Home / Music / Half Japanese deliberately avoided learning to play their instrumentsMusic linernotes album music half-japaneseHalf Japanese deliberately avoided learning to play their instrumentsHalf Japanese refused to learn conventional technique, producing raw, uninstructed playing that anticipated lo-fi indie rock by a decade. 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 helped inspire Guided by Voices and PavementExploreBob Marley's Kaya was criticized for going softHeartbreaker made Ryan Adams the songwriter to watchTheir Satanic Majesties Request divided critics between ambition and imitationTranquility Base Hotel & Casino divided critics, then won them overI Love You, Honeybear earned Father John Misty widespread acclaimPrevious Half Japanese helped inspire Guided by Voices and PavementNext Half Japanese built their catalog on self-released cassettes