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Limited edition pressing of 500 copies worldwide. All pressed on olive green vinyl, housed in a full color sleeve with leather effect laminate, with hype sticker and black polylined inner bag. Continuing Riot Season's quest to get all of the classic early AMT albums released on vinyl, the label turns to 2006's Starless And Bible Black Sabbath, and with the help of Makoto Kawabata's studio wizardry, it is possible. This latest instalment in the Acid Mothers Temple Vinyl Archives - First Time On Vinyl series has been meticulously put together with the help of Makoto Kawabata with the original CD artwork recreated for these vinyl editions from archive photos stored in the vaults at the Acid Mothers Temple in Osaka, Japan and the original audio remastered by James Plotkin. Here's what Brainwashed.com had to say upon its original CD-only release back in 2006: "The title track is the meat of the beast, beginning with a minute of booms and gongs reminiscent of a thunderstorm before launching into some slow, heavy Sabbath-esque riffs. Squealing guitar and synth effects accompany the vocals of bassist Tabata Mitsuru, whose voice captures some of the sound and feeling of Ozzy's more than it does the melody. The pace is slower than most AMT fare, but things speed up considerably around the eight-and-a-half-minute mark."
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Limited edition pressing of 500 copies worldwide. All pressed on cream colored vinyl, housed in a full color sleeve with leather effect laminate, with hype sticker and black polylined inner bag. Continuing Riot Season's quest to get all of the classic early AMT albums released on vinyl, the label now turns to 2004's Mantra Of Love with the help of Makoto Kawabata's studio wizardry. This latest instalment in the Acid Mothers Temple Vinyl Archives - First Time On Vinyl series has been meticulously put together with the help of Makoto Kawabata with the original CD artwork recreated for these vinyl editions from archive photos stored in the vaults at the Acid Mothers Temple in Osaka, Japan and the original audio remastered by James Plotkin. Here's what Pitchfork had to say upon its original CD only release back in 2004: "Acid Mothers are strong folk. You'd think they'd tire quickly, all tucked away on their island, strewn about on tree roots while baking their lungs and throats to a knotty green tinge. But instead of waltzing through life like hippies, they manage to not only tour and put out records every year, but also to fill those albums with 30-minute jams and assorted freakouts. And while evil jam bands would fill that space with guitar work taken from the Classic Rock Manual of Clichés, Makoto Kawabata and company assault listeners with frighteningly dense walls of white noise, psychedelic swirl effects and, yes, even guitar solos -- albeit ones that are more Merzbow or Keiji Haino than Gary Rossington. Truly, AMT's endurance and threshold for cosmic lashings are both worthy of admiration." Originally released on CD by Alien8 Recordings in 2004.
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Limited 300 only transparent red vinyl LP housed in a reverse board printed color sleeve. Includes double-sided card insert, polylined inner bag, hype sticker, and download code. More brutal sounds from the thriving UK scum/noise rock underground. Louse: purveyors of the finest cellar-dweller scum rock since 2020; a disgusting cocktail comprised of four parts Foot Hair (Box Records) and two parts The Shits (Rocket Recordings), served over a capsized cruise-liner. Described as wielding "damp and sticky instruments," being "rotten from the inside" and sonically "stinking drunk, shirtless with no shoes, crawling around in your head," Louse gleefully pummel one riff into oblivion, deranged howls and punishing buzzsaw guitars growl over driving disco beats and slide bass. A carnival in an open sewer. Creep Call -- Louse's debut LP, after various tapes, live recordings and a split 10" lathe cut with The Shits -- is a true statement of intent. Presented by the magnificent Riot Season, the record is the result of a (wasted) life's work honing and toning the platonic ideal of single-riff noise rock, all wrapped up in a grindhouse, Giallo-flick package. Briefly elevated from the basement, Creep Call was recorded with James Atkinson at The Station House Studio in 2023 and mastered by S. Bishop, so the carnage has never sounded better. Perfectly balanced ugliness drenched in feedback, pumped up with Stooges keys and sax (honk honk) -- the closest thing to experiencing the deafening, goofy, beer-soaked-undergarment chaos of a Louse show first hand. Creep Call features wholesome ruminations on perpetual home invasion, road-side pornography addiction, perfecting a cannibalistic diet, and an unmistakable cowboy/line-dancing anthem. Do the wrong thing, and answer the call.
