Hiiragi Fukuda

psychedelic rock, etc 3

Rock Pop 14

Suishou No Fune & Numinous Eye - Black Flowers Of The Forest In The Cosmos
Essence 2013

Titanic collaboration between Tokyo’s dark and drifting psychedelic geniuses Suishou No Fune and San Francisco’s tripping, free jamming guitar/drums duo Numinous Eye, lead by no other than Mason Jones, long-running Japanese psych specialist and formerly of space rockers Subarachnoid Space.
Black Flowers Of The Forest In The Cosmos is what I would call a perfect meeting. Do not expect a random afternoon jam here, but a late night, perfectly crafted mystical experience.
The drums and sometimes two of the three guitars of the line-up set the rhythmic foundation for the dream-like, fragile abyssal cries and distressing harmonica of Pirako, while gentle echoes and languid strings, spaced-out distortion and amp hums float around all corners slowly building a rich and tranced-out world of droney magic.
Not ever so gently – loud and distorted amp-frying blissful crescendos are capable, at times, of bursting the air -, but always so hypnotic, you will be transported beyond traditional time/space conventions into the jammy, semi-motorik “Space Cruising” goodbye track to finally touch the black flowers of the cosmos.
Stunningly mastered by James Plotkin, Black Flowers Of The Forest In The Cosmos is presented on a beautiful and totally handmade and handpainted – yes, piece by piece, each copy is unique – sturdy textured tip-on gatefold packaging with an art technique mixing natural collages and watercolor. Includes a printed OBI strip.
This edition is limited to 170 copies only.

Suishou No Fune & Numinous Eye - We Are Looking For Space Mushrooms

Hiiragi Fukuda - Seacide (Sloow Tapes / CS 50)

Hiiragi Fukuda nails it again. ‘Seacide’ starts off with some trippy and fucked-up synth mayhem and ends up with long spaced-out guitar soloing on top of endless drumloop boogie.

14 January 2014 Released on Sloow Tapes.

Available Digital on Bandcamp.
http://hiiragi-fukuda.bandcamp.com/album/seacide

Hiiragi Fukuda - Trochos (Side A2)

Artist : Hiiragi Fukuda
Title : Me And My Marshall Amp
Label : Selection (SR 004) 
Format : Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM

Hiiragi Fukuda - Me And My Marshall Amp

from the album "Seacide" by Hiiragi Fukuda

CD/LP Reissue on Trouble in Mind Recs.
Coming March 31st 2015
http://www.troubleinmindrecs.com/hiiragi-fukuda-seacide/

Hiiragi Fukuda - Breeze (Side B2)

Stolen Body Records is proud to announce the release of Al Lover – Cave Ritual Redux. Featuring remixes from Cave Ritual, new tracks, guest remixes and a remix of a Lumerians track. All out on a limited edition pressing of jelly swirl green.

Comes with download code.

‘It’s not often in today’s world that you come across an artist who has found a unique form of self-expression, seemingly operating on his or her own trajectory’ – The Quietus

‘Al Lover is most well-known for his ability to be a non-synthy/trappy/basic beat-maker, and instead a psych-producer, which is very rare. He is quite literally the only one who does what he does’ – Noisey

For those who aren’t already familiar with the workings of Al Lover then allow Stolen Body Records to introduce you to this exceptional, experimental producer from San Francisco – who has been gaining much notoriety for his melding of contemporary past garage and psychedelic rock into harsh yet spacey abrasive beats. Influenced as much by The 13th Floor Elevators as DJ Shadow, Al Combines crunchy drums, shaky percussion, chopped samples and layers of textured effects to create an unexplored path for psychedelic music, offering an earthy and loose approach that sounds more like you’re listening to a DMT fueled psych band than a beat made on an MPC.

Cave Ritual Redux exhibits Al Lover re-inventing his already unique style by adding a new dimension to his previous album Cave Ritual released at the end of last year. With this offering, Al Lover takes older ideas and reinvigorates them with new textures, layers, imagination and creates a new body of mind altering work.

Track Listing:
1. Cave Ritual (Holy Mountain Redux)
2. Broken Binary
3. Flight Patterns (Deconstructed Drone Redux)
4. Lumerians – Hook For An Eye (Al Lover Reinterpretation)
5. Laboratory Broadcast In Stereo
6. Genesis Porridge (Heart Chakra Redux)
7. Yoko Ono as Martian Landscape
8. Brian Jonestown Masochist (Anton Newcombe Reinterpretation)

Al Lover - Brian Jonestown Masochist (Anton Newcombe Reinterpretation)

Al Lover - Broken Bianary

Artist : Hiiragi Fukuda
Title : DUMP
Label : Selection  (SR 014) / Holy Mountain (1998-7)
Format : Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM
Released : June 23 2015

