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drone syndicate (sweden) #ds 001/002 cd

taj mahal travelerslive stockholm july, 1971” double compact disc set

  • live ‘71, part 1 (58:36)

  • live ‘71, part 2 (59:43)
2008 repress of this superb double-disc set, covering an extended trance-out set from the takehisa kosugi-led taj mahal travelers ... two near hour-long pieces mostly concerned with electronics, whispered vocals, and kosugi’s searing/soaring violin ... impeccable, as always.

ps ... heard a rumor a few years back that this particular recording, despite being advertised as the stockholm concert from ‘71, is actually a recording of a session that kosugi & co. did for radio bremen at the tail-end of the band’s existence in ‘72, it’s date & location masked to draw suspicion away from those whose hands would have otherwise been found wrist-deep in the pudding ... but you didn’t hear it from me ...
drone syndicate press release...
in 1969 kosugi co-founded "taj mahal travellers," a group of collective improvisation, playing in various locations with intermedia presentations. in 1970 he participated in expo '70 in osaka, with commissioned works for environmental sound events for the festival plaza. from 1971 to 1972, he made a travelling event with the taj mahal travellers, voyaging via england, europe and the near east to the taj mahal in india. the event included participation in utopia and visions in stockholm, ices '72 in london, recordings for radio bremen and bbc tv, and many other performances.”

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threads:
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 best of 2011 !!! 
phoenix (uk) #ash 3049 lp

taj mahal travelersaugust 1974” double long playing record set

  • i (19:53)

  • ii (21:27)

  • iii (23:31)

  • iv (23:27)
november 2011 release ; ... considered by many as the apex of takehisa kosugi’s recorded career; the second album (after “july 15, 1972”) by his taj mahal travellers laid the groundwork for countless generations of acoustic-instrument / electronically-processed free-float psychedelic-improv troupes to come ...

... i’ll pen this as the “definitive reissue(after ... i’ve actually lost count of the number of times this has been reissued over the past decade) ; the pressing & mastering are extremely well-done, & this gatefold issue actually include sa repro of the original insert (detail below) ...
phoenix press release...

originally issued as a double lp with each of the 4 tracks being roughly the same length as the side of a record, august 1974 presents the taj mahal travellers at their most sophisticated. although their stunning cosmic music was always improvised, the band, formed in 1969 by "six meta-music creators and one electronic engineer" played regularly throughout japan and eventually found their way to europe where they met up with avant-garde musicians such as don cherry.

1974 would be the band's last official release as they went their separate ways the following year with all but takehisa kosugi, leaving music behind them. each track is distinct from the others, with several beginning with clearly-defined structure before departing into the realms of the abstract, with violin, harmonica, bass, tuba, trumpet and mandolin dueting in a subliminal and obscure manner. "voices" both subhuman and supernatural, resonate with a universal inner voice.

includes original insert. hand-numbered limited edition of 1000 ; on 180 gram vinyl.


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