▁guitar ist ▁Tom ▁H erman , ▁bass ▁guitar ist ▁Tim ▁Wright , ▁drum mer ▁Scott ▁Kra uss ▁and ▁synth es ist ▁Allen ▁R aven st ine ▁to ▁form ▁Pere ▁U bu ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁band ▁formed , ▁H erman , ▁Kra uss , ▁and ▁R aven st ine ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁house ▁owned ▁by ▁R aven st ine . ▁The ▁group ' s ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁U bu ▁Ro i , ▁an ▁avant - gar de ▁play ▁by ▁French ▁writer ▁Alfred ▁Jar ry . ▁ ▁Pere ▁U bu ' s ▁debut ▁single ▁( the ir ▁first ▁four ▁records ▁were ▁singles ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁" H ear than " ▁label ) ▁was ▁" 3 0 ▁Second s ▁Over ▁Tokyo " ▁( in sp ired ▁by ▁the ▁" D ool ittle ▁Ra id " ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁film ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁ra id ), ▁back ed ▁with ▁" He art ▁of ▁Dark ness "; ▁followed ▁by ▁" Final ▁Solution " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁One ▁review ▁noted ▁that ▁" 3 0 ▁Second s " ▁" was ▁clearly ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁a ▁gar age ▁band , ▁yet ▁its ▁ar ty ▁dis son ance ▁and ▁weird ▁experimental ism ▁were ▁start ling ly ▁unique ." ▁ ▁Other ▁record ings ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁" St reet ▁W aves " ▁b / w ▁" My ▁Dark ▁A ges ▁( I ▁Don ' t ▁Get ▁Ar ound )" ▁was ▁their