Vajra – Chiru-Ha (Leaf) / Ozakijiniya
Two contrasting tracks and 10 minutes of pleasantries abound on this special 3” CD release. On “Chiru-Ha (Leaf),” the consumate human voice Mikami Kan appears on acoustic guitar with his ever-nice singing abilities in tow. Keiji Haino provides appropriately melodic electric guitar drift in the background as the drums and piano compliment perfectly. Track two is a rather strange “ballad” led by Kan again—this time on electric guitar—as Haino joins in with some jagged, dry guitar work and strange, high-pitched chirping and crying; and Toshiaki Ishizuka provides quite the quirky improv backdrop with doppled cymbal washes and splattered drumming. This is avant folk on shining display. It comes in a really nice, long, fold-open card cover with two simple brush strokes on a broad expanse of white—plus the always pretty Japanese writing around the edges.
Label: PSF Catalog Number: PSFM-1001 Format: 3-inch CD Packaging: Long cardboard jacket Tracks: 2 Total Time: 9:58 Country: Japan Released: 1995 Related Artists: Fushitsusha, Keiji Haino More: Forced Exposure, Official, Poison Pie, Wikipedia
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