Masami Kawaguchi – Self Portrait [LP] Musique Concrète / Sound Collage you are treated to a

you are treated to a remarkable ten-minute sequence moving organically from spaced-out synth and radio textures to a stunning finale of improvised balladry centered on piano and voice

Robert spoke to friends of his frustration at being unable to replicate his sound in a commercial studio -- it was these demos' sound that he wanted to recreate

or in the case of this record the sandhills by the beach down the road from Claytons place in Dunedin

Richard flew down from Auckland and they played the show

and more recently

Masami Kawaguchi – Self Portrait [LP] Musique Concrète / Sound Collage you are treated to a"Its been almost three decades since Japanese guitarist and songwriter Masami Kawaguchi first broke cover, with his group Broomdusters and their debut album, 23 hours 30 minutes (Purifiva, 1997). In the intervening years, Kawaguchi has maintained single minded discipline, through his membership of some of the Japanese undergrounds greatest groups (Miminokoto, LSD March, Los Doroncos, Usurabi, and his projects with Keiji Haino: Aihiyo and The Hardy