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Limited-edition, 300 only worldwide on deep-yellow colored vinyl, housed in a reverse board sleeve, with hype sticker, polylined inner bag and download code. Stars align and Oli Heffernan brings his ever-(d)evolving Ivan The Tolerable to Riot Season for two LPs of sublime entropic drift. Having this time recruited Christian Alderson (The Unit Ama) on drums, John Pope (Ponyland) on double bass, Kevin Nickles (Ecstatic Vision) on flute and saxophone and Ben Hopkinson on electric piano -- both works were recorded as a quintet almost instantaneously, the players barely brushing or breathing a note before the whole thing was done. The first LP, Vertigo (REPOSE 142LP), is all claustrophobic, dense and disorientating -- like Sun Ra sitting in with Exploding Star Orchestra. The second LP, Water Music, is the music of lapping waves, becalmed, creaking hulls, circling birds and gentle winds. Equal parts Laraaji and Natural Information Society.
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Limited blood-orange-and-red marbled vinyl. Housed in a gloss finished color outer sleeve with double sided insert. Following 2023's much lauded Kaliyuga Express debut Warriors & Masters, Nolla (Finnish psych/space rockers) and Mike Vest (Maximalist guitar guru, Bong, Blown Out, Drunk In Hell, Artifacts & Uranium, Modoki, Tomoyuki Trio, Mienakunaru) combine their visions once again and explore dark futuristic mindscapes. They set their sights to the looming eons and gaze through an occult lens. Inspired by classic space rock, driving hypnotic krautrock and bleak synth soundscapes. The ground was laid in improvised Nolla sessions and further ascended with gloomy prophecies and lyrical explorations by Ilkka and Otto. With Ohto's assertive drums and Teemu's solid guitars the canvas was set for Mike to paint his transcendent multilayered guitars. Bleak and overbearing sights are explored, but the future holds a speck of hope if you are prepared to embrace the darkness. For fans of: Hawkwind, Can, Sun Dial, Bevis Frond, space rock, Krautrock. Recorded in Finland and the United Kingdom Winter/Spring 2024.
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Limited edition of 300. Cyan color vinyl, housed in a reverse board sleeve with hype sticker, polylined inner bag and download code. Stars align and Oli Heffernan brings his ever-(d)evolving Ivan The Tolerable to Riot Season for sublime entropic drift. Having this time recruited Christian Alderson (The Unit Ama) on drums, John Pope (Ponyland) on double bass, Kevin Nickles (Ecstatic Vision) on flute and saxophone and Ben Hopkinson on electric piano -- the album was recorded as a quintet, the players barely brushing or breathing a note before the whole thing was done. Vertigo, is all claustrophobic, dense and disorientating -- like Sun Ra sitting in with Exploding Star Orchestra.
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Shit And Shine return to Riot Season where it all began with their debut You're Lucky To Have Friends Like Us (2004) for their 20th anniversary. Rum And Coke, is only available as a limited edition white vinyl LP (300 copies worldwide) with download code and hype sticker. The album also features vocals from Callum Howe (The Shits) and it's Shit And Shine at their filthy/noisy best. Guitar/vocals -- Craig Clouse; Vocals -- Callum Howe (The Shits); Drums -- He Who Will Remain a Mystery. Mastered by James Plotkin. Rum And Coke comes stumbling out the speakers with the week old stench of an alcoholic exiting his late night hideaway into the sunshine of a new day. It is the sound playing inside his fermented brain as he heads of in search of his next tipple. It's grimy, it's noisy. It's a bit of a bastard. Heavy, impenetrable layers of gnarled guitars, slurred vocals, pounding drums all wrapped in a blanket of thick sludge.
