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artist: MODOKI
title: ‘Atom Sphere'
catalogue # REPOSELP118
format: Vinyl LP (Black)
barcode # 5051142011671
shop release date: May 5th 2023

LP Tracklisting

A1. Sun Steals (5:56)
A2. High Standing Galactic Healing (4:57)
A3. Roll Away Your Shadow (6:16)

B1. Beastronics (5:46)
B2. Neptune Seller (6:48)
B3. Transmigration Of Souls (4:44)

Power Trio featuring Mitsuru Tabata, Japanese underground rock guitarist, vocalist and composer (Zena Geva, Leningrad Blues Machine, Boredoms, 20 Guilders, Acid Mothers Temple), Mike Vest (Blown Out, Bong, Artifacts & Uranium, 11Paranoias, Drunk In Hell) & Dave Sneddon.

Recorded, engineered and mixed Spring 2022 around Newcastle (UK) & Kodaira (Japan).

Power Trio to the Max.

Fluid bass and drums carries the wall of guitar delays from Tabata.
Crushing improvised sonic leads.

Drums engineered by Dave Curle @ First Avenue Studios, Newcastle.
Mixed by Mike Vest.
Mastered By John McBain

Thanks Junzo Suzuki for his influence.
https://weloveyoujunzo.bandcamp.com

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‘…free form one take instrumental rock, total power trio, improvised sonic lead guitars from the mind of Tabata.’

‘…Hints of MC5, Stooges, Funkadelic.’

‘…Blistering oblivion guitars leads from Mitsuru,’

‘…totally unapologetically lo-fi, scuzz fuzz rock, yet textured and nicely balanced under all the chaos and dirt.’

Atom Sphere

Sun Steals

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MODOKI 'Sun Steals' (2023)

Track taken from the 2023 double vinyl reissue of the bands classic 2007 album 'Acid Motherly Love'

Now finally available on vinyl for the very first time!

Acid Motherly Love

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE 'Santa Sanrodriguez' (Acid Motherly Love)

Taken from the Tomoyuki Trio album 'Mars' coming soon via Riot Season

artist: TOMOYUKI TRIO
title: ‘Mars’
catalogue # REPOSELP123
format: Vinyl LP (Black)
shop release date: August 25th 2023

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LP Tracklisting

A1. Voiceless Cry
A2. Transcendentem
B1. Metagalactic
B2. Universum
B3. Aether

Introducing TOMOYUKI TRIO, a blistering power trio featuring Tomoyuki Aoki, Mike Vest & Dave Sneddon.

Tomoyuki Aoki is the founding member and lead guitarist of the legendary Japanese psychedelic rock band UP-TIGHT, who’ve been active and since 1992 building up a cult following worldwide.

This debut collaboration between Tomoyuki Aoki & Mike Vest (of Blown Out, Bong, Modoki, Artifacts & Uranium, Drunk In Hell etc) greets two titans of guitar feedback and blissful ‘improvised every-time’ leads.

Experimental ultra-delayed vocals, shimmer over downer minor chord basslines, leaving room for Aoki’s guitar devastations.

This is introverted mournful psychedelic rock music, yet it still grooves all the way to it's inevitable oblivion.

Words ...

'Aoki’s legendary guitar tone cuts through the mix like a soaring downer destroyer…’

'Improvised, in the moment, sonic tonal guitar leads, which leads the listener through a maze of self reflections and mournful oblivions….’

'Tomoyuki and UP-TIGHT have influenced whole generations and will continue to do so, effortlessly……’

'Let the whole album destroy you, pounder over what was lost…’

'First track, absolutely slays!….’

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Mars

Voiceless Cry

TOMOYUKI TRIO 'Voiceless Cry' (2023)

Taken from the O-MANDROID self titled debut album out September 29th 2023 on Riot Season Records

artist: O-MANDROID
title: ‘O-Mandroid’
catalogue # REPOSELP124
format: Vinyl LP (Black)
barcode: 5051142069399
release date: September 29th 2023

The debut album from O-MANDROID

O-Mandroid is a Kawabata Makoto’s new trio with the AMT drummer Satoshima Nani (voice, drums, sampler) and a great bassist Hamachang from a Kobe based post punk band BLONDnewHALF

All music and words were improvised though, the sound is like composed psychedelic & progressive rock / late 70’s - early 80’s post punk / Japanese underground experimental, etc.

