佐井好子 - 胎児の夢

胎児の夢 is an album by 佐井好子. 佐井好子 has been a favorite of mine for years, so i'm not sure why i haven't posted anything by her yet. as far as i'm concerned, this woman is the apex of 1960/70s jap folk/prog-rock. she's everything about the genre that i love, cranked up to 10. her voice is like silk gloves stroking my ear/dick (?). absolutely luscious delivery of every word that comes out of her mouth.
besides her incredible crooning, the music itself is also wondrous. the first track opens up with a somber piano (accompanied by . . . castanets? and bongo drums). after that, though, the piano is replaced by spanish guitar and yoshiko's masterful crooning. it sends shivers down my fucking spine. absolutely epic.
the second track is a much more humble piece. gentle guitar strumming accompanied by a harp and bells. the combination of the first two tracks gives you a good example of what's to come.

my favorite track on the album is easily 青いガラス玉. it's such a tragic track, but still as epic as any of the other songs on the album. everything about the track feels so brooding.


1. ヒターノ
2. アルハンブラの青い壜
3. ある晴れた夜
4. 波止場
5. 春の夢
6. 海の沈黙
7. 青いガラス玉
8. 遍路
9. 白昼夢
10. 胎児の夢


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YBO² - ALIENATION

Alienation is a 1996 album by YBO², a zeuhl (i think) band, formed in 1984. i'm actually not all that wild about zeuhl (and, i guess by extension, prog -- or perhaps it's the other way around), but this shit is delicious. it's thick, murky, and loud. it reminds me of Les Rallizes Denudes or Fushitsusha, or some of the other japanese psychedelic bands of the 1970s.

i don't really have anything else to compare it to, but i know that if you like the japanese psychedelic movement of the 1970s then you'll most certainly like this.


1. America
2. 猟奇歌
3. Boys Of Bedlam
4. To Be (帝国の逆襲)
5. Heavy Waters
6. Ural


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