the late 1980s and is member the punk band Die Goldenen Zitronen (founded 1986 in Hamburg) since the late 90s. More recently he has collaborated with other artists and released music under such codenames as Convertible, Aura Anthropica, Cube & Sphere, Fingerfood, and Shinto. Albert Pöschl (a.k.a. Jason Arigato), Queen of Japan's bass player and co-producer, is from Bavaria and has a diverse portfolio as a musician and music producer. He has worked as a sound technician for various bands including Chicks on Speed and Die Goldenen Zitronen, which is presumably where he and Platzgumer made their acquaintance. He joined Queen of Japan in 1999, one year after they had formed. Discography Queen of Japan's music is mostly available via European independent record labels. Some of their work was originally released on vinyl records (facilitating their use in dance mixes through traditional, non-digital DJing methods) but were later released as compact disks. Mercury Rising (1999) compact disk, label: Angelika Koehlermann I Was Made for Loving You (2000) 12" vinyl record, label: Hausmusik Physical (2001) 12" vinyl record, label: Echokammer Cool Cat/Total Eclipse (2001) 10" vinyl record, label: Fortina Nightlife in Tokyo (2001) LP vinyl record, label: Erkrankung Durch Musique Nightlife in Tokyo (2001) compact disk, label: Angelika Koehlermann. Later re-released as Tokyo Rising in 2006 with added material. Headrush (2002) LP vinyl record, label: Erkrankung Durch Musique Headrush (2002) compact disk, label: Echokammer. Released in Japan by Sausage Records. Kings, Queens, Wasps & Lust (2003) LP vinyl record, label: QOJ Foreign Politics (2004) LP vinyl record, label: Erkrankung Durch Musique Foreign Politics (2004) compact disk, label: Echokammer Tokyo Risen (2006) compact disk, label: Echokammer In addition, many Queen of Japan songs have appeared on compilations. For example, "Mother" appeared only on a Mother's Day compilation before its inclusion in Tokyo Rising and "Wanted Man" is among those songs on the tribute album Boy Named Sue: Johnny Cash Revisited. References German new wave musical groups Remixers German synthpop groups German disco groups German musical trios