Julian Cope, eccentric and visionary rock musician, hip archaeologist and one time frontman of Teardrop Explodes, follows the runaway underground success of his book Krautrocksampler with Japrocksampler, a cult deconstruction of Japanese rock music. Japrocksampler reveals what really happened when East met West after World War Two and the mayhem that ensued ...and is a must for anybody interested in modern music and Japanese culture. It explores the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values and the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s and 70s and tells the tale of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture, from itinerant art-house poets to violent refusenik rock groups with a penchant for plane hijacking. The book concludes with enticing reviews of Julian's Top 50 Jap Rock albums.
- ISBN10 0747589453
- ISBN13 9780747589457
- Publish Date 3 September 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English
- URL http://bloomsbury.com/Trade/