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Zeuhl, and particularly good Zeuhl, isn't an exclusively French phenomenon if we are to judge by this 
excellent Japanese outfit who have built themselves a strong reputation in the Japanese underground. 
Their material, which borrows more from the European school than the Japanese new music scene, 
focuses on avant-garde jazz structures, loud blaring rock'n roll and at times all-out dissonance; it ranges 
from rock to fusion, to experimental, to ethnic. In addition to the usual rock arsenal, they use the vibraphone,
contrebass and violin quite liberally. The singing, which consists of no actual words, is provided by two female
jazz vocalists and is treated as an additional instrument, adding a very personal touch to the band's sound.
They have put out six albums to date (including the live Bondage Fruit III - Recit, each successive release 
showing a marked progression towards a more experimental sound, culminating with the all-instrumental
Bondage Fruit V - Skin. There is also an American release entitled Selected (1999) which is a sampler of their 
first three albums; however, the track selection is surprisingly tame for a band mostly known for its 
uncompromising ferocity. Their second cd, Bondage Fruit II (1996), is considered their very best; it could be 
described as MAagma at their most percussive. It is full of heavy, dark tunes, typical Zeuhl hysterical vocals 
and weird, heavy guitar riffs.

1994 - Bondage Fruit
1996 - Bondage Fruit II
1997 - Bondage Fruit III Recit
1999 - Bondage Fruit IV
1999 - Selected (Compilation)
2002 - Bondage Fruit V Skin
2005 - Bondage Fruit VI