Guernica (, stylized GUERNICA) was a Japanese band formed in 1981. The trio consisted of vocalist Togawa Jun, composer and violinist Koji Ueno, and lyricist and art director Keiichi Ohta. They are presumably named after the famous painting ''Guernica'' by

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. The band performed avant-garde pastiche of inter-war European music, sometimes substituting synthesizers for an orchestra. They borrowed

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, and

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aesthetics to recall the European and Asian inter-war and wartime period.

Discography

*1982.06.21 - ''Kaizou eno Yakudou'' (A Lively Thrust Towards Reconstruction) *1982.06.21 - '' Ginrin wa Utau'' c/w ''Marronnier Tokuhon'' *1988.07.21 - ''Shinseiki eno Unga'' (Canal to the New Century) *1989.03.05 - ''Denrisou karano Manazashi'' (Regards from the Ionosphere)

External links

Official Site
(Japanese)
discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guernica (Band) Japanese rock music groups