Suishou No Fune - Where the Spirits Are

New-Noise-Terrorists-on-the-Block. Suishou no Fune was formed by Pirako Kurenai (whom I guess I should mention is a vagina-bearer? Nah...) and Kageo (both guitar/vocals) in Tokyo, 1999. They are interesting in that they seem to be influenced almost exclusively by their Nippon forebears. Thus, instead of the mutations of Western musics we've become accustomed to from Japanese combos, this is 100 % Haino/Denudes worship (yeah-- those bands were obviously inspired by US/UK psych, but I'm not in the mood to split hairs, fuckers. FYI: Ex-Denuder Yokai Takahashi has been a Fune member).

Apparently, all of their music is improvised, including lyrics-- which are supposedly based on ancient Japanese poetry. This is beatifically hypnotic music that seems to emerge from the abyss and disappear into it as well. There are no obvious intros/outros or conventional song structures of any kind. There's an intangible melancholy that permeates their sound-- perfectly suited to a lazy morning watching dust trickle through the sunbeams while in bed-- preferably with someone you love.

Here.

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