Wednesday, May 24, 2006

High Rise-High Rise II[1986 Japan Underground Rock]

While LSD March sounds like Les Rallizes Denudes on their Record Mizutani
High Rise,who formed in '82
sounds more like Live '77 combined with the energy and attitude of Punk
before this record they released one record named
Psychedelic Speed Freaks['82]

When High Rise II was recorded in 1986, the power trio still reflected bassist/singer Ahahito Nanjo's and guitarist Munehiro Nirita's enthusiasm for punk rock. They loved the energy and attitude of punk, as well as the heaviness of Cream, Blue Cheer and Jimi Hendrix And Les Rallizes Denudes. On High Rise II, the overall result is an unorthodox, noisy, dissonant and very inspired fusion of punk, psychedelic rock and late 1960s heavy metal/hard rock. It might be hard to imagine combining the hyper, slam-pit recklessness of the Ramones or the Buzzcocks with the heaviness of psychedelic hard rock, but that's exactly what happens on "Monster a Go Go," "Cycle Goddess" and other in-your-face selections. Thankfully, High Rise's risk-taking pays off, and the album's combination of influences are united in a cohesive whole. Another thing that's unusual about High Rise is its production style: Nanjo's vocals are purposefully placed so far down in the mix that Nirita's screaming electric guitar drowns them out. Not a typical way to produce, but oddly enough, it works. When High Rise II first came out in Japan in 1986, it was hard to find in either the U.S. or Europe; however, the album finally came out in the U.S. when Squealer reissued it in late 1998.

[allmusic.com]

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8 Comments:

Blogger mulkrul said...

Thanks for this one.

4:55 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

loving all the Japanese psych on your blog!

6:50 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If you like this, PSF http://www.psfrecords.com quite comfortably ship their CDs to outside of Japan for very reasonable prices.

12:06 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow!! This is my first experience to listen to High Rise. Sooooo goooood!! Thanks.

9:29 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Nice idea with this site its better than most of the rubbish I come across.
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10:48 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Very pretty site! Keep working. thnx!
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2:55 AM  
Blogger Νομίζω said...

I had time to hear something like this! Thanks for sharing it. I'll try to fing it on vinyl :)

11:42 PM  
Blogger Lou said...

hey there- great blog!

I've been looking for this for awhile now, my cd was stolen from me- but it looks like it's not posted anymore- can you repost it like the dispersion album you have up? Thanks!

3:02 PM  

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