SPLIT RELEASE by SELECTION and HOLY MOUNTAIN

http://selectionrecords.com/store/hiiragi-fukuda-dump-bw-dont-worry-be-slow-7
http://holymountain.com/catalog/hiiragi-fukuda-dump-1998-7

https://hiiragi-fukuda.bandcamp.com/album/dump-7

Hiiragi Fukuda - DUMP

The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads

Life During Wartime (Live at Central Park) [2004 Remaster] (Live at Central Park; 2004 Remaster)

from the album "PERSONAL SERVER" by Hiiragi Fukuda

Limited Cassette Release on SELECTION(NYC) 
selectionrecords.com

FEB 2016 OUT

Hiiragi Fukuda - May 16, 2015(SIDE A3)

Mum Stole My Darts

A project, dedicated to bring the non-mainstream pieces from the Turkish Rock History into light with unique art works.

Illustration: Aytur Şahinbay


BAND:
Feridun Hürel: Vocal, guitar-saz
Onur Hürel: Bass guitar
Haldun Hürel: Drums


"All music rights belong to their rightful owners."

3 Hürel - Haram (1972)

Order here:
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/phantom-band-linear-johnson-the-stollwerck-single/638127-01/

Emotional Rescue presents a limited edition 7” with two songs that while not featuring on the Stollwerck Sampler reissue (ERC026), make a unique piece together as they are focused around the legendary drumming of Jaki Liebezeit.

Coming out of the European Free Jazz movement of the mid-60s, by the end of decade Liebezeit had moved towards psychedelic realms of rock and alongside Irmin Schmidt, Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli and David C. Johnson formed the pioneering ‘Krautrock’ band, Can, in 1968.  

His unique “half-man, half machine “metronome style was integral to the band’s development and success throughout the following decade, a centre-piece to their sound as they became acclaimed international stars. 

With the slow hiatus that engulfed Can in 1980 each member went on to work on new projects.  For Leibezeit, this saw him team up with guitarist Dominik Von Senger to form Phantom Band.   Releasing just 3 albums, each are highly regarded, encompassing an extension of latter-day Can’s funky-jazz fusion with metronomic rock and experimenting with African rhythms.   

Out of this came the Von Senger led Dunkelziffer (ERC007/8/9), all centered around the warehouse art spaces of Stollwerck.  When the recordings for a special “Sampler” album bought together various artists and bands based in the space it was logical that Liebezeit would be heavily involved. 

The Sampler’s LP collage of post-punk, krautrock, dub and avant-garde music saw many unusual collaborations and for this limited 7” we present two such pieces, including the first ever recording of his drum ensemble, Drums Off Chaos.  

First, Phantom Band team up with the unknown Linear Johnson & The Protons.   A mixture of krautrock meets 50s USA rock’n’roll delivery makes for a wondefully odd combination, but the interplay between drums and Von Senger’s guitar marry with R&B vocals to jovial perfection.

On the flip, here then are the beginnings of Liebezeit’s Drums Off Chaos.  Some 5 minutes of pure drumming explosions, this unique recording was not followed up for a further 20 years and is therefore, a special document in a comprehensive music career.

NOTES: While this release was in planning for some time, the untimely passing of Jaki Leibezeit in early 2017 adds extra poignancy to this release and is dedicated to Jaki and vocalist on Rush Rush, Sheldon Ancel.

Emotional Rescue

A. Rush Rush

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About Gong Gong Gong / Siren 追逐劇 7”:

Beijing’s Gong Gong Gong make driving, stripped-down transnational blues, tapping into the spirit of Bo Diddley, the Monks, and psychedelic music from West Africa to Southeast Asia. “Phantom Rhythm” is the concept at the duo’s core: between Tom Ng’s percussive guitar and Joshua Frank’s melodic, charging bass, an aura of ghostly snare hits emerges over a thumping low-end pulse. Atop this framework, Ng recounts Cantonese tales of absurdity, love and lust with fragmented, wry vision.

On their first US release, Gong Gong Gong brings to life a cinematic chase scene. Shot-by-shot, frame-by-frame, “Siren 追逐劇” is a story of galloping hooves and screeching tires—a horse and car racing each other through mountains and desert, charging into the city. The flip-side, instrumental “Something’s Happening 突發” is Gong Gong Gong at their most raw: locomotive jangle and fuzz-faced roar. Dust, sweat and engine oil, the landscape rushing by.

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Gong Gong Gong - Siren (From the "Siren" 7")

the monks - monk chant

SubArachnoid Space - Shut inside

Artist: Hiiragi Fukuda (福田 柊)
Title: "Tokyo Delay" From The Album "My Turntable Is Slow"
Label: Selection
Format: LP (SR-008/33rpm)

Production by: ふゆそうび音楽出版 (Fuyusoubi Music Publishing/TOKYO)

Hiiragi Fukuda - Tokyo Delay (Side B3)

tokyo based music team "fuyusoubi" in 2008-2017.