“I think we’ve made you wait long enough” said rapper and vocalist CP, one half of zany electronic/hip-hop duo group_inou. This wasn’t just in regard to their nearly 9-year hiatus, or their just-as-long awaited return to the Fujirock Red Marquee stage, but also the fact that fans had patiently waited until 4am to catch their favorite madcap pair perform. The duo’s other half; genius wildman producer imai then signaled the end to that long wait, launching headlong into crowd favorite “EYE”, with a buildup of pulsating synths reverberating through the morning air.

The energy did not let up from there, as CP’s deft rap gymnastics that never fail to evoke wacky imagery were the icing on the cake of imai’s trademark bleep-bloop 8-bit videogame style beat production. From dolphin-centric content in dancefloor pounding “THERAPY” to urging couples to pleeeease stop dressing in lame matching outfits over a strutting bass-heavy beat on “ORIENTATION”, the pair constantly see-saw back and forth between delightfully goofy and mind-blowingly cool.

After a long hiatus group_inou felt as fresh as ever (even given the 4am start), and the chaotic rush of their energetic comeback performance as the sun began to peek over the horizon was as memorable of a show that any group_inou fan could have asked for.

EYE
MYSTERY
THERAPY
BLUE
9
RIP
HAPPENING
ORIENTATION
COMING OUT
KNUCKLE
MAYBE