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1st Koenji album - AMAZING
2nd - NOT SO GOOD but everyone seems to love it
Nivraym - A BIT DULL and sounds like Yoshida recorded it in his bedroom, Dominique what did you think of this one?
Anyone seen the DVD?
― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Saturday, 23 July 2005 20:09 (eighteen years ago) link
I think NIVRAYM is badly recorded (at least relative to the first two - and I think II is Yoshida's pinnacle), but I like a lot of the tunes. It's less zeuhly than the first two, getting a bit more intricate, maybe even fusiony in places. I have the DVD too, and it's a fine document of their live show, but not too much to look at. Just one camera angle, no extras or anything.
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.
― Dominique (dleone), Monday, 25 July 2005 21:00 (eighteen years ago) link
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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.
― original bgm, Friday, 8 May 2009 19:55 (fourteen years ago) link
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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
― frogbs, Friday, 29 January 2016 20:30 (eight years ago) link
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