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39-530: The Gerogerigegege ( ザ・ゲロゲリゲゲゲ ) ( Japanese pronunciation: [za ɡeɾo ɡeɾi ɡeɡeɡe] ) (derived from Japanese terms for vomiting , diarrhea and onomatopoeia for an expression of disgust ) is a Japanese experimental music project, founded in 1985 by Juntaro Yamanouchi ( 山ノ内純太郎 , Yamanouchi Juntarō ) . Though they are often categorized with Japanese harsh noise acts such as Merzbow and Masonna , The Gerogerigegege has also released albums of more straightforward punk rock ( Sexual Behavior in

78-450: A form of mass hysteria . Most people try to contain their vomit by vomiting into a sink, toilet, or trash can, as vomit is difficult and unpleasant to clean. On airplanes and boats, special bags are supplied for sick passengers to vomit into. A special disposable bag (leakproof, puncture-resistant, odorless) containing absorbent material that solidifies the vomit quickly is also available, making it convenient and safe to store until there

117-428: A hospital for a very long time". Gero 30's current conditions are still unknown; no Gerogerigegege release containing new material since Saturdaynight Big Cock Salaryman lists him in the credits or liner notes as a contributor. 燃えない灰 (Moenai Hai) received two reviews from different staff members of Sputnikmusic . One rated it 3.3/5, describing it as "a compelling reflection of Juntaro Yamanouchi’s absence", and as

156-475: A large metal box. This Is Shaking Box Music Part 2 , which is a destroyed copy of the Mother Fellatio EP in a cassette case. Art Is Over consists of a single octopus tentacle housed in a cassette box. These non-music releases were typically released in even smaller quantities than the music releases, in quantities of 50 or less. Similar concepts are rampant throughout the band's catalog, and often,

195-420: Is a drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea . Antiemetics are typically used to treat motion sickness and the side effects of medications such as opioids and chemotherapy . Antiemetics act by inhibiting the receptor sites associated with emesis. Hence, anticholinergics, antihistamines, dopamine antagonists, serotonin antagonists, and cannabinoids are used as antiemetics. Evidence to support

234-417: Is a substance that induces vomiting when administered orally or by injection. An emetic is used medically when a substance has been ingested and must be expelled from the body immediately. For this reason, many toxic and easily digestible products such as rat poison contain an emetic. This presents no problem for the effectiveness of the rodenticide as rodents are unable to vomit. Inducing vomiting can remove

273-410: Is about to vomit is called nausea ; it often precedes, but does not always lead to vomiting. Impairment due to alcohol or anesthesia can cause inhalation of vomit. In severe cases, where dehydration develops, intravenous fluid may be required. Antiemetics are sometimes necessary to suppress nausea and vomiting. Self-induced vomiting can be a component of an eating disorder such as bulimia , and

312-447: Is an indirect result of the kidney compensating for the loss of acid. With the loss of intake of food the individual may eventually become cachectic . A less frequent occurrence results from a vomiting of intestinal contents, including bile acids and HCO 3 . Repeated or profuse vomiting may cause erosions to the esophagus or small tears in the esophageal mucosa ( Mallory–Weiss tear ). This may become apparent if fresh red blood

351-517: Is an opportunity to dispose of it conveniently. People who vomit chronically (e.g., as part of an eating disorder such as bulimia nervosa ) may devise various ways to hide this disorder. An online study of people's responses to "horrible sounds" found vomiting "the most disgusting". Professor Trevor Cox of the University of Salford 's Acoustic Research Centre said, "We are pre-programmed to be repulsed by horrible things such as vomiting, as it

390-459: Is fundamental to staying alive to avoid nasty stuff." It is thought that disgust is triggered by the sound of vomiting to protect those nearby from possibly diseased food. Emetophilia is sexual arousal from vomiting, or watching others vomit. Emetophobia is a phobia that causes overwhelming, intense anxiety pertaining to vomiting. Moenai Hai The album was recorded between 2014 and 2015, though not entirely written during this period;

429-529: Is itself now classified as an eating disorder on its own, purging disorder . Vomiting is dangerous if gastric content enters the respiratory tract . Under normal circumstances the gag reflex and coughing prevent this from occurring; however, these protective reflexes are compromised in persons who are under the influence of certain substances (including alcohol ) or even mildly anesthetized . The individual may choke and asphyxiate or develop aspiration pneumonia . Prolonged and excessive vomiting depletes

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468-409: Is mixed with vomit after several episodes. Recurrent vomiting, such as observed in bulimia nervosa , may lead to the destruction of the tooth enamel due to the acidity of the vomit. Digestive enzymes can also have a negative effect on oral health, by degrading the tissue of the gums . Receptors on the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain represent a chemoreceptor trigger zone , known as

507-410: Is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose . Vomiting can be the result of ailments like food poisoning , gastroenteritis , pregnancy , motion sickness , or hangover; or it can be an after effect of diseases such as brain tumors , elevated intracranial pressure , or overexposure to ionizing radiation . The feeling that one

