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| | | volcanic tongue (uk) #vt 007 cd mochizuki harutaka “muse ni” compact disc recordable - song
- alto sax
- alto sax
- alto sax
- song
| nice disc of bedroom sax solos bookended by two piano/vocal numbers from japanese multi-instrumentalist mochizuki harutaka.
definitely one for the “private universe” heads (my favorite moment on the disc: when harutaka finishes an especially pointlillist improv, then walks across his bedroom & puts some ecm on the stereo... nice) as can be gleaned by the inclusion of printed gush by dan “dredd foole” ireton inside the sleeve. |
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| mochizuki harutaka
muse ni
volcanic tongue
vt-007
cd-r
brand new release on volcanic tongue, the long-awaited new album by free japanese saxophonist, pianist and vocalist mochizuki harutaka, his first ever non-japanese release. pressed in a run of 121 hand-numbered copies, the disc is packaged in card fold-out sleeves with obi strip, stamped inners, printed discs and inspired liners from mr dan ireton aka dredd foole.
two piano/vocal tracks bookend three excruciatingly nuanced alto sax performances where he draws on the whole abe/urabe/gustafsson school of overwhelmingly physical reed traumatism in order to mint a new, personally lucid energy-language that incorporates phantom register shrieks, sudden, lung-rending bellows and long passages of silent prayer.
the two piano and vocal performances seem drawn from a parallel spirit-pot, referencing both the death-decadent atmosphere of lou reed's berlin recordings and the torch songs of scott walker, jacques brel, jandek and baby dee across a series of emotional, high-wire performances that match spare piano melodicism with frail-to-the-point-of-collapse vocals and beautiful unarmoured song.
a truly singular disc, a portrait of a soul and - according to harutaka himself - his best to date. we're proud as all hell to release this. highly recommended. |
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