a r t i s t : Shizuka
t i t l e : Live: Traditional Aesthetics
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : PSF (PSFD-178)
g e n r e : Psychedelic Rock
r l s. d a t e : May/2008
t r a c k s : 04
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 79,2 MB
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Shizuka's sole studio album, Heavenly Persona, has long been
one of the real jewels hidden in the PSF back catalogue.
Indeed, Alan Cummings calls them "THE great lost-in-action
group of the Tokyo underground psych scene". The group came
together from the fallout of a bunch of early Fushitsusha
line-ups, with original second guitarist Maki Miura (who
played on Fushitsusha's debut Untitled/1st CD on PSF) joined
by Fushitsusha drummer Jun Kosugi, Miura's partner Shizuka on
guitar and vocals and Seven on bass. But outside of their one
official studio album evidence of their majestic take on
extended psychedelic rock has been pretty thin on the ground,
outside of a few patchy live albums on associated labels. So
this one may just count as one of the most wildly anticipated
PSF releases in an age, the official follow-up to Heavenly
Persona, consisting of a beautifully recorded live set from
1995 long whispered about in underground circles, with the
band at their absolute peak of their powers. The form here is
more extended than on their studio album, with songs that
explode into deliriously over-amped and disruptively melodic
lead guitar bombs that combine the white-heat of Keiji Haino
with the emotionally fraught aspect of classic Neil Young.
Shizuka's vocals float on a bed of ethereal reverb and the
group interaction is just gorgeous, piloting hushed F/X
through damaged blues and classic Japanese psych moves. But
it's the guitar playing you'll keep coming back to, with some
of the most amazing six-string destructo moves ever torn from
a stack of amps. Seriously. An incredible record from one of
the all-time great Japanese underground groups. Highest
possible recommendation.
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01-Tenkai No Perusona-Yo Ni Nokosu Uta [26:28]
02-Tobira No Hirakareru Yoru [08:53]
03-Ookuru No Kage Ni Ukabu Genwaku [05:14]
04-6 Gram No Hoshi [11:49]
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