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Machiavellian Art and Riot Season Records present Population Control. An intense exploration of societal and self-imposed controls, encapsulated in a dynamic contrast between Side A's visceral anger and the introspective ambiance of Side B. This duality mirrors the contrasting themes of external control versus internal reflection. Population Control extends beyond its predecessor, Indoctrination Sounds, in both musical depth and thematic scope. The album confronts a broad spectrum of modern-day addictions -- not just to substances, but to technology, social media, and the relentless 24-hour news cycle. These themes manifest across tracks like "A Slow Death," "Population Control (1) + (2)," "Fear of the Outside World," and "Crisis," each exploring the resulting isolation, paranoia, fear, and hopelessness. "Seaside Holiday," a critique of environmental negligence, specifically highlighting the issue of untreated sewage being dumped into Britain's waterways by private companies. Limited-edition lilac colored vinyl LP with download code.
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They're back! This time the Finnish seers Mahti venture even deeper into the unknown on their third release Musiikki 3, assisted by the creativity of English musicians Richard Dawson and Sally Pilkington. The music reaches for space and roots at the same time bringing forth Mr. Dawson's earthy guitars and angelic voice while Ms. Pilkington weaves ethereal layerings with her synths and joins occasionally the choir. Hannu Saha conjures ancient Karelian spirits with his kantele while Muumu, Lehtibabba, and Mätky mesmerize the listener with their unique mix of electro, rock and noise. The end result is an album full of Musiikki unlike any you've ever heard before! Limited mirage blue/green marble colored vinyl LP with download code.
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Limited black vinyl repress. Osaka based psych-rock three-piece Hibushibire return after a long break, with a new line up and a stunning third album. Following the successes of their debut album Freak Out Orgasm! (2017), the follow up Turn On, Tune In, Freak Out (2019) and two very well received UK tours, the band headed home to Osaka, Japan and then, the pandemic hit. During this downtime, guitarist/vocalist Changchang decided to create a new power trio. Enter Tetsuji Toyoda (bass/vocals) and Aoi Hama (drums/vocals). Now finally, Hibushibire mark two is born properly. Entering the studio with Acid Mothers Temple/Mainliner guru Makoto Kawabata in the producer chair (and also as a guest musician) once again, the band recorded album number three, Magical Metamorphosis Third Eye. Makoto also adds some of his own trademark guitar howls throughout the album, perfectly complimenting Changchang's own growing prowess. Like the band's first two albums, Magical Metamorphosis Third Eye is very much an album of two halves. Side one again is full of killer shorter tracks, while side two is reserved for a blinding majestic 20-minute epic "Ayahuasca Witch Abduction." Perhaps the biggest musical surprise here though is probably track two, the beautifully mellow tripped out "We Won't Go Back To The Past," which sounds like it's been beamed straight out of the late '60s/early '70s. The band also tip a nod to the Beatles psychedelic classic "Tomorrow Never Ever Knows," but with their own twist of course. It's clear with the line-up changes, Changchang has decided to expand the bands musical pathway, and he's achieving stunning results. Includes full-color sleeve, double sided insert, polylined inner, hype sticker and download code.
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Ultra limited-edition release from Taiwan's psych-rock heroes Dope Purple, joined here by fellow Taipei resident, noise musician Bei San Q Nan. Here is a one-off pressing of the bands self-released 2019 cassette-only release Psychedelic Scum Freaks, Recorded in September 2018. Taipei's noise musician Bei San Q Nan joined Dope Purple to begin the album with over ten minutes of harsh noise and continued to bring the noise psychedelic tinnitus hell. This double vinyl set includes the remastered version of the cassette album, in addition to a super-heavyweight drone song recorded in 2022. One for the die-hards. Pressed on transparent purple color vinyl, and housed in a gloss finished full color outer sleeve with polylined inner bags and download code.
