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46. J.A. SEAZER: “Recital Box” (Marquee & Showboat) (4 CD’s: Mint/ 4 Paper Sleeve Mini LP
Styled Jackets: Mint/ Outer Box: Mint). Ultra limited release that came with
the two reissues of J.A. Seazer on the Marquee label. Only 200 came with the
outer heavy slipcase box that holds the CD’s. Originally, the box only beheld “Kokkyojunreika” and “Shintokumaru” but this set has been
augmented with 2 extra Seazer titles being “Sho
O Suteyo, Machi E Deyo” (theatre version, not the film soundtrack) and “Denen Ni Shizu”. All the CD’s come
housed in min i-LP styled gatefold jackets complete with liners and obi’s.
Ultra limited 4 CD set. The outer box is a feast for sore eyes…Price: 225 Euro
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47. KAWABATA MAKOTO: “You
Are The Moonshine” (Marino) (Hard Cardboard Gatefold Sleeve: Mint/ CD: Mint/
Booklet: Mint). “Fulfilling his self-made
prophecy as the reborn spirit of legendary hippie music guru Father Yod from
Yahowha 13, Acid Mothers Temple ringleader Kawabata Makoto proclaimed a
harmonious existence within his own personal "cosmos" in 1999. The
perpetual output of material from Kawabata after that incident may indicate
that he is merely a medium for the extra-dimensional spirits with which he has
come in contact. Or maybe he just took a lot of drugs. Either way, Kawabata's
neo-psychedelia has become one of the more wildly divergent expressions of an
altered consciousness, ranging from the propulsive psychedelic jams of the
aforementioned Acid Mothers Temple, to the thug-rock riffs of Nishinihon, to
his miasmic guitar / sitar drones when recording under his own name or the
Father Moo moniker. "You Are The Moonshine" falls into the latter
category of glistening, reverbed guitar washes projecting the levitationally
transcendent images from Kawabata's lysergically tinged personal cosmos. Even better
than the recent "Inui" recordings, but painfully limited to 150
copies each. Don't expect these to last.” (AQ). Price: 55 Euro |
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48. KAWABATA MAKOTO: “Makoto
Kawabata Early Works 1978 – 1981” (Acid Mothers Temple –
AMTPD-003‾012) (10 CD’s: Mint/ Leather Bag Cover: Mint/ Obi: Excellent/ Insert:
Excellent/ 2 Posters: Mint). Extremely limited private release of only 100
copies, this one being 19/100. The rarest and most sought after entry in
Kawabata’s ever evolving discography. 10 CD set, a few of these where reissued
on Qbico, but here is where it all began. If you are into primitive electronic,
musique concrete like excursions and caveman like blasts on skulls amplified
with contact mics, then this is a trip you cannot pass on up. For vintage weird
electronic music fans and ilc……massive, comes housed in a faux leather porch. Price:
200 Euro
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49. KAWABATA MAKOTO: “Mizu Naranu Ao Ni Sae / Kawabata Makoto guitar solo
1” (Acid Mothers Temple Gold Disc Series– AMCD-001)(CDR: Mint/ Jacket:
Mint/ Obi: Mint/ Insert: Mint). Released in an edition of 100 copies only way
back in January, 1998, this copy being 76/ 100. First collection of solo guitar
works by Kawabata Makoto, recorded on January 13th, 1998. Dazzling
music for the temporal world, overflowing with a sense of placidity totally
different from his work with Musica Transonic. Stunning studio recordings and
the hardest to track down in his oeuvre. Here is where it all began and the
magic liquidified right before your eyes and ears. Price: 60 Euro
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50. KAWABATA MAKOTO: Jisetsu” (Acid Mother temple Gold Disc Series – AMCD-019) (CD: Near Mint/ Jacket: Near Mint/ Obi: Near Mint). Limited edition numbered this one being 58/100. Rare hand-numbered and limited to 100 copies only Kawabata Makoto solo outing released on his private imprint the “Acid Mothers Temple Gold Disc Series”. This one is numbered as 58/100 and was released in the late nineties, a decade ago. This one is actually one of the best titles In Kawabata's splendid and highly collectible series. Here he embarks to dive into the deep abyss of the sacred drone…..but unlike he has ever done before or after……by utilizing as he called it the acoustic drone machine, being the sruthibox. Very minimal and mind-lifting in its execution, “Jisetsu” can be seen as a further deployment of the Toho Sara aesthetic. This is just too good, one of my all time favorite Kawabata releases. Descending the abyss and back again to embark on deep space travel, all in the span of one drone improvisation excursion. Highly recommended. Price: 40 Euro
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51. KAWAGUCHI, SHINSUKE, TAKASHI: “Big Jar Solo Sets” (Archive DVD 2) (Mint). Japanese
heavy psych guitar exploders LSD-march performing live in a book store?? What
happened to shhhhh, quiet please, people are reading? Well actually this DVD
document of LSD-march live at Philadelphia's Big Jar books is actually a
triptych of solo sets from each of LSD-march's three members, so they are
relatively quiet (as compared to the usual full-band blow-out volume dealing).
