Japanese noise/drone guitarist Suzuki Junzo likes to take it slow. On his new album Shark-Infested Custard he weaves intricate soundscapes, taking blues riffs to the outer limits. The side-length G-E.M.J | G-E.M.J is a blend of layered guitars - don't be suproesed if the fingerpicking acoustic loop is almost drowned out by by a wailing heavy prog metal electric axe.
Junzo is an eclectic experimentalist, whose subtle flourishes are like flowers defying his wall sound. It almost comes as a surprise when he starts singing in Skins of Silver Spoon, an interlude of sorts before he goes all out again on the final track, the Shark-Infested Custard (to Henry V.), a study in chugging distortion. At last a solution to the problem of what to play after hearing the Velvet Underground's Sister Ray.
Recommended if you like Can, Loudness, Swans and controlled feedback.
Suzuki Junzo: electric guitars, 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars, e-bow, bells, gongs, vocals
Lonesome Death Dick: harmonium (track 2), bass (track 1, 3)
Takahashi Ikuro: drums (track 1, 3)
Shark-Infested Custard is a self-released album. Buy it (digital, CD, vinyl) from his website.
Tracks:- G-E.M.J | G-E.M.J
- Skins of Silver Spoon
- Shark-Infested Custard (to Henry V.)
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