boris, geinoh yamashirogumi

my exploration of noise from my ancestral homeland continues wit' dese two, the first the latest (not "new," per se -- their 'meercun label southern lord tends to put 'em out about a yr after their japanese releases) by boris, a trio that rolls together the heaviosity of the melvins, black sabbath, blue cheer, and then some, mixes it together with punk energy and a soupcon of psych and comes up with the most massive rawk sound you'll hear this yr. compared to their previous releases, pink is pretty varied 'n' surprisingly melodic, and also the _sexiest_ music i can imagine (mirroring as it does natch'l body riddims much more so than, say, kenny g does). this one'll stay on continuous repeat for awhile.

jon teague laid the osore-zan alb by geinoh yamashirogumi on me with a cryptic warning: "give it some time." first time i fired it up, first thing on a sleepy morning, i was immediately jolted to consciousness by a blood-curdling shriek several levels of intensity past anything yoko ono ever committed to tape. things settled down after that, tho, and got more interesting. the lengthy pieces evoke all kinds of associations, from classic japanese noh plays to gregorian chants to balinese gamelan music to harry partch. and i swear, the solo gtrist sounds just like me (or vice versa). maybe we're genetically coded to play like that. fascinating, hypnotic stuff, and totally baked.