This is one of my favorite Acid Mothers Temple albums and I think one of their finest overall. Benzaiten is largely a cover/reinterpretation of the 1976 album of the same name by Osamu Kitajima. Benzaiten (1976) is one of the earliest and most successful records to merge Western psychedelic/progressive rock and folk influences
At The Emerald Pool is an extremely delicate and wonderful new duo album from guitarists Tomo Katsurada (ex Kikagaku Moyo) and Jonny Nash. It’s certainly atmospheric and light as a feather but it’s not really an ambient record. You’re more likely to dissolve into these songs […]
4 long, wide tracks of psychedelic influenced rock make up this wonderful album by guitarist/singer Shutaro Noguchi. The singing is fantastic and properly high in the mix while the guitar is raw destructive rock power. From Japan and now residing in Kentucky, Noguchi sounds a lot like some of our favorite J-psych classics with much […]
Alturas (Heights) is an improvisation session of unusual players and rare quality. When French prog legend Richard Pinhas (of Heldon) and his longtime associates Acid Mothers Temple were in Peru for the festival Integraciones, Buh records label boss Luis Alvarado put together this session. The longtime […]
This is another great release by the improvisational trio of three of japans most accomplished players- Kawabata Makoto (Acid Mothers Temple) Asahito Nanjo (High Rise) and Yoshida Tatsuya (Ruins) joined by the even more experimental, even more legendary Keiji Haino on vocals. Record collectors, buoyed by […]
This is the first official album by early drone ensemble The Taj Mahal Travellers, documenting a 1972 homecoming show at Sohgetsu Hall in Tokyo, following their second tour of Europe. I think this group is deeply underrated and has a small but wonderful discography, which consists […]
This 3LP live album from improvisational psychedelic legends Acid Mothers Temple documents a wonderfully heavy 4/20 set. As perhaps their longest running and hardest rocking lineup, this incarnation of the band is particularly suited to the task. They’re very aware of the holiday and the recording […]
I’m thrilled that two of my favorite musicians have collaborated on this fuzzy and upbeat LP. This is only the second post-Kikagaku Moyo album from the group’s co-founder, singer and guitarist Tomo Katsurada since their dissolution. Perhaps his work at blog favorite label Guruguru Brain keeps […]
The debut album by this Japanese group is an all time psychedelic classic that demonstrates considerable range and a deep understanding of the zeitgeist. The entire discography of Omoide Hatoba is absolutely top tier psychedelic freak rock of the highest order, and so you might as […]
Known primarily for his critically acclaimed video game soundtracks, Japanese producer and DJ Soichi Terada has been moving dancefloors for more than thirty years. I first heard of him when I attended a live show and was deeply moved by his intricate, sophisticated house music with […]