In praise of Koenjihyakkei

but i will be in florida ;(

see, this is why SF is the good place, and IL is the bad place. I watched Deerhoof play this wkd, and was again reminded that I need to have some out of body experiences out there

this sunday, hemlock tavern, RUINS ALONE: BASSIST WANTED TOUR

haven't seen a bassist yet for Chicago, though I did just realize they're playing w/Yowie, which should be interesting.

uh, so did it. they were at a big art opening at the Yerba Buena on friday. what day did you see them? i walked out after half a song.

I always mean to go to those Yuerba Buena openings, but I never do.

The new stuff that Deerhoof played kind of reminded me of King Crimson trying to play Chocolate Synthesizer. Long stretches of instrumental stuff, pretty complex changes, but also pretty spastic delivery. I thought it was good!

Also: What's the deal with Eskaton? Help me search out more Zeuhl!

I've heard two tracks of the new one, and it seems jazzier than the other records. There's actually a sax in the lineup now, so sometimes the band sounds like Weidorje or even Soft Machine on occasion. Still lots of operatic singing and Yoshida rhythm workouts though.

Re: Eskaton, I think I started a thread about them a few months ago here. Very chop-heavy, fusion-zuehl. If you've heard Magma's Live album from '75, Eskaton take that sound and run with it. Fast, technical, pretty impressive really. I prefer Magma, but Eskaton has many fans. '4 Visions' is generally considered their best record.

anyone else heard the nivraym remaster/re-recording/whatever-it-is on skin graft? old release sounded like it was never mastered or something, which I thought really did it a disservice. the mix on this one seems much cleaner to my ears.

arrangements are a bit different too. most noticeably w/sax parts that pop up here-and-there. seems like they've toned down the use of guitars too.

this is probably my fave koenji record (even tho it easily seems to be the consensus pick for WORST koenji release!), so I'm pretty happy about this.

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They are in the studio again???

YEAH!!!

IOSS!!!

I love Viva Koenji or Koenji 2 or whatever it's called - what'd y'all recommend for me to hear next?

Hermeto Pascoal: "Só Não Toca Quem Não Quer" or "Mundo Verde Esperanca"

huge Nivraym kick lately. man does this remaster sound great. weird to get a Koenjihyakkei "song" stuck in your head but I've been thinking about "Axail Hasck" all day. god there are so many wild ass keyboard solos on this disc

I get fragments of songs from 100 Sights of stuck in my head relatively regularly

holy shit the london shot last night was unbelievable. one of those shows where 1 song in you know its in your all time list. incredible energy.

*london show