Filmed whilst on a brief US tour last fall, the softer side of each individual
in the band is revealed. Drummer Ikuro Takahashi gets the most avant-garde,
with an odd apparatus of oscillators giving off experimental drones... while
both guitarists Shinsuke Michishita and Masami Kawaguchi do sets of gentle
vocal/guitar folkiness, a la the calm in the storm often heard in LSD-march
sets. Totally personal, and perfect for this intimate setting. Some use of
video effects adds to the psychedelic atmosphere. And of course aRCHIVE has
packaged this 550-copy limited edition (natch) DVD handsomely in a hand
silkscreened folder with some very cool artwork commissioned for this release. (AQ) Price: 15 Euro |
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52. KITO
MIZUKUMI ROUBER: “Boseki Ni Tatazumu KMR” (Papa
Records – Parec-801) (Sealed). New splinter project of two Aburadako guys
and Yoshida of Hasegawa Shizuo or if reverted a splinter project by the two
guys of Hazegawa Shizuo and one Aburadako member. Either way you look at it
works fine. New outfit of demented Tokyo underground freaks shedding off
another musical project. Self describing themselves as a dance band that sips
lots of tea, the music comes over as a free form improvisation jam stuffed with
a lunatic basket case vocalist howling through the sonic warfare while the rest
of the sounds cave in all around you. A cataclysmic listening experience that
in a way reminds me of dance contest band performing solely for mentally
retarded and motoric handicapped and spastic convulsion plagued space aliens
hopping around on one limb. Jad Fair could be a member musically spoken! Still
that does not cover the whole load; at times the sonics are carefully crafted
out, balanced but never without a fun factor and faint demonic twist shimmering
through. So a new act you should watch out for if Tokyo underground rock that
defies all categorization is your thing. Recommended. Price: 25 Euro
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53. LAIS: “The Ladies Second Song” (Bang) (Sealed). Laïs was born in 1994 - a group of three girls singing songs that grew straight from their Flemish folk roots and evolved with them through their own unique sound. Jorunn Bauweraerts, Annelies Brosens and Nathalie Delcroix have sculpted their own path, taking risks and finding exciting new ways to present themselves. With ‘The Ladies' Second Song' – their fourth album – Laïs have surprisingly embarked on a new direction, far removed from their previous albums and now steeped in a healthy tradition of avant-garde induced sounds ala Univers Zero, acid folk touches, psyched-out notches and ethereal female vocals. Apart from penning their own lyrics they have also picked up some words from such greats as W.B. Yeats, Paul Verlaine and Pablo Neruda to work with instead. In order to craft out their new and intoxicating sound they got assisted by Dan Lacksman (from Telex) who did the mixing and together they worked on something new and innovative. The new dimensions of their latest record stem also from the musicians that they are now working with. These talented players have backgrounds in pop, avant garde, rock, country and ska music. They are Elko Blijweert on guitar (Dead Man Ray, Kiss My Jazz, OW), Bjorn Eriksson (ex-Zita Swoon, Maxon Blewitt, The Partchesz) on guitar & electronics, Jeroen Stevens (I Love Sarah, Black Cassette) on drums and Filip Vandebril (Antwerp Gipsy Ska Orchestra) on double bass. With this fresh sound under their belts the band has yet again found a place in the new international folkscene. This new folk genre sees a revival that leads to the discovery of forgotten artists like Karen Dalton, Vashti Bunyan and Judee Sill and sees similarities in the artists of today, such Devendra Banhart, Coco Rosie and Joanna Newsom who make up a whole new wave of folk talent. Laïs has a great future within this vivid and experimental folk scene. Their voices have become mature, their music has a lot more depth and their appeal is undoubtedly (and more than ever!) universal. Easily the most surprising new record I have heard this year, filled with awesome arrangements that swirl all over the place, angelic female vocals cascading out of the speakers and blotting out the sun with their lysergic twists and turns, killer riffage, acidic touches, demented shape-shifting patches and much more. One of the best female “psych” folk albums since nitwit critics began banging out and inventing scenes like weyrd folk, new weird
