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I have been a fan for many years; excellent group that has seen an incredible amount of evolution over time. I have seen them 4 or 5 times and two of those shows rank among the best I have ever seen.
LamaRabiRabi and Hypnotic Underworld are probably my favorites, but I love all their stuff and Batoh's solo work as well (not to mention all the collaborations Kurihara does). The drummer on Lamarabirabi is Yamazaki Iwao, who also played drums for my favorite band Overhang Party for many years. Amazing percussionist and a great guy.
Also, if you can find the 7"s for Guru In The Echo/Moungod Air Cave and Holy High, I recommend those highly. The Kurihara solo in "Guru..." is searing; quite different from the later album version. Also, "Holy High" was drastically re-worked on Hypnotic Underworld to great effect, but the early 7" version is a baroque/folk masterpiece as well.
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