| $11.27
new to stock as of
june 21st, 2005
file under:
rock-etc...
guitar-themed
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| | | last visible dog (usa) #lvd 050 cd shuji inaba “the rapture of being destroyed is the flipside of the misery of destruction” compact disc - (9 songs w/titles in kanji)
| | posessed/shamanic quiet/loud dynamism in the form of one-man-against-the-world folk music from this contemporary japanese artist. very much in the kazuki tomokawa mold, and like tomokawa, not understanding the words themselves does not hinder one in appreciating their meaning. |
| | last visible dog press release... |
| | “inaba is a folk-singer & guitarist from shimane prefecture, a mountainous region that borders hiuroshima in the southwest corner of japan. he sings mostly in his native tongue, but even without understanding the words, they form a kind of phonetic poetry in my head. i hear anger, sadness, & sometimes regret in his jagged melodies, but far from depressing. this is inspiring, cathartic. his acoustic guitar playing can be savage or tender, slow sparse notes & chords that can erupt in thorny jabs & whirlwind strums. inaba wisely builds his music up around silence & respects its purity. the results are not mere musical dynamics but something like a calm landscape punctuated by sudden bursts of thunder, a wave crashing on the shore, a gust of wind in the canopy.” - glenn donaldson, winter 2003 |
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