Americana
and other thrift store labels. This disc is awesome and will ill you with awe. One of the best – if not THE best – album of 2007. Price: 20 Euro |
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54. LA MONTE YOUNG: “The Well Tuned Piano” (Gramavision) (5 CD Set: Mint/ Booklet: Mint/ Outer Box
Set: VG++ ~ Excellent, has some slight edge wear as always). “The Well-Tuned Piano is an unparalleled exercise
in attunement to sound. Each large section builds up from sparse, melodic notes
to dense, stochastic clouds with such gradualness that intense listening is
needed to catch the process in motion. Here, form followed acoustic necessity:
the flow of momentum marshaled the vibrations of air in the room, slowly making
the ear aware of sounds that weren't actually being played. The play of
combination and difference tones created astounding aural illusions. Young's
achievement represents the first successful implantation of an Eastern heart
into a Western body (a grand piano). Considering the work's harmonic, thematic,
and timbral complexity, my gut feeling was that five-plus hours was not a
minute too long.” (Kyle
Gann, THE VILLAGE VOICE 6/9/87).
Monumental jaw-dropping minimalist tour-de-force recording by Lamonte Young
that till this day remains unrivalled. Sadly enough, quite a tough one to get a
hold off. Here is a nice copy for you, CD’s are unplayed, booklet is mint, box
has the usual minimal wear so fairly set at… Price:
500 Euro
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55. LA MONTE YOUNG: “The
Second Dream of the High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer From The Four Dreams
of China” (Gramavision – R2-79467) (CD: Near Mint/ Booklet: Near Mint/
Case: Near Mint). Original la Monte Young press and one of his finest works to
date. A bitch to dig up these days. Price: 80 Euro |
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56. LA MONTE YOUNG & THE FOREVER
BAD BLUES BAND: “Just Stomping – Live at the Kitchen”
(Gramavision – R2-79487) (2 CD Set: Near Mint/ Case: Near Mint/ Booklet:
Near Mint). Brilliant 2 CD live set by La Monte Young released almost more than
a decade ago and out of print since the day it came out. Essential in any La
Monte Young collection. Price: 80 Euro |
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57. LANDFALL: “Frogsession Tapes Vol. 2” (Captain Trip) (CD; Case, Booklet and Obi are Mint). Rallizes Denudes related release. Trio unit spearheaded by one time Rallizes collaborator Yokai takahashi and flanked by Fushitsusha member Hiroyuki Usui and Morihide Sawada of G-Un on drums. Together the churn out some great acid induced session jams that will liquidify your brains. Awesome. Price: 15 Euro |
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58. LAPORTE, JEAN-FRANCOIS: “Mantra” (Metamkine – MKCD-028) (Mini CD and gatefold paper Sleeve jacket are in Near Mint Condition). This disc rocks and I know of no one better to hail it to its true potential then the lovely people at Aquarius Records. They nailed this one spot on. “When one of our friends told us about this little cd containing an experimental piece using the sounds of a Zamboni, we got very very excited. A Zamboni! (That's that unusual machine that resurfaces the ice in hockey rinks.) Upon hearing it, we were even more thrilled, 'cause it's an amazing 20 minute drone work! And practically everyone who works here has bought one by now...This cute 3" cd, released through Metamkine's esteemed 'Cinema Pour L'Oreille' series of electro-acoustics and musique concrete, contains one track, "Mantra", which opens with a trio of motors starting up and emitting a gentle purr. As these engines warm up and shift through various perfunctory cycles, a wide spectrum of metallic vibrations slowly spins through the stereo field. While it would be nice to believe that these movements coincide with a Zamboni circling a really nice binaural microphone, it's more likely that Laporte exercised his artistic license with a judicious use of crossfading and stereo panning upon his