Shizuka – Lunatic Pearl [10"] Sound Art / Sound Poetry In a series of thrilling

In a series of thrilling acoustic guitar improvisations -- Imai's playing crackles with dynamic tension and physicality as well as a subtlety and nuance that reveals him as one of the instrument's true masters and innovators

twisted sound envelopes and nervous brass instruments

By exposing the archetype breath of the stem

etched with intricacies and mixed fidelity

"Out of print for 17 years

Shizuka – Lunatic Pearl [10"] Sound Art / Sound Poetry In a series of thrilling" [Lunatic Pearl] draws from the deep well of music the quartet recorded in 2001, this time from two studio sessions. Here, though, the groups classic line up of Shizuka, Maki Miura, Jun Kosugi and Seven is augmented on the a side, theyre joined by Yasushi Nagata on guitar; flip the record, and Kazuhide Yamaji chimes in on acoustic guitar and bass. Both Nagata and Yamaji were members of long running Tokyo psych out gang Dip (also known as dip the