Real Name: 小長谷淳 (Konagaya Jun)
GRIM (aka GRIM) is an obscure, almost schizophrenic, power electronics / noise solo project formed by Jun Konagaya (aka The Howling of Himalaya). Jun’s sound change its mood and athmosphere in seconds. From extreme harsh and hard power electronic noise-walls to ingenious folk songs and tunes as you know it from Charles Manson. In the early 1980s Jun formed White Hospital together with Tomasada Kuwahara. They released one album titled “Holocaust” in 1984 and split. At that time Jun had already released the “Vital” tape as GRIM. Kuwuhara moved on to form Vasilisk (with Yukio Nagoshi) while Jun continued as GRIM releasing: “Vital” (1983, Cass), “Amaterasu” (1985, 7”), “Folk Music” (1986, LP), “Message” (1987, 12”), “Field Work of Em’pire” (1989, Cass / C30), “The Past Is Still In Current Use” (1999, CD comp), “Folk Songs For An Obscure Race” (2009, CD comp’), “5eyes” (2010, Cass), “Vital 1983-89” (2011, 3xLP comp’), “Psycho Sun” (2013, CD) and “Love Song” (2013, LP).
Albums
Folk Music (LP, Ltd) Eskimo Records 1202-02 1986
Psycho Sun (LP, Album, Ltd, Num, Cle)/(CD, Album, Ltd) Steinklang Industries SK68 2013
Love Song (LP + Box, Ltd) Art Into Life, Eskimo Records AIL006, 1205-06 2013
Singles & EPs
Amaterasu (7", Ltd) G.A.Propaganda GA 01 1985
Message (12") Eskimo Records (2) 1202-03 1987
Beautiful Morning (7", Dlx, Ltd, Spl + Box)/(7", Ltd, Cle) Steinklang Industries SK84 2014
Compilations
The Past Is Still In Current Use (CD, Comp) Drag & Drop Industrial DDI 3336 1999
Folk Songs For An Obscure Race (CD, Comp) Haang Niap Records HAANG-002 2009
Vital 1983-89 (3xLP, RM + Box, Ltd, Num, Comp) Vinyl-on-demand VOD 92 2011
Divine Music For Sleeping + Field 1987 (Cass, Comp, Ltd, C62) Lust Vessel LV#017 2014
Vital 1983-86 (Cass, Comp, RE, Ltd, C50) Lust Vessel LV#016 2014
Miscellaneous
5eyes (Cass) Rockatansky Records rr-5 2010
Grim / Criminäl Party - Field Work Of Em'pire (Cass, C30) Lunatic Propaganda TD-061 Unknown
http://www.discogs.com/artist/208262-Grim http://www.last.fm/music/Grim