Seiichi Yamamoto

• Name — Seiichi Yamamoto

• Background — solo_singer

• Alias — Yama-motor

• Born — 1958 7 16

• Birthplace — Amagasaki, Hyōgo

• Origin — Osaka, Japan

• Instrument — Guitar, vocals

• Genre — Noise rock, electronic

• Years Active — 1986–present

• Label — Tzadik

• Current Member Of — Rovo

• Past Member Of — Boredoms

Seiichi Yamamoto is a Japanese musician. He is the guitarist of psychedelic rock band Rovo as well as a former guitarist for the noise rock band Boredoms, and has also released records as a solo artist. He has also composed the soundtracks to several films, as well as collaborating with various other musicians and bands.

• Suido Megane Satsujin Jiken videocassette (Augen, 1994)

• Solo Improvisado videocassette (Augen, 1996)

• Noa (Alchemy, ARCD-101, 1998)

• Noa 2 (Alchemy, ARCD-125, 2001)

• Crown of Fuzzy Groove (Weather/P-Vine, 2002)

• Nu Frequency (Tzadik, 2003)

• Nazonazo (Ummo / MIDI Creative, 2003)

• Baptism (Tzadik, 2004)

• X-Game (as Para; P-Vine, 2006)

• Tokyo Loop: Original Soundtrack (Image Forum/P-Vine, 2006)

• Shiawase no Sumika with Phew (Tokuma Japan Communications, 1998)

• Ichi the Killer: Original Soundtrack (Monsoon, 2001)

• Ontoko with K.K. Null (Ummo, 1999)

• Dance with Philip Samartzis (FMN Sound Factory, 2002)

• Live at Showboat, February 25, 2000 with Lamones Young with Mukai, and Chie (Last Visible Dog/Hospital Productions, 2003)

• Hasselt with Enkidu (Turtles' Dream, 2004)

• Kirie: Kabusacki Tokyo Session with Kabusacki, Fernando, Yuji Katsui, Natsuki Kido, Yasuhiro Yoshigaki, Yoichi Okabe, and Takashi Numazawa (Glamorous, 2004)

• Chichipio: Buenos Aires Session vol. #1 (EWE, 2005)

• Izumi: Buenos Aires Session vol. #2 (EWE, 2006)

• Osorezan no Stooges Kyo (1988, Selfish Records)

• Soul Discharge (1989, Selfish Records)

• Pop Tatari (1992, WEA Japan)

• Super Roots (1993, WEA Japan)

• Wow 2 (1993, Avant Records)

• Super Roots 2 (1994, WEA Japan)

• Chocolate Synthesizer (1994, WEA Japan)

• Super Roots 3 (1994, WEA Japan)

• Super Roots 5 (1995, WEA Japan)

• Super Roots 6 (1996, WEA Japan)

• Super Go!!!!! (1998, WEA Japan)

• Super æ (1998, WEA Japan)

• Super Seeeeee!!!!!! (1998, WEA Japan)

• Super 77/Super Sky (1998, WEA Japan)

• Super Roots 7 (1998, WEA Japan)

• Super Roots 8 (1999, WEA Japan)

• Vision Creation Newsun (EP) (1999, WEA Japan)

• Vision Creation Newsun (1999, WEA Japan)

• Rebore, vol. 1 (2000, WEA Japan)

• Rebore, vol. 2 (2000, WEA Japan)

• Rebore, vol. 3 (2001, WEA Japan)

• Rebore, vol. 0 (2001, WEA Japan)

• Seadrum/House of Sun (2004, WEA Japan)

Yamamoto had left Boredoms prior to the release of Seadrum/House of Sun; the album contains samples of previously recorded guitar work.

