HIRO YANAGIDA - Hiro Yanagida (2nd Album) - FRA Absinthe Limited Press - LISTEN - VERY RARE

Japanese rock from the early 70s is one of the most interesting things I have heard, and Hiro Yanagida was probably the most important and most creative figure of that scene! Known from projects such as Apryl Fool, Foodbrain, Love Live Life + One and Shinki Chen And His Friends, the artist created very original, at times slightly crazy music inspired by works of classical music, the avant-garde and, above all, British psychedelic/progressive rock. Like the debut LP "Milk Time", released in 1970, the album "Hiro Yanagida" (sometimes called "Nanasai No Rohjin Tengoku"), made in 1971, is genuinely very varied music (from heavy, thrilling rock to classicising miniatures) based, as a rule, on the sound of the Hammond organ and heavy, at times strongly overdriven guitar (the great Kimio Mizutani - I recommend his solo LP from 1971). This largely instrumental album is simply thrilling, although it goes down even better after several listens! A must! New, sealed.