Z-Rock Hawaii is the debut (and only) self-titled album by Z-Rock Hawaii, released in 1996. The supergroup features Gene Ween, Dean Ween and Claude Coleman Jr. of Ween collaborating with Yamantaka Eye, Seiichi Yamamoto, Yoshimi P-We, and Yoshikawa Toyohito of Boredoms.
History In 1994, during the recording of Chocolate & Cheese, Gene Ween, Dean Ween and Claude Coleman Jr. of Ween collaborated with Japanese noise rock band Boredoms on a project released two years later as Z-Rock Hawaii. Melchiondo had become a big fan of Boredoms upon seeing them live in Philadelphia in 1993, calling them "the heaviest band [he] had ever seen since the Butthole Surfers". Prior to that, Boredoms frontman Yamantaka Eye had released an album that heavily sampled Ween's The Pod.
There were plans for a second Z-Rock Hawaii album in 2001, but as of 2026, no follow up has been released.
Track listing
Personnel
Gene Ween - vocals, guitar, keyboards Dean Ween - vocals, guitar, bass guitar Claude Coleman Jr. - drum machine, percussion Yamantaka Eye - screaming, programming Seiichi Yamamoto - guitar Yoshimi P-We - keyboards, horns Yoshikawa Toyohito - drums
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