field recordings. As the disc draws near its end, it sounds as if a screw or bolt is loosened by the vibrations and two pieces of metal begin a clamorous bell-ringing arrhythmia. When these motors finally are shut down, those pieces of metal still resonate for a beautifully sustained coda. Back to the Zamboni issue: we'd been told by 'reliable' informants (Loren Chasse who heard about it from Ferarra Pan who heard it on Scot Jenerik's radio show) that the source material for Jean-Francois Laporte's "Mantra" was a Zamboni. As the liner-notes (all in French mind you) indicate that Laporte incorporated the sound of an air compressor from an ice-skating rink, it didn't rule out the possibility that indeed that air compressor could belong to a Zamboni, but it didn't actually say anything about Zambonis. (Are they even called Zambonis in
France, anyway?) As you can tell, we Aquarians like the Zamboni and would really like to believe that the Zamboni was responsible for this album. Thus, we contacted the label, who merely sent us an English translation of the original liner notes, which again stated the source material to be an air compressor. Thus, we are left to ponder the quandary: is it or is it not a Zamboni? Putting this grand existential question aside and the true origin of the source material out of sight for the moment, what's true is that Laporte has indeed sculpted one of the most compelling drone compositions that we've encountered in quite some time. For loyal readers of these lists, that's no idle comment as artists like Organum, Jonathan Coleclough, Mirror, John Duncan, and Francisco Lopez still rank highly for us in the pantheon of dronescapers. Not only as working model but also as a something of belief system, Jean-Francoise Laporte applies the ideals of the mantra to the urban landscape. To him, the hypnotic audio elements of refrigerators, motorcycle engines, and in this case the Zamboni / air compressor rise above their mundane properties to become something that can be meditated upon and hold transcendent properties. A very, very nice recording, Zamboni or not. Even if you don't normally buy all the weird, droney experimental stuff we recommend, you might want to take a chance and try this out. After all, it's only 20 minutes out of your day and eight bucks. And, maybe it's a Zamboni!” (Aquarius Records). Right ON
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59. MAGICAL GARDEN: “S/T”
(There – TRCD-01) (CDR: Mint/ Jacket: Mint/ Obi: Mint). Magical Garden is Rinji Fukuoka (guitar, vocal, moog oscillator) and
Akira Yamanouchi (guitar) of Overhang Party. This CD has 2 long tracks, the
first is a heavy guitar psych improvised piece and the second is a composition
with vocals written by Rinji. Recorded in October 2002. Recommended! Price:
20 Euro
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60.MAITREAYA
KALI: “Apache/ Inca” (Shadoks
Music) (2 CD Set: Mint/ Jacket: Excellent). Maitreya Kali is actually Craig Smith,
at one point one of the key members of California folk-rock band the Penny
Arkade. Later down the line after an acid trip too many and having bummed all
through Asia, Smith returned back to the States around 1971/72 and released
these two albums whose sounds was spiked with and influenced by mystical
psychedelia dosed up with a healthy whiff of American roots and even a dash of
some country & western. The result is a wide variety of songs, impregnated
with a loner/ basement kind of feel and injected with primitive guitar
distortion licks, sunny seaside Californian harmonies and tons of jangly,
amplified country folk twang. The whole affair breathed out a doped up
sensitive but fragile acid folk vibe, beautiful vocalizations, all delivered
with a stunning burned out feeling. Prehistoric shimmering country rock numbers
pop up here and there, counter-flanked by confused acid jams and carefree
honest lyrics. In short a Californian deep Psychedelic loner disc, filled with
slowly burning acid leads, mystical undertones, swirling caveman like effects,
subterranean vibe hovering through it all and of course without ever loosing
that stoned and wasted feeling you all like. Price: 15 Euro
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61.MARBLE
SHEEP & THE RUN DOWN SUN’S CHILDREN: “Old
