Hijokaidan – Modern [2LP] Folk / Blues / Ethnographic destroys the listener's ability to

destroys the listener's ability to retain and assess the structure of the performance

and Kousokuya

Bruce Russell (The Dead C

Nothing compares to the sounds emitted by vinyl grooves composed with a mysterious configuration of constantly flowing noise -- always recorded live without overdubs

Gerry Mulligan

Hijokaidan – Modern [2LP] Folk / Blues / Ethnographic destroys the listener's ability to"Urashima present the first ever vinyl reissue of Kansai based noise band Hijokaidan's Modern, originally released in 1989 on CD. Resting at a fascinating juncture between space harsh progressive, impro and noise, it was years ahead of its time when it first appeared becoming one of the great holy grails of Japan noise. Creatively thrilling filled with emotive highs and lows it's a crucial piece in the puzzle of Japan's wild and wonderful history of