GURUGURU BRAIN Tokyo
************** JAPAN
(AMSTERDAM)
www.gugurubrain.com
www.gurugurubrain.bandcamp.com/
www.facebook.com/GuruguruBrain/info?tab=page_info
Owner : Go & Tomo of Kikagaku Moyo
Distr. : JA - Guruguru Brain
UK - Norman
NE - Shiny Beast
Style : psych rock / prog rock / drone / space rock / acid rock / krautrock
/ experimental / jam band / folk / acid folk / lo-fi / drone / electro
/ krautrock /
GGB 001 V / A GURUGURU BRAIN WASH 21DL 06.2014
1 The Japon [The Tengoku Batake Japon] - Karomi
no step 3:01
2 Fancy Num Num - Shining Planet 6:07
3 [Secret Meanies] 7:07
4 [Yozeph of Kirezi] - Theme 8:16
5 [Kikagaku Moyo] - Can You Imagine Nothing 4:25
6 Pelktopia - Fierce Wisdom 7:52
7 Dhidalah - Astro 17:20
8 [Suishou no Fune]-Yout Tears Drip From the Sky 8:28
9 Kawaguchi Masami's New Rock Syndicate - Dan Dan 9:58
10 [Mugen No Araware] - Ao 8:17
11 Tolchok - Condor 10:13
12 Yoshino - Sun and Moon 5:51
13 Bombori - Granule 7:55
14 Death by Raygun - Anatomical Man 3:18
15 Korakora - Yamabiko in My Life 11:22
16 Old Man Bondage Machine - Steven Seagal 4:53
17 Rollo - Disappeared Pieces 3:36
18 Icecreams - Tachikurami (Dizzy) 10:16
19 Nemu - Under My Long Hair 4:14
20 Deigen - Cosmic Upside Down 8:24
21 [Sundays & Cybele] - Paradice Lost 7:33
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GGB 002 LP SUNDAYS & CYBELE GYPSY HOUSE LP 03.2015
A1 Mystic Ocean 6:46
A2 Waiting For You 7:33
A3 Saint Song 6:42
B1 Angel 9:05
B2 Into The Broken Seas Again 9:06
B3 Diaspora 2:31
CD Attalea Princeps APD 1/02 2012 JA
Sundays & Cybele have been playing their acid-washed psychedelic rock in Japan for
over a decade: Gypsy House was first released in 2012, but is now being properly
re-issued on the Guruguru Brain label. Classically overblown psych action with a
streak of joy running through it, limited to only 250 vinyl copies.
https://www.normanrecords.com/records/155224
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GGB 003 CT SCATTERED PURGATORY CS 11.2014
1 10:31
2 7:47
3 7:20
4 10:22
5 3:26
6 20:55
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GGBLP 4 NAWKSH MYTHIC TALES OF TOMORROW II LP 08.2016
A1 Press Start 00:25
A2 First Friend 02:16
A3 Its Not A Secret 00:38
A4 Down The Rodent Hole 01:47
A5 Come On In, Smile Snatcher 00:37
A6 Scoop Out The Brain 00:14
A7 Wag 02:17
A8 Where Would You Be 02:28
A9 Dry Hug Good Bye 01:55
B Exile & A Mirror 12:38
A wonderful abstract, experimental ambient pop album by the psychedelic tunesmith and
game developer from Karachi, Pakistan. Ed. of 350 copies, gatefold.
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GGB 005 LP MINAMI DEUTSCH MINAMI DEUTSCH LP 10.2016
GGB 005 CD MINAMI DEUTSCH MINAMI DEUTSCH CD 09.2017
GGB 005 CT MINAMI DEUTSCH MINAMI DEUTSCH CS 09.2015
A1 Vocalism Ai - Forever Takemitsu 5:55
A2 Futsu Ni Ikirenai 9:06
A3 Terra Recipe 3:50
B1 Ubergleich Part I 6:01
B2 Sunrise, Sunset 6:54
B3 Ubergleich Part II 8:19
(Note : cassette , 100 copies)
LP Cardinal Fuzz CFUL 051 2015 UK 500 white copies
Minami Deutsch’s debut album is sated with an absolute love toward Krautrock and the
driving Motorik beat. Minami Deutsch was formed by Kyotaro Miula (guitar, vocals,
synthesizer) in Tokyo in 2014. Their sound is influenced by both their love for
Krautrock legends such as Can and Neu!, and the band members being self-professed
"repetition freaks" who heavily listen to minimal techno.
