while doing a search on howard devoto(how is it i never really listened to magazine back in the 80s?) i came across this old post from momus on yximalloo. a japanese lo-fi artist. part harry partch and part jandek and maybe a little on-u sound thrown in for good measure. his my space site has some songs you can listen to. there's also a small write up on him here(where i stole the picture above from). i'm definately intriqued.