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Vajra – Sravaka
“Breathtaking sounds of mystery that somehow never fail to move on a deeply human level. Experimentation and “progress,” but possessed of a wide knowledge and love of all music and a soul (if…
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Vajra – Sichisiki
“This album, in contrast to the previous two, features Mikami only on vocals. The absence of his rhythm guitar totally alters the dynamic of the group, moving the focus to Haino’s guitar and…
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Vajra – Ring
This 41-minute, one-track affair with your eardrums is broken up into numerous sections, including Toshiaki Ishizuka’s very “snappy” wrecked drumming with Mikami Kan’s soothing yet abrasive vocals strewn over the top; Kan’s folk…
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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…
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Vajra – Tsugaru
Vajra is a supergroup that formed in the mid-1990s, similar to the lineup on Live in the First Year of Hesei, with Mikami Kan on vocals and guitar, Haino Keiji on guitar and…
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Sanhedolin – Manjoicchi Wa Muko
The trio of Keiji Haino on guitar, vocals and flute; Mitsuru Natsuno on bass and Tatsuya Yoshida on drums. Review coming later. Label: PSF Catalog Number: PSFD-162 Format: CD Packaging: Jewel case Tracks:…
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Nijiumu – Live
This CD is part of a very sonically and visually attractive 4-CD box set from 1997 called Driftworks, which showcases the glacially-paced, environmental sound-spaces of Pauline Oliveros and Randy Raine-Reusch, Thomas Koner, Paul…
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Nijiumu – Era of Sad Wings
Nijiumu is a side project of Keiji Haino that sometimes involves other musicians. (Confusingly, it’s also the title of his is his first PSF solo disc, PSFD-7, which came out a decade after…
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Lost Aaraaff – Concert from the Genyasai Festival
This disc is part of a 4-CD box set from 1995 called The Sou’ls True Love that chronicles the first decade of Keiji Haino’s career: from Lost Aaraaff in 1971 on through solo…
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Lost Aaraaff
Back we go to the very beginning of Keiji Haino’s “professional” career: 1971 and his first group, Lost Aaraaff. This free jazz-inspired ensemble scarved out a vicious splash of crazed piano, slop-o drumming…
