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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Kazuki Tomokawa
t i t l e : Satoru
d a t e : 2003
l a b e l : PSF PSFD-146
g e n r e : Folk
r l s. d a t e : November/2004
t r a c k s : 10
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 70,1 MB
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This was the thirteenth CD in the 13-CD Kazuki Tomokawa "Box"
released by PSF on 25 June 2003 (PSFD-134--146). It is one of 3
that were released only as part of this set and are not
available separately. This one is "an album of new recordings
with his telepathically sensitive long-term group (which
features Toshiaki Ishizuka of Vajra on drums), including a
clutch of deeply resonant new classics that Tomokawa outed at
his first ever overseas appearance at the Le Weekend Festival
in Scotland [23 May 2003, Stirling]."
Original titles are in Japanese characters.
About the BOX in its entirety:
"Multi-talented Tomokawa (singer, author, actor, painter,
drinker, raconteur, bike-race tipster) remains curiously
unappreciated in the West, in spite of creating some of the
most consistently inspired, emotionally resonant outsider folk
music of recent years. Perhaps this set will inspire a few more
stragglers to catch up with his genius. Whether screaming his
lungs out while thrashing his guitar within an inch of its life
(his legendarily wild performances frequently end up with all
strings snapped during a single song), creating gorgeously
romantic and limpid tone-scapes, or collaborating with the
likes of improv bassist Motoharu Yoshizawa (both of the albums
that they recorded together are included here) or Keiji Haino,
Tomokawa never remains any less than himself. He walks a path
of untutored intelligence, piercing sensitivity, and fully
exorcised passions all too rare in the shallow husk of today's
debased world. Limited to six hundred copies, the set comes
housed in a heavy-duty, LP sized box, with accompanying booklet
and postcard. It contains all ten of the solo Tomokawa studio
albums previously released by PSF. Three exclusive bonus disks
are also included (these will not be available separately from
the box). The first is a compilation of classic, original
tracks from Tomokawa's first three little-heard albums,
released between '75 and '77 on Tokuma. The second bonus disk
is made up of new musical settings for poems by the tragic
Japanese symbolist poet Chuya Nakahara (1907-1937). Tomokawa
has drawn deeply upon the modernist mania of these poems
throughout his career, constantly revisiting them on record and
live, and these new readings are the most mellifluous yet. The
final disk, Satoru is an album of new recordings with his
telepathically sensitive long-term group (which features Toshi
Ishizuka of Vajra on drums), including a clutch of deeply
resonant new classics that Tomokawa outed at his first ever
overseas appearance at the Le Weekend Festival in Scotland." --
Alan Cummings.
The box includes a booklet and a bonus postcard. 600 copies
were made available. Its original selling price was 200$.
This list indicates translated titles that are almost never
mentioned on the CDs, but are used commonly on the internet
[Note that CDs 11-12-13 are only available as part of the Box]:
1. Hanabana No Kashitsu = Fault Of Flowers (1993)
2. Muzan No Bi = Beauty Without Mercy (1985; PSF reissue 1993)
3. Maboroshi To Asobu = Playing With Phantom (1994)
4. Hitori Bon-Odoli (aka Hitori Bonodori) = Dance A Bonodori
Alone (1995)
5. Zeiniku Na Asa = Fat In The Morning Light (1996)
6. Yume Wa Hibi Genki Ni Shinde Yuku = Dreams die blithefully
day by day (1998)
7. Sora No Sakana = Sky Fish (1999; labeled as such on the CD,
next to the original title in Japanese characters)
8. Akai Polian = Red Polyanthus (2000)
9. Erise No Me = The Eyes Of Elise (2001)
10. Kenshin No Ichigeki (2002; no known translation)
11. Shoki Best Album (aka Shoki No Best Album) (2003; no known
translation; recorded 1975-1977)
12. Nakahara Chuya Sakuhinnshu (aka Chuya Nakahara Sakuhin Shu)
(2003; no known translation)
13. Satoru (2003; no known translation)
This list indicates the musicians playing on each of the
albums:
1. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g)
2. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g), Kyoko Furuya (p, syn), Masashi
Kikuchi (shakuhachi, pan-pipe), Hiroaki Ozawa (b), Kazuo Suguro
(g), Masato Nagahata (accordion), Toshiaki Ishizuka (ds),
Yasuki Fukushima (poet)
3. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g), Motoharu Yoshizawa (b), Masato
Nagahata (p), Toshiaki Ishizuka (perc), Yumiko Usui (vc)
4. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g), Motoharu Yoshizawa (b), Toshiaki
Ishizuka (ds), Masato Nagahata (p, accordion)
5. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g), Toshiaki Ishizuka (perc), Masato
Nagahata (p, accordion, mandolin), Ayumi Matsui (vl), Chihiro
S. (b, e-bow bass), Tarou Kanai (g)
6. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g), Motoharu Yoshizawa (b), Masato
Nagahata (p, syn, accordion, mandolin)
7. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g), Masato Nagahata (p, mandolin,
accordion), Toshiaki Ishizuka (ds, perc), Taroh Kanai (g)
8. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g), Masato Nagahata (p, mandolin,
accordion), Toshiaki Ishizuka (ds, perc)
9. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g), Masato Nagahata (p, mandolin,
accordion), Toshiaki Ishizuka (ds, perc), Taro Kanai (g), Keiji
Haino (g on tracks 9 and 11)
10. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g), Masato Nagahata (p, mandolin,
accordion), Toshiaki Ishizuka (ds, perc), Taro Kanai (g), Ayumi
Matsui (vl)
11. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g) and...?
12. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g), Masato Nagahata (p, mandolin,
accordion), Toshiaki Ishizuka (ds, perc), Taro Kanai (g)
13. Kazuki Tomokawa (vo, g), Masato Nagahata (p), Toshiaki
Ishizuka (ds, perc), Taro Kanai (g), [unknown] (cello)
Note: Taro Kanai's name is sometimes spelled Taroh Kanai.
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01-Satoru part 1 [05:35]
02-Satoru part 2 [05:08]
03-Satoru part 3 [05:47]
04-Satoru part 4 [04:29]
05-Satoru part 5 [05:19]
06-Satoru part 6 [03:10]
07-Satoru part 7 [03:46]
08-Satoru part 8 [03:42]
09-Satoru part 9 [02:08]
10-Satoru part 10 [05:46]
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44:50 min
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