Tsuji Giri are the leading lights of a raw, noisy wave of talent currently gushing from Manchester’s murky sonic subculture. Coming from beleaguered Manchester satellite towns Oldham and Rochdale the band formed in 1998 out of the ashes of other less ambitious projects. Martin (Vocals/Guitar) Danny (Guitar) and Consi (Drums) had played together before, and Ivan (Bass) joined them as a band virgin. They set about creating the sound they now refer to as ‘Filthy’ and took their racket to the city.

Mobilising fierce noise-strewn, art-rock guitars, feral vocals and angular, yet boomingly filthy grooves, the 4 piece have picked up the gauntlet thrown by luminaries like The Fall, Joy Division, Sonic Youth and Shellac, and run into a dark and nasty place that sounds like nowhere else you’ve been.

Their lauded, incendiary live performances have since gained them a significant following in Manchester, and their forays into the rest of the country have left indelible impressions on the souls of noise lovers nationwide.

Their recorded output (2 Self-Released EP’s and a Split single with Fellow Mancs Sonar Yen) had hinted at rather than fully captured the fire, chaos and glory of their live sets, and the band decided to put matters right by hiring Steve Albini to record their 2005 Debut album. On reflection he did a pretty decent job of it.

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