https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/product.php?pid=111266
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GGB 006 CT SCATTERED PURGATORY GOD OF SILVER GRASS CS .2016
A1 Pao-P'u-Tzu 12:21
A2 Pathway Ghost 7:56
A3 Dim Moon 7:11
B1 God of Silver Grass 24:10
(Note : cassette , 150 copies)
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GGB 007 LP RAMAYANA SOUL SABDATANMANTRA LP 04.2016
[CD] 1 Alumunium Foil
2 Jaya Raga MiraNgga Bhineka Tunggal Ika
3 Perlahan Terjatuh
4 Dimensi Dejavu
5 Terang
6 Rhaksasa
7 Mawar Batu
8 Dawai Batu Gadjah
9 Hujan
CD Majemuk MRCD 019 2015 JA
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GGB 008 LP KIKAGAKU MOYO HOUSE IN THE TALL GRASS LP 06.2016
GGB 008 LP KIKAGAKU MOYO HOUSE IN THE TALL GRASS LP 12.2020
GGB 008 CD KIKAGAKU MOYO HOUSE IN THE TALL GRASS CD 06.2016
GGB 008 LP KIKAGAKU MOYO HOUSE IN THE TALL GRASS LP 11.2021
A1 Green Sugar 07:54
A2 Kogarashi 04:41
A3 Old Snow, White Sun 03:25
A4 Melted Crystal 05:31
A5 Dune 02:08
B1 Silver Owl 10:05
B2 Fata Morgana 01:21
B3 Trad 08:35
B4 Cardigan Song 04:49
(Note : LP , 1500 copies on black vinyl)
'House In The Tall Grass' introduces us to a more refined Kikagaku Moyo sound, feat.
soft vocals, warm sitar and a masterful balance between loud and soft, and chaos and
order.
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GGB 009 LP WILLIAM J. PARKER SHADOWMEN LP+DLc 11.2016
(Note : LP , 200 copies on coke bottle-green vinyl)
GGBCD 009 WILLIAM J. PARKER SHADOWMEN CD 11.2016
A1 Rope Around My Neck
A2 There Used To Be An Empire Here
A3 The Shadowmen
A4 The Shadowmen (Reprise)
A5 Tigers In The Glass Room
A6 Instrumental Number One
B1 Shimmer
B2 The Stranger
B3 Hear My Train Coming
B4 Those Unending Lives
B5 Ghosts
B6 Coda
'Shadowmen' captures the essence of modern, home-recorded loner/acid folk. Fans of
Nick Drake, Bert Jansch or Ted Lucas will definitely enjoy these tracks.
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GGB 010 LP PRAIRIE WWWW WU HAI 12" 09.2016
GGB 010 CD PRAIRIE WWWW WU HAI CD 09.2016
A1 Shapeless Beast 2:29
A2 Moon 5:27
A3 Eyewood 6:33
B1 Callous 3:26
B2 Wu-Hai 11:38
Formed in Taipei, Taiwan in 2010, Prairie WWWW is an experimental folk band combining
poetry, folk, ambient and tribal elements. The musicians get inspiration from the might
of nature, and with a mixture of sounds and visual arts in the performances, they
manage to bring forward the experience of their unique soundscapes visually and aurally
to their audiences.
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GGB 011 DHIDALAH NO WATER 10" 01.2017
(Note : 10" , 300 copies)
GGB 011 CT DHIDALAH NO WATER CS 01.2017
A GRB 11:03
B No Water 14:08
Japan's Dhidalah is a trio. Guitarist Ikuma Kawabe (also of Church Of Misery), bass
player Wahei Gotoh and drummer Konstantin Miyazaki took the name from the mythological
giant Daidarabotchi.
