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Distr.  : NE - Shiny Beast
Style   : ambient / dark ambient / industrial /



FRLP    1201    HIJOKAIDAN              KING OF NOISE                   LP      10.2019

500 copies only, remastered and the first vinyl reissue EVER of this legendary
Japanoise LP. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Wow! On 'King Of Noise' Hijokaidan is pared
down to the duo of Jojo Hiroshige (on electric guitar) and Toshiji Mikawa (on drums,
electronics, and voice). In its early years, Hijokaidan saw as many as 19 members,
but whether it be 19 or just two, Hijokaidan creates the same sheer wall of noise
that gives them their apt title, 'King Of Noise'! On the opening track 'The Wreck
Of A Once Promising Youth', you've got a one note Hawkwind groove that's almost
immediately abandoned for full on, full volume noise that brings to mind Doug Snyder
and Bob Thompson's Daily Dance but filtered through Jojo's ear piercing, shards of
glass guitar moves. After the opening track, Mikawa abandons his drum kit for the
crumbling feedback electronics and vocal yelping that he's come to be known for,
in Hijokaidan, and especially in Incapacitants. Remastered and pressed to vinyl for
the first time in 34 years, 'King Of Noise' is as much of a statement to Hijokaidan's
reign as it is a classic example and important footnote in the history of Japanoise
and noise music in general.
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