A half-decade of collaboration between two of improvisational rock's finest talents finally comes to fruition in the studio with the release of Samurai Blues , the debut album from Guru Guru drummer Mani Neumeier and Acid Mothers Temple guitarist Kawabata Makoto. Guru Guru drummer Mani Neumeier and Acid Mothers Temple guitarist Kawabata Makoto have worked in concert with one another since 2006, when the two parties paired up with Acid Mothers bassist Tsuyama Atsushi and combined the powers of both esteemed outfits to form Acid Mothers Guru Guru. This megaton monolith of sound traveled across the United States [...]
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Samurai Blues is serious improvisation between two incredibly talented performers
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you know, after like their hundredth offshoot, thousandth release and millionth song always titled something along the lines of goodbye big asshole emmanuel or lyomange of the rising sun, i often wonder when this shit'll become tired and i'll stumble off to my secret coldplay stash hidden belowthe bed, underneath the large box of pornography, [...]
Kawabata certainly demonstrated his mad guitar philosophy, tearing at the lock grooved concoctions with amazing zeal – I danced to within an inch of my life, burning up on the energies, Mr O to my side, bounced around to the tribal impetus while I convulsed to Makoto's knife edges… Mr Suzuki sucked us into his vocal mantra… God knows what he was saying… caught all sorts of strange snippets and mis-hearings, melting along that heavy reverb … horizon of eyes…smiles…miles of aisles…tango fries… ah fuck it, this man was incredible! Weaving his voice over epic distances, all that gibber, fusing [...]
Photo credit: Soul Dirty With this instalment we gradually start our exploration of the infinite emptiness of space, black holes and time bending energy. But watch out, while we will continue to move away from the sonic attack of exploding stars and spiralling galaxies and into the darkest corners of space, we will encounter some strange and mind baffling places. The bizarre and alienating sounds of Pamelia Kurstin's theremin for example. Quite possibly one of my favourite records of this year so far. With this, the overall feeling of this part is [...]
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