The Japanese Doom Psych Band Who Hijacked an Airplane

Most people are introduced to Les Rallizes Dénudés as the band whose former bassist hijacked an airplane during Japan’s late 60s/early 70s counterculture movement. But while this did indeed happen, it’s hardly the most interesting thing about them. The Rallizes’ blistering, feedback-laden “Wall of Sound“ music is awe-inspiring and incredibly innovative. They played doomy shoegaze punk rock years before shoegaze, or punk rock were even a thing. 0:00 - Les Rallizes Dénudés - Strung Out Deeper Than The Night 0:50 - Les Rallizes Dénudés - Night of The Assassins 3:24 - The Mops - The Letter 3:37 - The Jacks - Marianne 4:28 - Les Rallizes Dénudés - Les Bulles De Savon 4:59 - Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues 5:08 - Velvet Underground - Sister Ray 5:20 - Ornette Coleman - Chappaqua Suite 5:30 - Les Rallizes Dénudés - The Last One 7:22 - Les Rallizes Dénudés - The Night Collectors 9:52 - Flower Travellin’ Band - Satori 2 10:18 - Les Rallizes Dénudés - Deeper Than The Night (Part 3) from “Oz Days Live“ 10:41 - Les Ralliz