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Also known as Sekiri. Hissing and crawling out of Kyoto in 1985, these four girls were a minor scandal in Japan during the late 1980s. Their name meant dysentery for a start. Song titles were less about vegetables than about sex: Yumemiru Omanko (The Dreaming Vagina) and FUCK Shiyou (Let’s Fuck) being prime examples. Their songs also extended to filthy updates on old classics by the likes of the Finger Five and Pink Lady. Style and attitude are present in abundance, but you still wouldn’t hold out much hope for Sekiri’s music. That would be a mistake, though, because Sekiri...