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Osaka based psych-rock three-piece Hibushibire return after a long break, with a new line up and a stunning third album. Produced by Acid Mothers Temple/Mainliner guru Makoto Kawabata who also guests on the album. Following the successes of their debut album Freak Out Orgasm! (2017), the follow up Turn On, Tune In, Freak Out (2019) and two very well received UK tours, the band headed home to Osaka, Japan and then, the pandemic hit. During this downtime, guitarist/vocalist Changchang decided to create a new power trio. Enter Tetsuji Toyoda (Bass/Vocals) and Aoi Hama (Drums/Vocals). The new trio have spent the last three years writing new music, playing live and honing their sound in Japan, and a short well received tour of Taiwan with Riot Season labelmates Dope Purple. And now finally, Hibushibire mark 2 is born properly. Entering the studio, the band recorded album number three, Magical Metamorphosis Third Eye. Makoto also adds some of his own trademark guitar howls throughout the album, perfectly complimenting Changchang's own growing prowess. Like the band's first two albums, Magical Metamorphosis Third Eye is very much an album of two halves. It's clear with the lineup changes, Changchang has decided to expand the band's musical pathway, and he's achieved stunning results.
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LP version. Osaka based psych-rock three-piece Hibushibire return after a long break, with a new line up and a stunning third album. Produced by Acid Mothers Temple/Mainliner guru Makoto Kawabata who also guests on the album. Following the successes of their debut album Freak Out Orgasm! (2017), the follow up Turn On, Tune In, Freak Out (2019) and two very well received UK tours, the band headed home to Osaka, Japan and then, the pandemic hit. During this downtime, guitarist/vocalist Changchang decided to create a new power trio. Enter Tetsuji Toyoda (Bass/Vocals) and Aoi Hama (Drums/Vocals). The new trio have spent the last three years writing new music, playing live and honing their sound in Japan, and a short well received tour of Taiwan with Riot Season labelmates Dope Purple. And now finally, Hibushibire mark 2 is born properly. Entering the studio, the band recorded album number three, Magical Metamorphosis Third Eye. Makoto also adds some of his own trademark guitar howls throughout the album, perfectly complimenting Changchang's own growing prowess. Like the band's first two albums, Magical Metamorphosis Third Eye is very much an album of two halves. It's clear with the lineup changes, Changchang has decided to expand the band's musical pathway, and he's achieved stunning results.
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Recorded in Finland and the United Kingdom. Finnish space travelers Nolla join forces with psychedelic guitar maestro Mike Vest (Bong, Blown Out, Modoki, Artifacts & Uranium, Drunk In Hell). Inspired by classic space rock, driving hypnotic krautrock and bleak synth soundscapes, the Kaliyuga Express debut album is a story of ends and beginnings, light and darkness, dystopian worlds beyond and their warriors and masters. Prepare to be blasted into endless black space! For fans of: Hawkwind, Can, Sun Dial, Bevis Frond, Space Rock, Kosmische Musik. Limited edition of 300 copies, all pressed on mandarin orange color vinyl, and housed in a gloss finished full color outer sleeve with insert, polylined inner bag and download code.
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The debut album from O-Mandroid. O-Mandroid is Kawabata Makoto's new trio with the Acid Mothers Temple drummer Satoshima Nani (voice, drums, sampler) and bassist Hamachang from a Kobe based post punk band BLONDnewHALF. All music and words were improvised though, and the sound is like composed psychedelic and progressive rock/late '70s-early-'80s post punk/Japanese underground experimental. Limited edition 300 copies, all pressed on purple silk color vinyl, and housed in a gloss finished full color outer sleeve with polylined inner bag and download code.