546-474: The Greeks , notes that to vomit in the presence of others is prohibited among Persians. It is quite common that, when one person vomits, others nearby become nauseated, particularly when smelling the vomit of others, and often to the point of vomiting themselves. It is believed that this is an evolved trait among primates . Many primates in the wild tend to browse for food in small groups. Should one member of

585-571: The area postrema , stimulation of which can lead to vomiting. The area postrema is a circumventricular organ and as such lies outside the blood–brain barrier ; it can therefore be stimulated by blood-borne drugs that can stimulate vomiting or inhibit it . There are various sources of input to the vomiting center: The vomiting act encompasses three types of outputs initiated by the chemoreceptor trigger zone: Motor, parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), and sympathetic nervous system (SNS). They are as follows: The vomiting act has two phases. In

624-419: The iron in the blood is oxidized ) and, when this matter is identified, the term coffee-ground vomiting is used. Bile can enter the vomit during subsequent heaves due to duodenal contraction if the vomiting is severe. Fecal vomiting is often a consequence of intestinal obstruction or a gastrocolic fistula and is treated as a warning sign of this potentially serious problem ( signum mali ominis ). If

663-400: The retching phase , the abdominal muscles undergo a few rounds of coordinated contractions together with the diaphragm and the muscles used in respiratory inspiration. For this reason, an individual may confuse this phase with an episode of violent hiccups . In this retching phase, nothing has yet been expelled. In the next phase, also termed the expulsive phase , intense pressure is formed in

702-467: The Human Male ), noise ( 45 RPM Performance ), and ambient music ( None Friendly , Endless Humiliation ), in addition to several seven inch records mixing these styles with found recordings. The group is known for their 1990 album Tokyo Anal Dynamite , a 75-track live album drawing from noisecore , noise and hardcore punk . Despite limited coverage during their initial run, due in part to

741-402: The back of the throat, particularly forceful vomiting, or producing large quantities of vomit may result in material being ejected through the nostrils in addition to the mouth. Individuals who do not regularly exercise their abdominal muscles may experience pain in those muscles for a few days. The decrease in pressure and the release of endorphins into the bloodstream after the expulsion causes

780-770: The band " trying for an uncertain audience, with an uncertain message, for uncertain response, and no recourse". The other review, published several months later, described it in comparison to their earlier work as "still uncompromising", while noting the lack of the humour that had previously characterized the project. It described it as "a testament to resilience, and the plummeting depths of misery", rating it 3.5/5. Heathen Harvest described it as an album that "goes beyond music; hell, it goes beyond everything ". French webzine XSilence.net described Juntaro Yamanouchi's period of inactivity as "not in vain", and described Moenai Hai as an "artistic metamorphosis", rating it 17/20. Seattle University radio station KXSU featured it as

819-496: The band's driver. The Gerogerigegege is known for their releasing records with unusual concepts, such as 1989's Showa ( 昭和 ) released after the death of Hirohito , which bookended a recording of people having sex to " Kimigayo ", the Japanese national anthem. A special edition of Showa falsely presented itself as a Ramones bootleg called Britzkrieg '75 (Demo Tracks) , with no mention of Gerogerigegege or Showa anywhere on

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858-417: The body of water ( dehydration ), and may alter the electrolyte status. Gastric vomiting leads to the loss of acid (protons) and chloride directly. Combined with the resulting alkaline tide , this leads to hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis (low chloride levels together with high HCO 3 and CO 2 and increased blood pH ) and often hypokalemia ( potassium depletion). The hypokalemia

897-462: The consistent emetic effects of ayahuasca—in addition to its many other therapeutic properties—was of medicinal benefit to indigenous peoples of the Amazon , in helping to clear parasites from the gastrointestinal system. There have also been documented cases of a single ill and vomiting individual inadvertently causing others to vomit, when they are especially fearful of also becoming ill, through

936-478: The group's musical output. On 27 August 2013, a Twitter post from Gidayū Kaitai ( 解体義太夫 ) stated that he had been contacted by Yamanouchi. The first release from Gerogerigegege in 15 years, Moenai Hai ( 燃えない灰 ) , was released on 20 April 2016 by Eskimo Records in Japan. This was followed up in 2019 with Uguisudani Apocalypse . Vomiting Vomiting (also known as emesis , puking and throwing up )

975-565: The material's extreme sound and vulgar subject matter, their music has since garnered a cult following . Juntaro Yamanouchi also ran the Vis a Vis record label . The Gerogerigegege was founded by Juntaro Yamanouchi in 1985, and their first performances took place in S&;M clubs. Their first performance outside of said clubs took place at the auditorium of Waseda University in October 1986. Over

1014-414: The medullary center. Salt water and mustard water, which act directly on the stomach, have been used since ancient times as emetics. Care must be taken with salt, as excessive intake can potentially be harmful . Copper sulfate was also used in the past as an emetic. It is now considered too toxic for this use. Hydrogen peroxide is used as an emetic in veterinary practice. An antiemetic

