the show and asked if they wanted to continue the group. Jojo discovered that they were thinking about continuing as a new group without him. On November 3, the regrouped Hijōkaidan played at Sōzōdōjō in Osaka. The show started with a cover of "It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl" by Faust, before turning into free-form noise. This show is also the beginning of the performance art aspect of Hijōkaidan's live show, with Zuke throwing around takoyaki. The ACB show was released as one side of a split LP called in December 1980 by Unbalance, the other side had tracks by NG and Jurajium. The track was called in honor of their original name. Alchemy Records Alchemy Records is a record label based in Osaka, Japan, specializing in noise / experimental music and psychedelic rock. It is run by Jojo Hiroshige of the noise group Hijokaidan. Alchemy has released albums by Hijokaidan, Balzac, Hanatarash, Masonna, Incapacitants, Borbetomagus, and Merzbow, among many others. Until April 2008, Alchemy also had a record store in Osaka's Amerikamura. Discography References External links 非常階段 at Teichiku Records (in Japanese) Japanese rock music groups Noise musical groups Musical groups from Kyoto Prefecture