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The second album from Finnish experimental band featuring members of the legendary Circle. Mahti are a Finnish four-piece group presenting a unique mixture of ambient-rock, electronic music and traditional Finnish-Karelian music. Lengthy semi-improvisational pieces are built on top of complex, hypnotic grooves which are layered with opaque guitars and strangely soothing noise elements. In the heart of it all there's kantele, an ancient Finnish string instrument played by Hannu Saha, who has studied Finnish folk music in theory and practice for nearly five decades. The other players are Jussi Lehtisalo and Tomi Leppänen, who also form the rhythmic core of avant-rock group Circle, and psychiatrist Teemu Elo. Strange dreams guaranteed! Limited edition transparent purple marble LP. Housed in a stunning full-color sleeve with polylined inner bag and download code.
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Third release in the "first time on vinyl" trilogy, following the quickly sold-out Pink Lady Lemonade - You're From Outer Space and Myth Of The Love Electrique. Here you have the band's classic 2007 double album, Acid Motherly Love, pressed on vinyl for the first time. Acid Motherly Love is another out-there ride through Acid Mothers' weird and psychedelic world. Guitars howl, riffs grow bigger with each minute and brains get fried along the way. Recorded under falling ash and burning roof tiles, Acid Motherly Love features every dimension of their legendary underground sound -- from wild riff heavy jams, to quieter acoustic passages and spoken monologues, all capped by the trance inducing 15 minute-plus epic "Santa Sanrodriguez". Fully redesigned sleeve complete with obligatory nudity. Transparent orange vinyl; gatefold sleeve; edition of 350.
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Following on from their well-received albums Primitve Fuck (2018) and The Wholly Other (2020), London based psych rockers Black Helium release their third album Um via Riot Season Records. Here you find psychedelic defiance at its most incendiary and joyous. Returning to record at Bear Bites Horse studios with Wayne Adams, Beck Harvey, Diogo Gomes, and Stuart Gray deep dive into lysergic rock primitivism sparking sprawling stream-of-thought explorations to bring about an album that is as fried as it is alive. Black Helium are a psychedelic power trio, based in London. Never afraid to stray from the beaten path, they traverse aural hallucinatory soundscapes; from detuned Neanderthal rock to deep oceans of introspective blissed-out psychedelia. Black Helium are: Stuart Gray (vocals, guitar), Beck Harvey (bass, vocals), Diogo Gomes (drums). Purple/lilac color vinyl; edition of 400.
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Bruxa Maria are back on their third full-length; be grateful. Build Yourself A Shrine And Pray is 45 minutes of pummeling, punishing fury as unrelenting and all-consuming as your anger at coming up short for the rent. The new record finds the band just as enraged as their 2016 debut, while continuing to evolve artistically. Bruxa Maria's huge bass and guitar, frantic drums, and banshee shrieking vocals build tension with few moments of release, the frenzy sometimes dissolving into feedback, static, and synth drones. Often the riffs have a swagger that makes you want to dance, and in a few places there are flashes of some genuinely pretty melodies and hooks. Those moments all shine through for just an instant before being shredded by the noise and wrath, torn apart flower petals under a line of razor wire. This is dark music about and against a darkening world, where anger and art are crucial to how we keep on keeping on. You can call it now, this is going to be the best record of 2023. Bruxa Maria are: G. Dread - guitar, vocals; Dave Cochrane - bass (Head of David, God, Terminal Cheesecake); Paul Antony - Drums (Ghold, Test Dept); Robbie Judkins - Synth noise (Left Hand Cuts off The Right). Dread black vinyl. Includes three double-sided A4 inserts and download code; printed outer sleeve with poly-lined inner.
