New psychedelic drone duo unit, "Pouring High Water" is formed by TOMO and Suzuki Junzo who is known as vocalist
and guitarist of "Miminokoto" (released new album from PSF), "20 guilders", and an acid folk soloist in Tokyo's underground scene.
The track contains over 35 minutes electro-acoustic drone tune featuring with a'qui avec Gabriel as a guest accordionist, had released her debut
album from John Zorn's Tzadik label.
The psychedelic compilation album contains solo tracks of TOMO, a' qui avec Gabriel, and Suzuki Junzo.
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From Tokyo's urban wasteland comes a full-frequency onslaught of overdriven saxophone,
guitar, hurdy-gurdy and drums, hurtling in real time towards a gleaming mass of free-rock gumbo.
Images of mescaline-coated landscapes, gigantic bumblebees and tambouras crashing in outer space
swoop down to lick the shamanic brainstem... Members and multi-instrumentalists TOMO (hurdy gurdy, saxophone, electronics), Cal Lyall (guitar, electronics) and Nobunaga Ken (drums) are stalwarts of the Tokyo free noise scene, and bring their collective grit to their new CD, Elegy for Native Tongues, a double CD set featuring one live disc and one studio disc. Disc 1 (Studio) 1. The Ghost Won't Starve But We Will Perish 2. Elegy for Native Tongues 3. Kohelet Revisited 4. Queen of the Ships 5. Santa Sangre Disc 2 (Live) 1. Oresteia in One Part 2. Solve et Coagula 3. Los Heraldos Negros Tetragrammaton is: TOMO(soprano sax, hurdy gurdy) Cal Lyall (guitar and electronics) Nobunaga Ken(drums and percussions) |
The CD-R contains 3 tracks. “white dwarf”, the cosmic minimal work of hurdy gurdy with massive analogue tape delay and loop machine.
“the esoteric conversation” shows dark image of sound with enigmatic mantra and metal percussion.
And, “sunflowers under the curved rainbow” is the ambient and emotional piece of work.
The sound sample is uploaded in myspace.
“metamorphic hypnosis”, over 30 minutes of heavy drone was played by electric hurdy gurdy.
It was inspired by G Leibniz’s micro and macro cosmic idea “monade” and also Kafka’s work. “courantseau de source” is based on the theme of “water”.
The sound sample is uploaded in myspace.
The suite was produced for actual performance of Butoh dance in 2006, consists 4 parts of theme.
Overall, it is electro-acoustic work with using electronics and many of ethnic folk instruments.
Also, the voice performer, Keiko Higuchi is featured in first and second tracks.
The sound sample is uploaded in myspace.
Electro-acoustic work with voice, acoustic guitar, and ethnic folk instruments, contains 5 tracks and was produced in year of 2006.
1st CD-R album.