KICS-1552
01. Tsugaru Jongara Bushi 津軽じょんがら節
02. Sanosa さのさ
03. Soran Bushi ソーラン節
04. Kuroda Bushi 黒田節
05. Soma Bonodoriuta 相馬盆踊唄
06. Saitaro Bushi 斉太郎節
07. Okosa Bushi おこさ節
08. Yosakoi Bushi よさこい節
09. Aizu Bandaisan 会津磐梯山
10. Kiso Bushi 木曽節
11. Yagi Bushi 八木節
12. Edo Komoriuta 江戸子守唄
Cardboard sleeve [mini LP] reissue from Takeshi Terauchi featuring 24 bit remastering
check the last half of this track :)
'A completely ass-kicking reissue of Japanese guitar maestro Takeshi Terauchi and his band Blue Jeans' 1965 LP Let's Go Eleki-Bushi! For the uninitiated, Terauchi is pretty much Japan's first guitar hero, and the "eleki" style -- a dizzying hybrid of post-Ventures surf guitar mixed with touches of Japanese enka & minyo music and even a bit of flamenco -- was the primarily instrumental precursor to the more rock/pop-oriented Group Sounds movement which would follow the first appearance of the Beatles at Budokan in 1966. The Blue Jeans consisted of three guitarists, a bassist, and two drummers, with the overall sound here reminiscent of a group of jacked-up electric shamisen players throwing down more whammy action than an episode of Press Your Luck. A few of the cuts add the odd vocal chant or the sounds of crying children, and the energy level on display is satisfyingly high throughout. This is the sort of record that plays as a satisfying whole but also serves up plenty of mixtape fodder; put one of these cuts on a mix for someone and you're most likely handing them a copy of the entire record next time you see them. Lock your apartment doors, tune up your air guitar, and start that Secret Apartment Dance Party! Highest recommendation!'' ~ other music
aye reckon that sums it pretty well. ventures-esque surf sounds collide with traditional japanese folk strains, featuring an army of guitars & plenty of woozy organ. some trad vocals even turn up on 'saitaro' [tr: 6]. another playfully exotic reish from king records, 320 er FLACK. even further still