From New Heads” (Captain Trip – CTCD-002) (CD: Mint/ Obi & Booklet:
Mint). Price: 45 Euro |
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62. MARBLE
SHEEP & THE RUN DOWN SUN’S CHILDREN: “Whirl
Live” (Captain Trip – CTCD-004~5) (2 CD Set: Mint/ Booklet and Cae: Mint/
Obi: Mint). Price: 40 Euro
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63. MARGINAL CONSORT: “S/T (Improvised Music From Japan – IMJ702/5CD) (Individual CD's, inserts and cloth bag are all mint). Participants on this set include Kazuo Imai, Yasushi Ozawa, Tomonao Koshikawa, Kei Shii, and Masami Tada. Discs 1 & 2 contain the complete recording of a performance that took place in the gym of the former
Mikawadai Junior High School, Roppongi, Tokyo, December 7, 2003. Discs 3 & 4 contain the complete recording of a performance that took place at Kotoku Morishita Bunka Center, Tokyo
, November 20, 2004. Marginal Consort is a collective improvisation project launched in 1997. All of the members, brought together by Kazuo Imai, were students of Takehisa Kosugi at Bigakko art school in 1975. Once a year, Marginal Consort gives a continuous, uninterrupted performance two to four hours in duration. This 4CD set contains the complete performances of 2003 and 2004 (each on two CDs). The listener is overwhelmed by the myriad sound colors and textures arising from the combination of electric and acoustic sound, and the dynamics that surge and subside like advancing and retreating waves." Packaged in a handmade cloth bag of various fabrics and designs. Comes with a fold-out sheet of notes, performer profiles and photographs in English and Japanese Price: 70 Euro |
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64. MB: “Archeo
MB Box 2” (Alga Marghen) (5 CD’s: Mint/ Massive amount of Inserts and
reproductions: Mint/ Carton Box Set: Mint). “Looking back at the manic
output of Maurizio Bianchi (MB) with dozens of private edition LPs and
cassettes from 1979 - 1984, it is arguable that his catalogue of
'pre-apocalyptic' industrialisms is an aural diary of psychological distress on
par with someone like Jandek. Bianchi's work reveals the existential crisis of
a frustrated nihilist whose explorations of cultural, religious, and semiotic
collapse brought him closer to God.
In 1984, Maurizio Bianchi released
his last album and dropped out of sight. From what little contact he kept with
his musical past, a myth circulated that he became a Jehovah's Witness, which
appeared to be an absurd fate for this practitioner of negativity. However,
this myth revealed itself as fact when he resurfaced in 1998 to release two
ephemeral yet wholly uninteresting new age records filled with gilded spiritual
imagery. At this time, Bianchi began remastering his earliest work and
reissuing these albums through Alga Marghan. "Archeo MB 2" is the
second set of reissues from the MB archives, collected as a 5cd set with the
albums "Das Testament," "Endometrio,"
"Carcinosi," and "The Plain Truth," and
"Armaghedon." Where the first set is a violent display of neurotic
vibrations and deadly electronics, the second is relatively dreamy, albeit
retaining the sonic qualities of erratic vertigo and shadowy hallucinations.
His suffocating experiments with primitive synths, delay pedals, turntables,
and tape machines collapsed in on themselves with an electrocuted obliteration
of sound. Out of the ashes of such early albums as "Symphony for a
Genocide" and "Neuro Habitat," Bianchi allowed for a
structuralism with tentative rhythms and melodies to rise out of the blackened
grit on the work found in "Archeo MB 2." Each of the albums found on
this box set are available individually; however, the box set features extra
artwork (including a really dorky photograph of Bianchi in a red sweater), and
a handful of Bianchi's cryptic music critiques. Of all of the dronescapes,
noise attacks, and electronic warbles that Aquarius has lavished with critical
hyperbole, MB remains at the top of the list in terms of innovation and
actualization of metaphor and intent.” (AQ)
Long gone and out of print, here you have a pristine dead mint copy. Price:
90 Euro
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65. MIMO NO KOTO: “Mabayukuhikaru”
(Gyuune – CD95-22) (CD: Mint/ Booklet: Mint/ Obi: Mint/ Case: Excellent).
