Struggle - (1992) ST 7''

Before The Locust, before The Swing Kids, before Bread & Circuits there was a very young band from San Diego called Struggle. They were an energetic band that played brutal political hardcore that was powered by anger and youthful angst.
The early Struggle sound was heavily influenced by Downcast and Rorschach, and this first release was a powerful explosion of high energy hardcore. Furious and aggressive. Probably their best release.

The Swing Kids - (1994) ST 7''

Swing Kids were a post-hardcore band from San Diego California during the mid-1990s. They were closely involved with and influenced by the forerunners of the San Diego hardcore punk scene of the 1990s.

Their music was characterized by Justin Pearson's spoken/screamed vocals and their melodic/chaotic rhythms and song structures. Swing Kids were influenced[citation needed] by fellow San Diego bands Antioch Arrow and Drive Like Jehu. On a broader scale, their music and lyrics were influenced by post-punk.

Swing Kids are also credited with the unintentional creation of the fad "Spock Rock" during the mid-1990s; largely due to many of their fans emulating Pearson's fashion sense and hair style. The name comes from Leonard Nimoy's character from the Star Trek television series & films, and more specifically his haircut.

The Wedding Present - (1989) Bizarro CS

The Wedding Present's second proper studio album, Bizarro cut down a bit on the frenetic jangle the band was known for in its early days and replaced it with healthy doses of darkness and power. Adding some fuzzy, crunchy distortion to give the guitars some hefty impact, slowing the tempos down to speeds that allow vocalist David Gedge to squeeze more heartbroken despair and bleak sarcasm out of every line, and generally upping their game in every way, the album is the fullest realization of the Wedding Present's sound yet. Leading off with the unstoppably hooky "Brassneck," which features a brilliant Gedge reading of lines that rhyme "grow up" and "throw up," the album plays like a collection of thematically related singles. The most single-y among them is "Kennedy," which has some brilliant singalong lyrics and an intensely dramatic guitar strum buildup that crescendos into a maelstrom of sound. The rest of the record isn't far behind; whether it's the sparse "What Have I Said Now?" or the slowly grinding "Bewitched," one could extract any song and it would feel like a highlight -- even the epic-length "Take Me!," which closes the album in a fury of strums, drum fills, and chugging bass that builds and builds until it seems like the song is going to levitate and take the listener right along with it. The Wedding Present didn't necessarily need to improve their already winning template, but they did and it pays off big time on Bizarro.

The Wedding Present - (1991) Seamonsters CS

 RCA ‎– PK75012 

The Wedding Present - (1994) Watusi CS

Island Records ‎– 314-524-044-4

Bathtub Shitter & Dudman - (1998) Split 7''

 MCR Company ‎– 131

Bathtub Shitter - (1999) Fertilizer 7''

Ok, for starters... What about a little Bathtub Shitter backstory? When did you form? Can you introduce the band members? Did you play in other bands before (and maybe still do)?

Masato: OK, just remember We have formed in 1996, It goes back to 9 years, I met Keisuke for the first time, so hard to introduce about fluid members of this band, current member is me on vocals, Yuki Kuroki is on Bass, Daisuke Tanabe is on Guitar,and Keisuke (Sugiyama) is still doing Drums, same line up for European tour last year, so going for making 2nd full album by this line up as for my former band, only I was doing HM/HR band (Japanese Metal meets J-POP, was it like EARTHSHAKER!?) with Osho (BS former guitarist and childhood friend) when We were high school students, maybe for 4years, but not serious, I think I can not do other band anymore coz don't write my own lyric without shit, ahaha

Bathtub Shitter - (2001) One Fun 7''

How would you describe your music? Is Grindcore a fitting label for Bathtub Shitter? Which bands influenced you to start this band?

Masato: Mm...not fit, I think maybe You will feel this, BS is not only for grind core when You hear our forthcoming 2nd album, called Dance Hall Grind but We liked TERRORIZER a lot when We started this band, We were influenced by big TERRORIZER, bands from old EARACHE RECORDS and our senior SxOxB but I think BS is going our own way at next stage of grind core now, not the late "80 or the early "90, Maybe Who will call us Dance Hall Grind ahaha Live Now, Live Now, Live Now, Live Now, Live Now!
Shit Now, Shit Now, Shit Now, Shit Now, Shit Now!

Bathtub Shitter - (2002) 97+3 Shit Points 7''

What's your inside view of japanese grindcore/music scene? Do you have relationships with other bands? Some recent japanese bands seem inspired by the Bathtub Shitter sound... What do you think? What are your favorite japanese bands in activity today?

Masato: I don't know
Mm...I have no interests in Japanese grind scene anymore, don't play there long time,maybe that scene is not active...more active when We are there,I don't hear anything,only keep friendship with Kim/BLOODBATH RECORDS
I really hope They does active more...
not from grind core,I liked MELT-BANANA,SHOKI(The Damon Slayer), LIMITED EXPRESS HAS GONE and so on
now in Japan, Japanese Reggae is very craze for Kids and on street, RESPECT A SHIT! aha

Bathtub Shitter - (2002) Angels Save Us 7''

Osho always does your cover artwork... What's his inspiration for his  drawings? Is there a meaning behind his artwork? Will he continue to take care of your future covers? Did he also draw the Bathtub Shitter logo?

Masato: No! Osho was drawing in accordance with my image, We frequently had a quarrel for drawing, He was slowly, long for it, well He is one of my old friend, but left this band also living with girlfriend in out of music scene now, sometimes call with him, unfortunately He won't come back, coz not doing the drawing and guitar anymore his drawing and guitar is fitted early Bathtub Shitter's image but now our new artist, named Brendan is drawing up coming Bathtub Shitting every titles, his drawing is awesome!!!
only use Osho's drawing  that He left for two titles Early Yeah Shitting (Discography the late 1997 to the early 2000)-ALBUM Angels Save US + Mark A Muck(2EPs in 1CD)-ALBUM
I worked out logo for this band, English as Kanji (Japanese or east Asian words) 

Bathtub Shitter - (2003) Lifetime Shitlist EP 7''

When I was a very small kid, I used to take baths together with my smaller brother, one time he took a dump right into the bath water!!! Everytime I see the name Bathtub Shitter I remember this traumatic event!!!
Anyway, seriously what's the true reason behind the name Bathtub Shitter?
What message do you try to convey with your lyrics?

Masato: You have good memory aha,just remember I did it when I was kids, my mother was amazing ahaha BATHTUB SHITTER's true meaning is not shitting in bath tub, maybe Who knows...
this word was existed in my mind and lyric of my own other band that I was doing with Osho(Masashi Kadota)before I started BATHTUB SHITTER, maybe when I was 17 or 18 age old I think It was monster or my ideal naturalism on my lyric, that originally was mixed lyric of SHIT AND PEACE and BATHTUB SHITTER(not band name) SHIT AND PEACE was a part from original BATHTUB SHITTER lyric, SHIT AND PEACE has meaning of naturalism, BATHTUB SHITTER has meaning of unique idea for living
lyrics of two songs was originally in same song, BATHTUB SHITTER maybe I didn't like Japanese bands used a word of MOTHER FUCKER as European and American bands used those days, and I was looking for my own word against traditional MOTHER FUCKER, or FUCKING It's BATHTUB SHITTER and SHITTING for me to say,Okay!? We don't worship real excretions!!! ahaha, Yeah, BATHTUB SHITTING LIFE !!! ahaha