O-Mandroid

A1. Proto Sapiens プロト人類 (7:09)
A2. Stone Age Second Stage ストーンエイジ・セカンドステージ (11:29)

B1. Cyborg Primitive サイボーグ土人 (6:33)
B2. Cannibal Bag 人喰いバグ (13:07)

Kawabata Makoto : guitar, synthesizer, voice
Satoshima Nani : drums, synthersizer, voice
Hamachang : bass, voice
 
Music and words by Kawabata, Satoshima & hamachang
Recorded at kz Studio (Kobe) 7th Jun. 2022
Produced and engineered by Kawabata Makoto
Mixed by Kawabata Makoto and Satoshima Nani

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O-Mandroid

O-MANDROID 'Proto Sapiens' (2023)

Opening track from Hibushibire's third album 'Magical Metamorphosis Third Eye' released November 24th 2023 via Riot Season Records

artist: HIBUSHIBIRE
title: Magical Metamorphosis Third Eye
catalogue # REPOSELP128/REPOSECD128

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Formats: 

Supernova Splatter LP (Label Exclusive)
Sunburst Yellow LP
CD In Card Sleeve w/ bonus track

LP barcode: 5051142069412
CD barcode: 5051142067579

Release date: November 24th 2023

LP Tracklisting

A1. Orangesunshine Of Your Lovemachine
A2. We Won't Go Back To The Past
A3. Death Surfin USA
A4. Tomorrow Never Ever Knows
B. Ayahuasca Witch Abduction

Osaka 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) & 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.

“Hibushibire has returned after a change of members. A psychedelic, progressive work, suitable for a new beginning"

Entering the studio with Acid Mothers Temple/Mainliner guru Makoto Kawabata in the producer chair once again, the band recorded album number three, 'Magical Metamorphosis Third Eye’. Makoto also adds some of his own trademark guitar howls through out the album, perfectly complimenting Changchang’s own growing prowess.

Here the band have taken their trademark psych-rock blasts and blended them perfectly with some more trippy, dare I say sweet psychedelic sounds, which at times echo prime Gong on side two’s 20 minutes epic ‘Ayahuasca Witch Abduction’

“The idea of this album is based on the theme of "occultism and mysticism". But it's not a serious thing, it's about the things we like (UFOs, pyramids, psychic phenomena, shamanism etc) and we all had fun while making it. In terms of what makes it different from the previous Hibushibire albums, it’s where AOI HAMA's vocals are present. I had wanted to use a female vocalist for a long time, so it was a good feeling!”

Like the bands 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’. Which I can’t wait to hear live.

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 achieve stunning results.

The band plan to return to the UK and Europe in 2024 to see friends old and new.

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Magical Metamorphosis Third Eye

Orangesunshine Of Your Lovemachine

HIBUSHIBIRE 'Orangesunshine Of Your Lovemachine' (2023)

Guest Set for THE DECADES "Sights & Sounds" feature presentation of "Lady SnowBlood" Recorded Live @ Ortlebs's Philadelphia PA

Sights&Sounds *Live Guest Set*// for LADY SNOWBLOOD premiere @ Ortliebs Philadelphia Pa

Title track from the new OVER-GAIN OPTIMAL DEATH album 'Die Underground' coming Spring 2025 on Riot Season Records

OGOD’s Die Underground, an ethos and curse, breaks the 4th wall through psychedelia’s dark side. A critique and embrace of self-destruction, esoteric vanity and inevitable ruin. The molten-red LP on Riot Season Records plunges deep into an abuse of distortion, existential doom and primal Stooge-like chaos.

L.A.’s Acid Punk Power Trio returns to it's mark 1 lineup, now wielding a second addition in twin-drum assault courtesy of TJ (P.S.F., Deathchant). Jasso (guitar/vocals) is seemingly out for blood on this 4 track studio album, leading a violent dive into the abyss—Japanese Underground fury meets Hendrix’s wreckage, fuzz-drenched wah freak-outs compete against raw punk vocals caught in an endless slapback delay… 

Die Young, Die Broke. A new mantra for the most depraved connoisseurs of Psychedelic Punk. For fans of Mainliner, Brainbombs, Rallizes, Stooges, Motörhead. "None heard a sound… DIE UNDERGROUND.”

OGOD, Over-Gain Optimal Death, are an Acid Punk power trio formed in 2008 hailing from Los Angeles, and now currently hiding out somewhere in the South of France. Fronted by guitarist/ vocalist Jasso (Psychedelic Speed Freaks, Antarcticans), they push a special niche product of blown-out extreme psychedelic noise rock. 

Their sound is enveloped in a total nihilist "No Hope" atmosphere of heavy lyrics and distortion, mating intoxicating pulsing repetition, hyperactive improvisations and out of body guitar solos. 

Resurrecting US 60s punk and acid-riffage from the likes of Blue Cheer, the Stooges, MC5 and live Hendrix Experience, OGOD also draws greatly on the in-the-red sound aesthetic and high energy of the Speed Freak Underground and Hardcore scene of 80s/90s Japan. 

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Die Underground

OVER-GAIN OPTIMAL DEATH 'Die Underground' (OGOD 2025)

堅実
Seeking something missing, missing something left behind.

Riot Season is an independent label based in the Black Country region of England.

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