Solmania

Solmania (ソルマニア, Sorumania) is a Japanese noise music project, founded in 1984 by Masahiko Ohno (大野雅彦). He was later joined by Katsumi Sugahara (菅原克己) (ex Outo), who first appears on Trembling Tongues (1995). Ohno is known for making his own experimental electric guitars out of spare parts and using them in his live performances and recordings; the guitars usually take an extremely bizarre form, utilizing unconventional body shapes, extra necks, strings and pickups in unusual places, and various extraneous gadgets such as microphones. Most of their instruments are multi-neck guitars and harp guitars.

Solmania
Masahiko Ohno performing live with one of his home made guitars
Background information
OriginOsaka, Japan
GenresNoise
Years active1984 (1984)–present
LabelsAlchemy
Associated actsHijokaidan, Aube, Masonna, Vermilion Sands
MembersMasahiko Ohno
Katsumi Sugahara

Masahiko Ohno also works as a graphic designer, and has worked on almost all the releases on Alchemy Records and Hören.

Discography

YearTitleLabelNotes
1984Gakinoizz (ガキノイズ)Fatagaga Tapes
1985H·A·D·A·Y·R·O
Vexation
H.C.P. Resolvent
Wörkenemy
Re-Rurr
1986Energetic Enemawith Kyōakukyōjindan (恐悪狂人団)
Highdrophobia
1987Erosion
1991Metamorphor ChorusAlchemy
1992Morphine NocturneVanilla Records
1993PsycledelicAlchemy
1995Trembling Tongues
1996Evil Bed
1998DLO
1999Live-Big RigKibitsuri Tapes
2007Noise May-Day 04AlchemyDVDr
2013The Basement Tapes and DiscsYouth Inc.9 CDs + DVD

Splits

YearTitleLabelNotes
2017Solmania / Harsh Noise Movement SplitHNM RecordsSplit CDr with Harsh Noise Movement

Masahiko Ohno solo

YearTitleLabel
2009Destroy Ohno Monsters 1Fatagaga
Destroy Ohno Monsters 2
Destroy Ohno Monsters 3
Destroy Ohno Monsters X
gollark: Bold of you to assume there is one.
gollark: While exposing it to air.
gollark: I think you just need to heat it somewhat.
gollark: Just oxidate the copper, silly.
gollark: It's a semiconductor.
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