Home / Music / Half Japanese helped inspire Guided by Voices and PavementMusic linernotes album music half-japaneseHalf Japanese helped inspire Guided by Voices and PavementHalf Japanese helped inspire the lo-fi indie rock explosion of the early 1990s — bands like Guided by Voices and Pavement owed a debt to the Fair brothers’ approach. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesHalf Japanese built their catalog on self-released cassettesNirvana handpicked Half Japanese to open for them on the In Utero tourHalf Japanese's debut was a 50-song triple albumHalf Japanese plays lo-fi noise rock on one chordHalf Japanese deliberately avoided learning to play their instrumentsExploreVan Morrison recorded Veedon Fleece after a divorce and a return to IrelandGreg Keelor's Gone was written after a search for his birth motherBoth of ABBA's couples were divorcing during The Visitors sessionsDvořák's Cello Concerto memorializes his sister-in-law JosefinaBoth of Fleetwood Mac's couples were breaking up during the Rumours sessionsPrevious Half Japanese plays lo-fi noise rock on one chordNext Half Japanese deliberately avoided learning to play their instruments