Osaka electronic group Cycheouts never quite rose up to national prominence during the 1990s, but their sample-splattering style of hardcore dance has had a lasting impact. The eight-member unit gained a reputation in Japan’s Kansai region for their frantic live shows, and managed to land a spot at the 1999 Fuji Rock Festival and remix songs by wider-known J-pop acts. Japanese electronic creators
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