54-71 has been played on NTS in shows including Bo Ningen, featured first on 16 April 2019. Songs played include Idiot (Awakening Of The Noex).

54-71 is a hardcore/experimental/hip hop band formed in Tokyo, Japan in 1995. Its original line up consisted of Shingo Sato, Noriaki Takada, Kentaro Kawaguchi and Hiroyuki Horikawa. The band operated as a trio for a short time after Noriaki Takada left in 2003. He was eventually replaced by Takuya Takada.

www.54-71.org www.myspace.com/fiftyfourseventyone www.transductionrecords.com/main/artists/54-71/

Discography: 54-71 (1997, Unchain) Unchained Compilation (split EP w/Oxbow, Deerhoof, 1998, Unchain) 54-71 (2000, Lee V Cleef) Untitled (2000, Lastrum) Reprise (2001, Lastrum) Enclorox (2002, BMG Japan) True Men of Non-Doing (2003, BMG Japan) All Songs Composed & Performed by 54-71 (2004, Some of Us) We Don’t America (2005, split EP w/9dw, Catune) 54-71 (EP, 2006, Some of Us) I’m Not Fine, Thank You. And You? (2008, Contrarede - Japan, Transduction- EU)