1/2 Japanese
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1974 in Uniontown, Maryland, United States
- Active: 1974 - present
Biography
American art punk and lo fi band formed in Uniontown, Maryland, in 1974 by brothers Jad and David Fair. Half Japanese turned deliberate amateurism, untuned guitars and Jad Fair's love songs and monster songs into a blueprint for DIY music, influencing generations of underground bands, among them fans such as *Kurt Cobain*, who invited the band to open for *Nirvana*. After a long recording pause, the band returned in 2014 and continues around Jad Fair with a stable line-up on #Fire Records#.
Genres
1/2 Japanese Discography
- 1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts (1980) - Album - rated 3.62/5
- Loud (1982) - Album - rated 3.36/5
Members
- Jad Fair - vocals, guitar, drums (1974 - present)
- David Fair - vocals, guitar, drums (1974 - 1987)
- Rick Dreyfuss - drums (1979 - 1982)
- John Dreyfuss - saxophone, organ (1979 - 1988)
- Mark Jickling - bass, guitar, backing vocals (1982, 1987 - 1989)
- Don Fleming - guitar, vocals, organ (1988 - 1989, 1993)
- Henry Beckmeyer - guitar, bass, backing vocals (1990 - 1993)
- Mick Hobbs - guitar, bass, keyboards (1990, 1995 - 1997, 2014 - 2025)
- John Sluggett - guitar, drums, keyboards, bass, backing vocals (1990 - present)
- Gilles Reider - drums, percussion, keyboards, melodica (1990 - present)
- Jason Willett - bass, keyboards, guitar (1990, 1995 - 1997, 2001 - present)
- Dallas Good - bass, guitar, vocals (1997 - 2001)