Photos by Robynne Hayward, ATP Sydney, 2009

Pikachu (drums, vocals) and Oni (guitar, vocals). Two Osakan girls with penchants for red, Africa, catchy melodies, free noise, volume, improvisation, call-and-response vocals and jumping. Since forming in ’02 they’ve toured and collaborated with the likes of Acid Mothers Temple, Sonic Youth, Lightning Bolt, Yoko Ono and Keiji Haino as well as recorded nine albums and temporarily disappeared into the Cameroonian jungle to live with Pygmy tribespeople.

They performed at the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival curated by Vincent Gallo in ’05 and earlier this year at the Australian ATP curated by Nick Cave. If you were there you’ll remember that chant they got us all shouting: ‘we want to have a party, at Nick Cave’s house with family – in MELBOURNE!’ … For those who missed out, their profile on their website encapsulates their energy to a T:

Naked rock!!!!! Naked soul!!! Red red strong red dress!! Freeeeeeeeedam paradice rock! Jump! With improvisation. Sooo fantastic & wild performance ! wowowowowowowowowwoooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!