Keiki Midorikawa（cello, bass）、Masahiko Togashi（percussion, drums）、Masayuki Takayanagi（guitar）、Masahiko Sato（piano）.
recorded on January 16, 1976 at Nichi-futsu kaikan, Tokyo
concert produced by Teruto Soejima, Keiki Midorikawa
"Beyond description", 4th date of 'Inspiration & Power vol.2'
We are very glad to inform that a long time out of printed OFF BEAT label LP is reprinted on CD. Itaru Oki visited Paris, France in the 70s and when he came back to Japan temporarily in '75, he organized a elite free jazz troop and recorded in studio. "Phantom Note" is his 3rd album, more straight, heavier and flamed out free jazz than experimental music part of his 1st "Satsujin Kyoshitsu (Murder Class)" or 2nd "Shirasagi (Egret)". Especially, the tune called 'Kodai Tenmondai (Ancient Observatory)' which Gozo Yoshimasu read his poet has a vigorous voice and playing, and it will move your heart surely. The masterpiece on '75 in Japan.
The original LP of this work has duo with Takayanagi on A side and duo with Sato on B side. But in the concert, Midorikawa played duo with Togashi about 40 minutes, afterward he played duo with Takayanagi and with Sato both about 20 minutes actually. It didn't include Togashi duo on the original LP. This time doubtmusic found a tape of Midorikawa - Togashi duo, 2CD set convey all performance that day as a complete version. The tapes which are used on those CDs are different from the original master tape, and we re-mastered them, so the quality is higher than the original LP.
Midorikawa's free improvisation that playing duo with each Togashi, Takayanagi, Sato is inventive and in consequence, each music is very beautiful. Those music are prime free-jazz that quietness and intensity seem like spindrift.
1. A Black Iron Cat Mask (4:25)
2. The Cats of Rue Saint Denis (9:59)
3. Escargot (8:10)
4. Smily Nanri-san (6:32)
5. Kodai-tenmondai -- Ancient Observatory (9:12)
6. Caesar and Capone (5:57)
disc 2
1. Midorikawa - Takayanagi duo / An die Prinzessin die aus dem Maulbeerbaum geboren wurde (19:15)
2. Midorikawa - Sato duo / Der Todeskampf am Maderospatch (20:25)
doubtmusic / dmrp-128 Street date : 19 July, 2009 Cover : paper sleeve
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original linernotes : Teruto Soejima
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This is the collaborative masterpiece of the 3-piece unit, sim (Oshima Teruyuki on guitar and composition, Ootani Yoshio on computer, electronics, etc, and Uemura Masahiro on drums) and Otomo Yoshihide (turntables, self-made synthesizer). The noise of Otomo sharply incises the unique sound of sim, where Uemura’s controlled roaring drumming sets an main axis on Oshima’s precise rhythmical composition, Oshima’s the chord cuttings beats minimally and the electronics of Ootani give extreme voltage.
Both of their mastering of some tunes procedure of which once made back into analogue and the exquisite jacket cover seem to simbolize this distinct sound.
doubtmusic / dmf-127
Street date : 12 April, 2009
Cover : digi-pack (2 holes !)
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cover disign : Ide Yuichi
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Umezu Kazutoki plays the ENKA -woodwind solo
Umedu Kazutoki (alto sax, soprano sax, bass-clarinet, clarinet)
Enka is a style of Japanese popular song roughly corresponding to American blues and country music, French chanson and Italian canzone. The sound of enka is deeply rooted in the souls of Japanese people, and famous enka songs continue to be sung and hummed wherever this music exists.
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In this album, Umezu's exceptional sensitivity and taste combine with the "world of enka," swirl and eddy, and explode before our eyes. This music has excellent circulation; it leaps with energy. Here, Japan has created a singular kind of human music. ー (Harada Kazunori) excerpt from liner note
just what is genre? when i hear umezu's solo enka, i hear an answer to an often asked question. (Jim O'rourke)
doubtmusic / dms-126
Street date : 26 october, 2008
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liner note : Harada Kazunori
cover disign : Sasaki Akira
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This trio was formed by Imai Kazuo (guitar), Suzuki Manabu (handmade electronics), and Ito Atsuhiro (optron) in July, 2005. I'm using a controllable instrument along with uncontrollable electronic sound devices that may make the music somewhat difficult to remain stable, yet its context of where I am now is the one that is similar to jazz. ーImai Kazuo, from linernotes
Imai Kazuo is the one and only graduate of Takayanagi Masayuki's private guitar school. He played with Kosugi Takehisa's "Taj Mahal Travellers" or Takayanagi's "New Direction", and what's more, he played with Lee Konitz, Arther Doyle, Irene Schweizer, Barre Phillips, and so on. He also organize "Marginal Consort" and "Imai Kazuo Trio" recently.
