Org Records – ORG-021 Format: Vinyl, LP, Gatefold Country: Japan Released: 2005 Genre: Rock Style: Alternative Rock, Folk Rock
Sentimental slow-motion psych / folk from unsung Osaka-based giants Nagisa Nite self-released via the legendary Org Records. Nagisa Nite (On The Beach) is now the husband & wife duo of Shinji Shibayama and Masako Takeda. Shibayama’s roots stretch wayyy into the heart of Japanese Indie, having spent time in Tori Kudo’s Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Idiot O’Clock, Ché-SHIZU and the mighty Hallelujahs.
Their honest and sentimental sound straddles the world of American psych-folk and lo-fi, neither underground or commercial - existing within their own home-bubble of wistful acoustic melodies and ephemeral moments of beauty. It’s music truly within its own world that’s never really (and unfairly) found a footing outside Japan but is deserving of wider attention. Highest recommendation for anyone who enjoyed the recentish Hallelujah’s RP, Yuzo Iwata, the previously mentioned Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Eddie Marcon and so many others. (Mint / New)
Tracklist
A1 The Same As A Flower 6:45 A2 Threads Of Souls 4:51 A3 River 3:49 A4 A Light 5:42 A5 Wife 4:42 B1 Bramble 11:41 B2 Beyond The Grass 5:59 B3 After A Song 4:13 B4 Hope 3:02