1053-482: The more ridiculous the theme or packaging of a release is, the more sought after it is by collectors. Copies of some Gerogerigegege records sell for hundreds of US dollars. Following the release of Saturday Night Big Cock Salaryman in 2001, The Gerogerigegege became inactive. Yamanouchi had seemingly disappeared and people who had dealings with The Gerogerigegege had no idea on how to contact him. Rumors proliferated regarding his fate, often driven by speculation based on

1092-401: The party react adversely to some ingested food, it may be advantageous (in a survival sense) for other members of the party to also vomit. This tendency in human populations has been observed at drinking parties, where excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages may cause a number of party members to vomit nearly simultaneously, this being triggered by the initial vomiting of a single member of

1131-451: The party. This phenomenon has been touched on in popular culture: notorious instances appear in the films Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) and Stand by Me (1986). Intense vomiting in ayahuasca ceremonies is a common phenomenon. However, people who experience "la purga" after drinking ayahuasca, in general, regard the practise as both a physical and spiritual cleanse and often come to welcome it. It has been suggested that

1170-490: The release. The Night 7″ features a recording of a man defecating into a toilet after the usual "one, two, three, four" count. The compilation album Recollections of Primary Masturbation contains 338 songs, including the entirety of Tokyo Anal Dynamite as one track. There are also some non-musical conceptual releases including Shaking Box Music: You Are the Noise Maker , which consists of 100 blank cassettes in

1209-438: The second track, ゲロゲリゲゲゲ / The Gerogerigegege , is a rerecording of a piece that previously appeared in the 1986 release The Gero-P as We Got Normal . Unlike many of the band's previous records, 燃えない灰 (Moenai Hai) is less focused on noise and is mostly made up of ambient music and "treasure/trash" recordings, as Juntaro Yamanouchi refers to in the liner notes, also specifying that they are "not field recording " The album

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1248-399: The stomach and the parts of the brain that coordinate vomiting): Pregnancy : Drug reaction (vomiting may occur as an acute somatic response to): High altitude : Illness (sometimes colloquially known as " stomach flu "—a broad name that refers to gastric inflammation caused by a range of viruses and bacteria): Psychiatric/behavioral: An emetic , such as syrup of ipecac ,

1287-430: The stomach brought about by enormous shifts in both the diaphragm and the abdomen. These shifts are, in essence, vigorous contractions of these muscles that last for extended periods of time—much longer than a normal period of muscular contraction. The pressure is then suddenly released when the upper esophageal sphincter relaxes resulting in the expulsion of gastric contents. As the mouth and nasal cavity are connected via

1326-399: The substance before it is absorbed into the body. Emetics can be divided into two categories, those which produce their effect by acting on the vomiting center in the medulla, and those which act directly on the stomach itself. Some emetics, such as ipecac, fall into both categories; they initially act directly on the stomach, while their further and more vigorous effect occurs by stimulation of

1365-466: The use of antiemetics for nausea and vomiting among adults in the emergency department is poor. It is unclear if any medication is better than another or better than no active treatment. Nausea and/or vomiting are the main complaints in 1.6% of visits to family physicians in Australia. Herodotus , writing on the culture of the ancient Persians and highlighting the differences with those of

1404-426: The vomiter to feel relief almost immediately after vomiting. Gastric secretions and likewise vomit are highly acidic . Recent food intake appears in the gastric vomit. Irrespective of the content, vomit tends to be malodorous . The content of the vomitus (vomit) may be of medical interest. Fresh blood in the vomit is termed hematemesis ("blood vomiting"). Altered blood bears resemblance to coffee grounds (as

1443-448: The vomiting reflex continues for an extended period with no appreciable vomitus, the condition is known as non-productive emesis or "dry heaves", which can be painful and debilitating. Vomiting may be due to a large number of causes, and protracted vomiting has a long differential diagnosis . Causes in the digestive tract Causes in the sensory system : Causes in the brain : Metabolic disturbances (these may irritate both

1482-558: The years, The Gerogerigegege has included many members, the most notable and consistent other than Yamanouchi being Gero 30 (aka Gero 56, real name Tetsuya Endoh), an exhibitionist known to masturbate onstage during live performances. Male masturbation is called Senzuri ( 千擦り , "a thousand rubs") in Japanese and was Gero 30's trademark. Other members have included Toshinori Fukuda (aka Dynamite Gero) on drums, Hironao Komaki (Dee Dee Gero) on guitar, Junko Katoh (Gero Grace Seijoh), their live manager, and Masatoshi Katsuya (Gero Route 66),

1521-447: Was released after a long period of silence from the band since their previous release in 2001, while their last full-length album before 燃えない灰 (Moenai Hai) , Hell Driver , came out in 1999. Little was known regarding the status of the band during this time. Rumors circulated about the whereabouts of Yamanouchi and Gero 30, the only other consistent member. In a supposed interview Yamanouchi gave in 2001, he said that Gero 30 "had been in

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