1) Anybody know what the current lineup of Fushitsusha is? I understand they
left behind the powertrio noise stuff and put Haino on drums. Is this still
going on?
<bold> </bold>In January, 2000, Ikuro Takahashi stopped playing as the drummer of Fushitsusha. Since that time, Fushitsusha has been a duo consisting of Haino & Yasushi Ozawa. The most recent Fushitsusha studio release, "Origin's Hesitation", (PSF, PSFD 8010, 2001) features Haino on drums and vocals and Yasushi Ozawa on bass. Concerts during the latter half of 2000 as well as in 2001 featured this line-up. However, more recent concerts, which still feature the duo of Haino and Ozawa (such as the November 2002 at Tonic) featured Haino on guitar and vocals, i.e. there was no drummer in the band. I have not heard a confirmed line-up for the Fushitsusha show in Scotland on May 23, 2003, but my best guess is Haino (guitar, voice) & Ozawa (bass). More info at: http://www.planetc.com/users/keffer/haino/index.html David