Early Miminokoto release out of 2002, released by the Osaka label Gyuune
Cassette in an edition of 400 copies. Long out of print. Price: 35 Euro |
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66. MUKAI CHIE: “Songs
& Improvisation” (private) (CDR: Mint/ Jacket: Mint). Self released
recording by Mukai dating back to 2002 and released in an edition of only a
handful of copies and I mean only a handful, which she basically only gave away
at friends and relatives. Recorded live at Okayama Pepperland on May 1st,
2002. Price: 40 Euro |
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67. MUKAI CHIE: “Solo”
(Private) (CDR: Mint/ Jacket: Mint). Another self-released gem by Mukai, dating
back to 2002 and handed out in an edition of about 15 copies. Ch-Shizu lady
goes solo and will intoxicate you for sure with the magical strings of her
Kokyuu. Supposedly an edition of 15 copies, I just wonder where the other 14
copies ended up since I can trace not even one back apart from this one. Price:
40 Euro
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68. MV/ EE: “Lunar Blues” (Child of Microtones – COM16) (CD: Mint/ Slipcase Jacket:
Mint/ Insert: Mint). Long out of print edition of only 99 copies housed in a
gloriously beautiful jacket. “In the
proclaimed year of “Freak Folk,” did Matt Valentine miss the boat? While he did
have a scant minute in the sun of Devendra Banhart’s Golden Apples of the Sun comp, his two newest slabs (Ragas & Blues and Creek to Creation) came out at the
end of the year. Of course that doesn’t count the microscopic editions of
albums he burned with partner Erika Elder, as well as folks like Dredd Foole,
throughout. If you blinked or hesitated on the Paypal trigger, you probably
missed ‘em though. Not to mention his Heroine series, wherein he takes tracks
from releases such as Lunar Blues and extends them beyond the horizon, sliding
the blues beyond the ten-minute barrier. MV & EE did a whopper of an
Elizabeth Cotton cover (“Freight Train”) which they then rode out past the
plains into the sparkling stratosphere. Consider them dusty old blues 78
dubplates, if cut by François Bayle and John Fahey while sharing
moonshine.” (Dusted)Price: 50 Euro
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69. MV/ EE: “Livestock Moon Forms – Rural Ragas Vol. 1” (Child of Microtones –
COM20) (CD: Mint/ Slipcase Jacket: Mint/ Insert: Mint). Long out of print
edition of only 99 copies housed in a gloriously beautiful jacket. Price: 50
Euro |
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70. MV/ EE: “The Light of Cocola Octo Escapes The Golden Dawn of Blues – Rural Ragas
Volume Two” (Child of Microtones – COM21) (CD: Mint/ Slipcase Jacket:
Mint/ Insert: Mint). Long out of print edition of only 99 copies housed in a
gloriously beautiful jacket. Price: 50 Euro |
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71. MV/ EE & The BUMMER ROAD: “We Offer You Guru” (Child Of Microtones – COM 24) (CD: Mint/ Gatefold Letter
pressed Jacket: Mint/ Attached Fold Out Liner Notes: Mint). “We Offer You Guru" picks up
where the Rural Ragas series (three self-released CD-Rs) left off. MV & EE
have created their own distinct sound over the years, and the phrase
"rural raga" is the perfect description. While there's a heavy
Eastern feel to many of these tracks, it's the otherworldly backwoods nature of
them that sets them apart. It's like MV & EE are from another planet and
have only seen the countryside of Vermont and the streets of downtown Calcutta.