Ito Atsuhiro plays optron. He use a handmade fluorescent light as a instrument. He named it "optron". Optron strike the intense noise. He control it as feedback noise or low frequency. He was also a owner of the legendary art space called Off-Site. Off-Site familiarized "Onkyo" music as Otomo Yoshihide, Sachiko-M, Sugimoto Taku, Nakamura Toshimaru, and so on.
Suzuki Manabu is actually a engineer of electronic instrument for artists but recently he plays his own handmade electronics. His handmade instrument is very interesting and exciting. The sound is strange and hypnotic, not any old noise, it's his style. He collaborate with various artist, musician and dancer.
doubtmusic /
dmf-124(CD) / 125(DVD)
Street date : 26 october, 2008
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disc 1 (CD)
1. Cartoon (Annette Peacock)
2. Nothing Ever Was, Anyway (A. Peacock)
3. Blood (2nd take / A. Peacock)
4. Sarabande (Johann Sebastian Bach)
5. Subconscious-Lee (Lee Konitz)
6. So In Love (Cole Porter)
7. Well You Needn't (Thelonious Monk)
8. Il n'y a pas d'amour heuereux (Georges Brassens)
9. Albert's Love Theme (A. Peacock)
disc 2 (DVD - NTSC / Region All)
1. Butterflies That I Feel Inside Me (A. Peacock)
2. Paroxysm (Imai kazuo)
3. AW-1 (K.Imai)
4. Il n'y a pas d'amour heuereux (Georges Brassens)
5. KK-1 (K. Imai)
6. Blood (1st take / A. Peacock)
7. Extra Movie
Namba Jazz is the improvisation duet by Yoshigaki Yasuhiro (drums, percussion) and Yamamoto Seiichi (guitar, misc.). "Namba" of Namba Jazz means not an area in Osaka but means Namba walking. And "Jazz" of Namba Jazz is not jazz but is actually Jazu.Namba Jazz has performed gigs 4 times in Japan. This CD is consisted great 10 tunes what selected in 3 gigs. The guitar playing by Yamamoto has a wide variety of the sound. He keeps a spark of genius and has never sounds the cliche of improvisation. He is genius for music absolutely. The drum and percussion master, Yoshigaki make the texture of Namba Jazz sound and he seems to look beyond Yamamoto's intimate feelings. His miraculous Fill-in or momentum of musical scene changes reflect his versatile in improvised music.Each of their various musical projects and groups, ーROVO, PARA, Rashinban, Omoide Hatoba, Orquesta Nudge! Nudge!, Vincent Atmicus, Altered States, ex-Boredoms, ex-Modern Choki Chokis, etc..., ー are innumerable in this space, and what's more, they challenge to create the original sound. We would like you to listen the front line of improvised music, unrivaled sound of Namba Jazz !!
doubtmusic / dmf-123
Street date : 28 September, 2008
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1. Nakan-zuku (Above All / 7:25)
2. To (Then / 7:03)
3. Ani-hakaran-ya (To My Disbelief / 9:34)
4. Namusan (Namusan / 3:55)
5. Mube-narukana (So True / 6:06)
6. Inbun (Intaglio / 5:56)
7. Saka-tombo (Somersault / 4:26)
8. Shikara-zumba (If Not / 3:50)
9. Ten-Kwaurou (An Air Corridor / 5:49)
10. Syuhsui-issen (Flash of the Sword / 5:37)
blacksheep
Yoshida Ryuichi(baritone sax), Goto Atsushi(trombone), Suga Dairo(piano)
"blacksheep" is a trio group, consisting of Yoshida Ryuichi (baritone sax player in Shibusashirazu Orchestra, Fujii Satoko Orchestra, etc.), Goto Atsushi (trombone player in "Tokyo Out", "Denki Slime", etc.) and Suga Dairo (pianist in Shibusashirazu Orchestra,"Real Blue", etc.).Sometime very beautiful, sometime intense improvisation and sometime humoresque and very serious, this, their first work is made up of protean improvisation and composition.
doubtmusic / dmf-122
Street date : 10 August, 2008
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1. Sky Clippings and Spinning Frgments (16:39)
2. Black Sheep Song (9:58)
3. God's in His Heaven, All's Right with the World (8:36)
4. Dreams of Asphalt Waiting for Wind (13:24)
5. Dreams of an Arc Lamp (6:06)