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Sun yellow vinyl; gatefold sleeve. Continuing the "first time on vinyl" purge of the Acid Mothers Temple archives. Here's the band's classic 2006 album finally available on double vinyl for the first time. Myth Of The Love Electrique is another scorcher from these ridiculously prolific psych masters. This album is notable for being the debut of their newest band member: Kitagawa Hao. Kitagawa's presence doesn't dominate the recording by any means, but her contributions nicely complement the swirling chaos the group generates. Acid Mothers Temple always manages to find a breath of fresh air at the most opportune times, and this is no exception. While remaining a tight unit, bringing Kitagawa into the fold adds another dimension to their chaotic sprawl without having to sacrifice any of their strengths on this incendiary album.
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Reissue, originally released in 2005. First time available on vinyl for 15 years. New sleeve artwork with photos by Steve Gullick and pressed on dirty white vinyl. Ladybird... one perfect heavy as fuck hypnotic riff played over and over and over and over across two sides of an LP. Back when Shit And Shine formed, the idea was basically to sound like their heroes Drunks With Guns and Strangulated Beatoffs, using that same basic formula. A big dumb ass catchy riff played over and over until the joke gets old... then keep going. Recorded live at Southern Studios, London (fun fact: the same room where Bauhaus recorded "Bela Lugosi's Dead") in 2004 with just two basses, a snare drum, a huge cardboard box and a tiny toy Casio SA-1 keyboard (using the "airplane" sound hitting the same key over and over for 41 minutes). Some still say it's the best thing Shit And Shine has ever done. No argument there. Originally released on CD, and super limited vinyl. This was Shit And Shine's second release and it sold out quick. Remastered and beefed the hell up by Craig Clouse at Shit And Shine Ranch, 2022. Don't sleep on it. Edition of 300.
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First time on vinyl. Originally released as a CD only album on Riot Season back in 2008 and out of print ever since. Fourteen years later it's finally getting the double vinyl release it fully deserves. Now expanded, and with new artwork Pink Lady Lemonade - You're From Outer Space really could be Acid Mothers Temple's first "summer album". Here, Acid Mothers Temple's most representative song "Pink Lady Lemonade" is dismantled and reconstructed as a blissful ecstatic psychedelic trip where chaos and silence intersect. These were the first Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno studio recordings since the addition of Pikachu, drummer and vocalist with Osaka grenade-girl duo Afrirampo. The popular AMT standard "Pink Lady Lemonade" showcases a 21st century acid rock update on the '60s San Francisco psychedelic sound. This one doesn't reach in the red status often -- it's a more out-there trippy ride. But when it does finally soar, Kawabata Makoto's guitar has never sounded more alive. Gatefold sleeve; clear vinyl; edition of 350.
Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno: Pikachu - drums, voice, cosmic shaman; Tabata Mitsuru - bass, voice, malatab; Higashi Hiroshi - synthesizer, dancin'king; Shimura Koji - drums, Latino cool; Kawabata Makoto - guitar, voice, electronics, speed guru; Audrey Ginestet - voice, cosmos.
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The wonderfully named Kevin, are a three-piece band formed in Osaka, Japan in 2017. The line-up at the time of recording/releasing this debut album Aftermath consisted of Hayato Izawa (vocal), Yutaro Umemoto (guitar), and Yuichi Umemoto (drums). The band has been influenced by psychedelic rock, krautrock, folk music, and free jazz. But Kevin is less full-on psych rock than some of their Japanese contemporaries (and new label mates) like Acid Mothers Temple, Mainliner, and Hibushibire. The strong krautrock influence is more prominent in their unique sound. Taking influence from the likes of Can and This Heat, their sound was initially based on noise music. Nowadays, they are minimizing their equipment and developing their own music with a groovy, delicate and devastating band sound. In 2019, the band successfully performed their first show abroad, in Taiwan, and with the worldwide release of Aftermath now via Riot Season records they intend to travel and play far and wide (when rules allow). Transparent green vinyl; includes download code; edition of 300.
