Второй и последний альбом малоизвестной японской группы. Мне приходилось слышать мнения о том, что эта пятерка музыкантов вдохновлялась творчеством Happy End, но я думаю, что непосредственными вдохновителями были скорее американские коллективы того времени, нежели местные исполнители. Да и звучание, по сравнению с Happy End, пожестче, хотя на второй стороне пластинки некоторые параллели провести все же можно. Стилистически диск выполнен в духе типично американского фолк- и кантри-рока типа CSN&Y, Buffalo Springfield, поздних Byrds, ранних Eagles и пр., в отдельных треках есть приличная доля психоделии а-ля Grateful Dead. Пара вещей ближе к блюзовой психоделии типа QMS. Бонусами идут 4 трека 1973 года, здесь одна композиция включает восточные мотивы. В качестве продюсера выступил Мики Кертис – известный деятель японской сцены тех лет, известный более всего как лидер группы Samurai, партии фортепиано исполнил будущий лидер японских глэм-рокеров Vodka Collins Алан Меррилл, а партии органа – бывший клавишник Spiders Кацуо Оно. В целом очень хорошее исполнение, слаженная игра всех инструменталистов, отличные вокальные гармонии. Приятная работа.
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---------------------------------The second and last album of a little known Japanese band. I heard mentions that these five musicians were insired by works of Happy End but I think that their immediate inspirers were rather American bands of that time than local performers. Particularly the sound comparing to Happy End is harder although some parallels can be drawn on second part of the record. Stylistically the album is made in the manner of typical American folk- and country-rock a la CSN&Y, Buffalo Springfield, late Byrds, early Eagles etc., in some tracks you can find a decent grain of psychedelia in Grateful Dead style and a couple of songs closer to bluesy psychedelia in the vein of Quicksilver Messenger Service. In CD reissue there are 4 bonus tracks – this is an addition of 1973 band work, and one of the compositions there includes oriental motives. In the role of record producer was Miki Curtis – a well-known figure of Japanese stage of the time and the ex-leader of Samurai. All piano parts were performed by Alan Merrill, future leader of Japanese glam-rockers Vodka Collins, and organ parts by former Spiders member Katsuo Ohno. In general it's a very good performance, very consistens play of instrumentalists, great vocal harmonies. Nice work.
(this album was shared and reviewed by day_d)

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i could download rokko oroshi but couldn't open the file..
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I'm still looking for the following.... Would You be able to upload any of them ? Thanks a million !
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024 Magical Power Mako - Jump
034 Stomu Yamashita & Masahiko Satoh - Metempsychosis
038 Seishokki - Organs of Blue Eclipse (1975-77)
040 Group Ongaku - Music of Group Ongaku
047 Itsutsu no Akai Fusen - Flight 1&2
049 Yoninbayashi - Isshoku Sokuhatsu
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