Reiko Kudo

Experimental artist Reiko Kudo began her musical career with Noise, the group she founded (under her maiden name at the time, Reiko Omaru) in 1979. The band flirted with different lineups and styles before settling as a duo; Reiko wrote the songs, played guitar and trumpet, and sang, while Tori Kudo accompanied her on drums and organ. Noise released one album, Tenno, in 1980. Though Reiko was performing as Noise solo by 1982, her partnership with Tori had not ended -- instead, the two were married. Reiko would later be involved with one of Tori's new projects, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, and released her own solo album, Fire Inside My Hat. She would continue to release works on a number of labels, including Org., Periodic Document, and Hyotan Records. ~ Katherine Fulton