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Formed in 1985, Japanese experimental rock duo
Ruins featured drummer
Tatsuya Yoshida with one bassist after another: Kawamoto Hideki, Kimoto Kazuyoshi, Ryuichi Masuda, and finally Hisashi Sasaki, who departed in 2004. Undaunted,
Yoshida forged on as a solo act, performing live as
Ruins Alone and releasing the wildly diverse, dense, and hyper-energetic album Alone in 2011. ~ Dave Lynch