "I like you, I like you, I really like you". When Togawa herself came out of retirement to perform with Hijokaidan as Togawa Kaidan, she was surprised to hear those fan chants added to her songs.
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