***Two obscure Japanese underground releases from the mid-'70s and/or '80s, reissued on a single CD. Crazed mantric rock by a group about which no information was ever given, and no production date or location is indicated. Long pieces of hypnotic free form rock hysteria with heavily fuzzed electric guitar à la Faust; Damo Suzuki-like vocal gibber; rhythm courtesy of sleigh bells, tambourine, bass drum and other whackadoo; hard-blown harmonica sludge; and plenty of masterful keeko-bleeko: flute, zither, mandolin, acoustic guitar and synth, tape loops, electronics, environmental sounds, backwards tapes and the hysterical laughter of Stan Laurel. UK import.
CD $17.25
11/30/2004