{"product_id":"ep-4-found-tapes-2","title":"EP-4 – Found Tapes","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel:    Telegraph Records – TGEP-023\u003cbr\u003eFormat:     Vinyl, 12\", 45 RPM\u003cbr\u003eCountry:    Japan\u003cbr\u003eReleased:    1984\u003cbr\u003eGenre:    Electronic, Rock, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle:    New Wave, Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLoose-limbed mutant free-funk from Kyoto’s notorious EP-4 led by legendary underground lynchpin Kaoru Sato.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCertainly not the first time we’ve blabbed on about the antics of this unusual and totally singular band and hopefully not the last.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis 1984 EP on Telegraph is for us perhaps their best.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe B-side cut ‘Five To One’ is a 10 min+ joyride through buoyant low-slung bass lines, ramshackle percussion, deviant electronics and incomprehensible vocals.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt feels like the whole thing could unravel at any minute but that interminable high-bass line just keeps it rolling.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eElementary Poem is a similarly hotch-potch of clashing percussion and rickety percussion that again balances total chaos with astonishingly tight musicianship.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIf anyone really needed any more proof to understand Kaoru Sato’s genius as a producer, this one is really it.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA guaranteed riot when played out.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eJust a handful of unplayed stock copies (!!) (NM)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA        Elementary Poem\u003cbr\u003eB        Five To One\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"387\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wfoqNQyLX40\" title=\"EP-4\/Five To One\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe width=\"387\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MfTPxKvzF5A\" title=\"EP-4 - elementary Poem\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Night Flight Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56988387541374,"sku":"TGEP-023","price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/7755\/6791\/files\/IMG_3376_b3031a8c-6f74-43da-a9bb-7a3eecd43219.jpg?v=1772124498","url":"https:\/\/allnightflightrecords.com\/products\/ep-4-found-tapes-2","provider":"All Night Flight Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}