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GGB 012 KIKAGAKU MOYO STONE GARDEN LP 04.2017
GGB 012 KIKAGAKU MOYO STONE GARDEN LP 09.2020
A1 Backlash 6:22
A2 Nobakitani 8:46
B1 Trilobites 3:53
B2 In A Coil 6:07
B3 Floating Leaf 4:10
'Stone Garden' is a window into Kikagaku Moyo's experimental side. 'Stone Garden'
started in a basement studio in Prague with a nearly continuous session over several
days and nights. The original concept was influenced by the raw and seemingly endless
jams of psychedelic pioneers. The freeform songs that emerged from these sessions were
refined over several months at the band's home in Tokyo where each song was sculpted
into an uncommon form. Ed. of 1500 coloured copies, gatefold + poster
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GGB 013 KIKAGAKU MOYO KIKAGAKU MOYO LP 04.2017
GGB 013 KIKAGAKU MOYO KIKAGAKU MOYO CD 04.2017
A1 Can You Imagine Nothing? 4:26
A2 Zo No Senaka 6:52
A3 Tree Smoke 6:40
B1 Lazy Stoned Monk 5:02
B2 Dawn 6:16
Repress! This Tokyo band started channeling the spirits of the Japanese psychedelic
underground in the Summer of 2012, quickly developing the sound of '60s psychedelia
to a breathtaking degree. The band's s/t debut exerts an elemental power. Enlivening
its sound with sitars, percussive drums, theremins, wind instruments and ethereal
vocals, the band manages to sound powerfully spacious and lazily serene all at once.
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GGB 014 SCATTERED PURGATORY SUA-HIAM-ZUN LP 10.2017
(Note : LP , 400 copies on black vinyl)
GGB 014 SCATTERED PURGATORY SUA-HIAM-ZUN LP 10.2017
(Note : LP , 300 copies on translucent vinyl)
GGB 014 SCATTERED PURGATORY SUA-HIAM-ZUN 5MP3 10.2017
A1 Antrabhava
A2 Sand of Sumeru
B1 Night Over The Fish Road
B2 Dream of a Yellow Sorghum
B3 New Gate
Formed in Taipei, Taiwan in 2013, comprised of member Lu Li-Yang and Lu Jiachi,
Scattered Purgatory is a name derived from a Taoist ritual which expiates the souls
of the innocent from a state in between life and death and then at last, release.
'Sua-Hiam-Zun' is based on their original drone metal/psychedelic folk style
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GGB 015 CT TENGGER SEGYE CS 10.2017
A1 Donggrami 6:35
A2 Haeoragi 7:48
A3 Ollim 5:04
A4 Eeeum 1:08
B1 Gubigubi Badabada 6:20
B2 Gogae 1:48
B3 Neoulneoul 4:14
B4 Geuglag Wangsaeng 8:01
(Note : cassette , 100 copies)
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GGB 016 MINAMI DEUTSCH WITH DIM LIGHT LP 04.2018
GGB 016 MINAMI DEUTSCH WITH DIM LIGHT CD 04.2018
SIDE 1: 1. Concrete Ocean
2. Tangled Yarn
3. Tunnel
SIDE 2: 1. I've Seen A U.F.O.
2. Bitter Moon
3. Don't Wanna Go Back
CD 1 Concrete Ocean 4:52
2 Tangled Yarn 7:15
3 Tunnel 5:46
4 I've Seen A U.F.O. 8:36
5 Bitter Moon 5:00
6 Don't Wanna Go Back 9:13
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GGBLP 017 KIKAGAKU MOYO MASANA TEMPLES LP 10.2018
GGBLP 017 KIKAGAKU MOYO MASANA TEMPLES LP 10.2021
GGBCD 017 KIKAGAKU MOYO MASANA TEMPLES CD 10.2018
SIDE 1: 1. Entering
2. Dripping Sun
3. Nazo Nazo
4. Fluffy Kosmische
5. Majupose
SIDE 2: 1. Nana
2. Orange Peel
3. Amayadori
4. Gatherings
5. Blanket Song
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GGB 018 SUNDAYS & CYBELE ON THE GRASS LP 10.2018
GGB 018 SUNDAYS & CYBELE ON THE GRASS CD 10.2018
SIDE 1: 1. Young Soul
2. Arms#1
3. Arms#2
4. The End Of Summer
SIDE 2: 1. Unbalanced
2. Burning Flag
3. City Of Bubble
4. Spine Of Cloud
5. Incarnation
This is the forth full length record by Japanese psychedelic quartet Sundays & Cybele.
This time rather than re-hash the ethnic and psych tones from before, they've added
in some synth and some drones and have explored darker textures. Therefore in a kind
of parallel manner as their 60's forbearers they have started leaning towards
progressive rock and Pink Floyd style atmospherics.
https://www.normanrecords.com/records/172671
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GGB 019 KHANA BIERBOOD STRANGERS FROM THE FAR EAST LP 01.2019
GGB 019 KHANA BIERBOOD STRANGERS FROM THE FAR EAST CD 01.2019
A1. Rustic Song
A2. Starshine
A3. Plankton Bloom
A4. Jeanmaryn
B1. Badtrip
B2. Dusty Lane
B3.. Bangsaen Lady
Khana Bierbood (translated as Strange Brew in Thai), formed in 2012, in Bangsaen
Beach in Thailand. After hours of jamming together they started create their unique
sound influenced by '60s surf music, '70s garage rock with Thai traditional music.