• Pico! (Dohb, 1998)

• Vitamin ! / Cisco ! (Roars, 1998)

• Horses ! / Kmara ! LP (Dohb, 1999)

• Imago (Dohb, 1999)

• Pyramid (Dohb, 2000)

• Sai (Warner Indies Network, 2001)

• split with Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden. (P-Vine, 2001)

• Live at Liquid Room 2001 5/16: Main Drive Trance (Rovolone, 2001)

• Tonic 2001 (Tzadik, 2002)

• Flage (Warner, 2002)

• Live at Hibiya-Yaon 2003. 05. 05: Man Drive Trance Special (Wonderground, 2003)

• Condor (2006)

• Live at Tokyo Kinema Club 7/7/2006 with Alejandro Franov, Fernando Kabusacki, and Santiago Vazquez (EWE, 2007)

• Surfin' in U.F.O. (EP. Public Bath, 1990)

• Dai-Ongaku (Alchemy, 1990)

• Suichu-Joe (Alchemy, 1991)

• Black Hawaii (Alchemy, 1992)

• Famicom Rally I-V audiocassette (1993)

• Mantako (Public Bath, 1994)

• Livers and Giggers: 1987–1993 (Japan Overseas, 1994)

• Kinsei (Earthnoise/Meldac/Birdman 1995)

• Suger Clip (Trattoria / Polystar, 1997)

• Vuoy (Trattoria / Polystar, 1997)

• Osaka Ra (Dako Vinyl Fantasia, 2004)

• Rashinban audiocassette (Gyuune, 1994)

• Bunka audiocassette (Gyuune, 1997)

• Rago (Gyuune, 1997)

• Eien no Uta. 3 (Warner Music Japan, 1997)

• Rago (Warner Music Japan, 1997)

• Seika (Warner Music Japan, 1998)

• Psychedelic Sessions for All Incredible Hippies I and II audiocassette

• Rashinban's Live Tips Collection Vol. 1: '97–'99 audiocassette

• Adrenalin Drive (Warner Music Japan, 1999)

• Song Line (Warner Music Japan, 2000)

• Soundtrack to Adrenalin Drive (Beam Entertainment, 2000)

• Psychederix: Impro and More Songs audiocassette

• Psychederix: Impro and More Songs: Nagoya Version audiocassette

• Musubi (Lighthouse, 2005)

• The Essence of Pop-Self (Flavour, 2002)

• Chonmage 3" CD (Satsugai Enka Vinyl, 1994)

• Mademoiselle. Live: T-shirt Kote Kure with Bonjour! (Satugai Enka Vinyl, 1995)

• Cyclotron (Warner Music Japan, 1999)

• Live Under the Sky audiocassette (F.M.N. Sound Factory)

• Live Under the Sky / Lost Utopia Total Sound audiocassette (Maboroshi no Sekai, 1995)

• Sky (F.M.N. Sound Factory, 1995)

• Panorama Paradise (Alida / Creativeman, 1996)

• Yoshihide Otomo plays the music of Takeo Yamashita (P-Vine, 1999) (two tracks)

• Live (2001)

• Ruins-Hatoba (Magaibutsu/Charnel Music, 1994)

• Ruins-Hatoba Show video (Magaibutsu, 1995)

• R H (Magaibutsu, reissue of first album, 2001)

• Close to the R H KIKI (Little Mor Rec., 2003)

• sampling CD KAERUCAFE Material Collection/RUINZHATOVA

• Live in Somewhere (Magaibutsu, 2006)

• Lucky Mountain Hey!!!!!!!!!! (Japan Overseas, 1997)

• 2000.11.26. (2001)

• Most (P-Vine, 2001)

• Most Most (P-Vine, 2003)

• Memorial and Material audiocassette (Maboroshi no Sekai, 1996)

• Suspense Carry Pro (Guillotine / Doubletrap / Creativeman, 1997)

• Viva Guitar (Guillotine / Doubletrap / Creativeman, CMDD-00064, 1997)

• Meetings with Remarkable Men Featuring Junji Hirose (Guillotine / Tag Rag, 2000)

In addition to performing in these bands, Yamamoto has collaborated with dozens of other bands of varying genres.