It's a potent mix. At just over an hour in length, "We Offer You Guru" is
a overflowing with hypnotic guidance through the afterlife. These 12 tracks act
like a teacher, leading you through your spiritual travels. MV & EE float
in the sky as protectors. They seem to exist on a plane most people can only
dream of. This is music with so many layers and sounds like something you'd
hear as you ascended toward the afterlife in Hindu legends. Nothing else on
earth sounds like this.” (Sure ‘Nuff blog). Long gone and out of print vital
slice of loved folk heroes. Price: 45 Euro
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72. MV/ EE & The BUMMER ROAD: “Deep Space Circuit” (Child of Microtones – COM 28) (2 CD Set: Mint/
Triple gatefold Jacket: Mint). live recordings from the freak folk big band on
tour. Price: 50 Euro
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73. THE MV EE MEDICINE SHOW: “The Suncatcher Blossoms A Nova And Is So Grateful It Is No Longer Willing To
Dark The Sun” Child of Microtones – C.O.M. 22) (CD/ Cardboard Slipcase
and Insert are Mint). Long gone edition of only 99 copies and as essential as
all the others. Price: 50 Euro
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74. THE MV EE MEDICINE SHOW: “Moon Jook” (Child of Microtones – C.O.M. 13) (CD/ Cardboard Slipcase and
Insert are Mint). Privately released issue of again the standard 99 copies.
Essential. Price: 50 Euro
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75. NOHGAKU: “Shakkyo/
Jo No Mai/ Sanbaso” (King Records – KICH-2002) (CD: Mint/ Case: Mint/
Booklet: Mint/ Outer carton slip case: BG++, has some storage discoloration).
Long out of print release that came out back in 1990. Noh is the form of drama
combining music and dance which was perfected by father and son, Kan-ami and
Ze-ami during the Muromachi era, (14th century). The music contains no unnecessary
notes, whereby expression of eternity is found in the simple, intense playing. Nogaku is basically a mix of chorus, Tsuzumi
drum, Hayashi flute and other instruments, which were played during no
performances. Austere and utterly beautiful, makes you wanna throw away all of
your rock records. Price: 25 Euro |
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76. OMIT: “Quad”
(Corpus Hermeticum – Hermes 024/025/026) (3 CD Box set – CD’s:
Mint/ Box: Mint/ Inserts: Mint). Without a single doubt the defining Omit
release and also the most sought after. A stellar magnus opus spread across
three discs and housed in a deliriously designed box, complete with lavishly ornamented
inner sleeves and inserts. Here is what Nick Cain wrote about the set in the
now sadly defunct Opprobrium magazine some years back (CD came out in 1996 or
97): “Not merely for length can Quad be considered the most clearly defining
Omit release (as of yet). In many ways it's his most 'open' recording, with the
layering of the various ingredients of his - if you will - sonic club sandwich
on sublimely lucid fold-in/fold-out build-in/build-out display. More overtly so
than any other Deep Skin title, Quad manifests an/his individual world of
sound, methodically working out the clash (or perhaps attempted/intended
reconciliation) between inner mind/personal sonic turmoil and the encroaching
everyday world, through a meticulously planned juxtaposition of sounds created
on objects from the immediate physical environment and processed recordings of
sounds from the immediate physical environment/landscape. Thus it is that in a
magazine of big statements, I'm sufficiently moved to posit the digital Quad as the essential document of this
country's great ignored sound artist (appropriately packaged in neat flip-top
box with wraparound sticker and beaucoup Optics). Were it not to be received and purchased as such, I would personally
suffer extreme emotional inconvenience.” Highest
recommendation and a true hard to come by title these days. Price: 75 Euro
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77. OVERHANG PARTY: “Otherside Of” (Pataphysique Records – DD-008~009 EP-1) (2 CD's Near Mint/ 7 Inch: Near Mint/ gatefold Sleeve: Near Mint/ Obi: near Mint). This underground Tokyo psych rock ensemble presents an extensive but freakin' great live document, recorded at shows from '95 to '99, including two tracks from their 1999 US tour that for some reason they couldn't fit on either of the two cds in the package but had to press on 7" vinyl, also included! Limited, numbered, all that. Overhang Party is a guitar duo augmented with guests like
Tokyo
underground superstar psych guitarist Michio Kurihara (ex-White Heaven, now of Ghost) and former Fushitsusha drummer Ikuro Takahashi. They produce gorgeous psychedelic guitar freak-out storms to match those from your most stoned Neil Young fantasy. Fans of that sort of thing, and those already into the PSF-documented "Tokyo Flashback" scene (High Rise, Fushistusha, Marble Sheep, Shizuka, etc.) should serious consider getting this. Long gone and out of print limited edition, complete with vinyl 7 inch. Essential. Price: 50 Euro |
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