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ARTIST
HIJOKAIDAN
TITLE
Modern
FORMAT
2LP
LABEL
URASHIMA
CATALOG #
UMA 155LP
UMA 155LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
1/21/2022
Urashima present the first ever vinyl reissue of Kansai based noise band
Hijokaidan
's
Modern
, originally released in 1989 on CD. Resting at a fascinating juncture between space-harsh progressive, impro and noise, it was years ahead of its time when it first appeared becoming one of the great holy grails of Japan noise. Creatively thrilling -- filled with emotive highs and lows -- it's a crucial piece in the puzzle of Japan's wild and wonderful history of noise music. The core of the band revolves around the trio
Jojo Hiroshighe
,
Junko
, and
Toshiji Mikawa
with sporadically the participation of various artists both for live performances and for studio recordings. On this vinyl shows up in the classic three-person line-up leading the way to one of the best reissues among offerings of their incredible discography. Modern double-vinyl LP, carving out uncharted territory between
Faust
and mid-70s
Soft Machine
, pushed improvisation into a near undefinable realm. The sound of Hijokaidan subverts and deconstructs; hits you, not like an avalanche, but like a prolonged electrical discharge on neuromuscular receptors: the most visceral and buried side of the noise is hidden in Jojo's pick-ups, in Junko's voice and in the extraordinary as well as exceptional object of Toshiji called "the Mikawa". Across the four sides of vinyl, comprising a sole one works, Hijokaidan stretches out, laying down cycling fuzz rhythms and guitar feedback lines that channel the modalism of
John Coltrane
and hypnotic psychedelia, before embarking upon scream excursions into the outer realms. Incorporating a playful, pop sensibility, without sacrificing its temperaments of violence and extremism, takes on a terrific vision of organized sound; a notion of the avant-garde which falls far closer to its inception as a structured music, than were it has often historically strayed. Fully remastered for vinyl by
Nobuki Nishiyama
. Gatefold sleeve with photos formerly featured on the CD, with the iconic group photo reprinted inside the gatefold; edition of 299.
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