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When not enthralled to the cosmos, Wild Rocket call Dublin, Ireland home. It is from this base that their new record Formless Abyss emanates. This, their third transmission as a musical unit, features three long form pieces of swirling intensity brought to you by Riot Season Records. As a confluence of ideas and methods, Wild Rocket endeavor to interpret the subtle signals of the universe -- the interplanetary vibrations -- and present them as brash manifestations of sound. Scientists and shamans alike have endeavored to interpret the universal whispers, to elucidate meaning from the measurable and the sensible. It is known that to measure and interpret is to alter and color those signals and this is what drives the development of Wild Rocket's sound and interpretation. Formless Abyss showcases the band's unflinching pummeling style, drifting from repetitive blows to unhinged swirls of din yet always remaining innately infectious and perhaps surprisingly danceable. The record is presented as a continuous piece in three parts. The title track "A Formless Abyss" appears here for the first time in recorded form -- a behemoth of a tune which builds around a drone, joined by dual drums and minimal bass locked into a repetitive groove. A groove that is slowly expanded via multiple guitars and synthesis. Vocals eventually join at just the right moment imploring the listener to "leave your criticisms down" and realize "we're all equal now" in the formless abyss or the place between worlds where our earthly preoccupation with human differences are meaningless. The second track "Interplanetary Vibrations" may seem familiar to some in a simpler form. The expanded line-up and extended development of the core theme brings a new interpretation and experience that is more than worthwhile. The track's vocals juxtapose the hybrid Germanic language of English with the ancient native Irish language of Gaeilge. Both used to promote meaning and interpretation of the interplanetary vibrations felt by all. The track features large dynamic shifts and changes of pace, culminating in a wash of smashed gongs and distorted guitars. The final track "Future Echoes" is a doom/kraut juggernaut coming in at just under twenty minutes. Are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of previous civilizations over and over, or can we find the cracks of light that echo through and show us a new way forward? Seaweed green vinyl; includes download code; edition of 300.
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REPOSE 077C-LP
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Transparent curacao blue vinyl; includes download code; edition of 300. The long-awaited follow-up to Osaka's Hibushibire Freak Out Orgasm! debut album from 2017 is here with Turn On, Tune In, Freak Out!. Who are Hibushibire?: 821 on bass, Ryu Matsumoto on drums, and Changchang on guitar and vocals. It would be fair to say Hibushibire's 2017 debut album Freak Out Orgasm! went down well with fans of psych-rock. It garnered quite a few influential underground reviews and seemed to sell through on word of mouth alone. UK-based music blog Dayz Of Purple And Orange said this of their debut: "Fuck me! I think I've died and gone to psychedelic heaven! If anyone had asked me what I would really want from a freak out, heavy-as-fuck psych band I would have to say I would want the sheer guitar pyrotechnics of Acid Mothers Temple, the hard-as-nails scuzziness of The Heads, the lead heaviness of a fucked-up Blue Cheer, and the instrumental dexterity of Hendrix on speed. Guess what, that band exists and they are called Hibushibire!" Their follow-up Turn On, Tune In, Freak Out! is produced again by Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple, Mainliner) and it's the next logical step in the band's sonic development. As with its predecessor, side one consists of three tracks, "Ecstasy Highwaystar", "Blow! Blow! Blow!", and "Overdose, Pussycat! More! More!". Some of these titles will be familiar if you've followed the band's live shows in recent times, and it's pretty much a guitar to the front, full gonzo-style hard-rocking psychedelic freak out from the first blast of Changchang's guitar panning from left to right before the main riff kicks it all off. Again, as with their debut, side two comprises of just one epic length track. "Rollercoaster Of The Universe" clocks in at seventeen minutes and is the sound of the band moving onto the next level during its journey. It's a shudderingly beautiful piece, with many hypnotic twists and turns. The band did initially attempt to produce this album by themselves, but got "brain fever" in the studio and called their old friend Makoto to come down and help them finish it off. As he had no preparation in advance, he knew nothing about how the recording was going in the studio, and moreover there was little time left for adjustments to be made. But his technique of mixing was, as always, both mighty and almost destructive.
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