This is their first full length album, produced by Go Kurosawa (Kikagaku Moyo).
For fans of Oh Sees, La Luz and Thai molam music.
https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/product.php?pid=126769
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GGB 020 SCATTERED PURGATORY:LOST ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE MISCANTHUS 2LP 11.2019
OCEAN
1 Ramming The Town Roaming The Mountain
2 Thee Ancestral Glistening
3 Maudgalyayana
4 Uttering Among The Southern Lanes
5 Cloudborn
6 Limbo Litter
7 Miscanthus Ocean
Taiwanese experimentalists Scattered Purgatory, whose sound is pitched somewhere
between the crazier end of krautrock and left-field metal, re-issue this compilation
of material consisting of some of their earliest work, dating from 2013-2014.
Originally released on cassette only, Lost Ethnography of the Miscanthus Ocean now
appears on gatefold double gold-coloured vinyl.
https://www.normanrecords.com/press/index.php?item_id=177816
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GGB 021 LP DHIDALAH THRESHOLD LP 11.2019
A1 Neuer Typ
A2 Adamski
B1 Jorvian Sky
B2 A.U.M.
Since 2013, Dhidalah has hailed from the Tokyo underground as a space rock power trio.
The band name derives from the Japanese legend of the Giant Gods - known as the
creaters of mountains, lakes and islands. Dhidalah plays improvisational music
performances inspired by various genres from stoner/doom to kraut rock. Their first
EP 'No Water' was released by Guruguru Brain in 2017. The EP was internationally
acclaimed, resulting in 2 shows at the 2018 Roadburn Festival as their European debut.
Dhidalah's first album is nfluenced by all aspects of outer space. Dhidalah is
comprised of guitarist Ikuma Kawabe (ex-Church of Misery/bass/vocals), Kazu Gotoh
and Robin (ex-Minami Deutsch) who has joined as their new drummer. With this record,
they added a krautrock influence to their Eastern doom sounds. For fans of Ashra
Tempel, Earthless, and fuzz/echo pedals.
www.shinybeast.nl
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GGBLP 22 MONG TONG MYSTERY LP 06.2020
1 Intro
2 Mystery
3 Chakra
4 Jou-tau
5 717
6 Ancient Mars
7 A Nambra
8 In The K. Court
Recorded in Mong Tong's home studio in Taipei, 'Mystery' is a psychedelic journey
into Taiwanese folklore combined with the '80s media obsession with the supernatural.
It's a record that manages to combine nostalgia and tradition with humour and an
underlying intrinsic earthiness to create something unlike anything else out there.
Brothers Hom Yu and Jiun Chi also play in Prairie WWWW and Dope Purple.
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GGBLP 23 KIKAGAKU MOYO MAMMATUS CLOUDS LP 09.2020
1 Pond
2 Never Know
3 There Is No Other Place
Repress on Kikagaku Moyo's own label Guruguru Brain. This highly sought after EP was
originally released in a limited run of 100 cassettes in early 2014 and on vinyl
also in 2014 on Captcha and Cardinal Fuzz. Each song builds on a direct, yet
otherworldly folk/psych vibe, evolving into a joyous, haunting, far-out and totally
colorful tribal sound.
LP Cardinal Fuzz CFUL 030 US
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GGBLP 024 SATOMIMAGAE HANAZONO LP 04.2021
(Note : LP , black vinyl)
GGBLP 024 SATOMIMAGAE HANAZONO LP 04.2021
(Note : LP , 800 copies on blue marbled vinyl)
A1 Hebisan 2:10
A2 Manuke 2:15
A3 Suiheisen 3:25
A4 Tsuchi 4:06
A5 Houkou 3:01
A6 Uzu 2:21
B1 Kaze 4:30
B2 Numa 3:31
B3 Ashi 2:16
B4 Ondo 2:47
B5 Kouji 2:27
B6 Uchu 4:28
LP Rvng Intl. RVNGNL 74 2021 JA
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GGB 027 LP DHIDALAH SENSORIA LP 08.2022
A1 Soma 9:07
A2 Invader Summer 6:00
A3 DEAD 2:56
B1 Black Shrine 20:01
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