Ruins

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) Ruins is a bass-&-drum duo that formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 1985. They are usually pigeonholed into the category of prog rock. The only constant member of Ruins is the drummer/vocalist Yoshida Tatsuya, who has cycled through four different bassists since the band’s inception. They are known for their rapidly shifting and complex rhythms and for often sounding like five artists instead of two.