Doodles - Disc One (PLDR-2001)

Caught a great set the other night from Kawaguchi Masami's New Rock Syndicate at the Empty Space (Sept 14 2011) and picked up some CDrs after a nice brainwash. Two of 'em were on the Purifiva label and it jogged my memory about this awesome slice of pop psych, also on Purifiva. I don't know much about Doodles, but this is their first CD(r) and they wound up putting out a few more as well as having two songs on the landmark Night Gallery compilation on Alchemy Records. I know that Mischishita from LSD March was in the band in a later incarnation (or something), and the drummer on this release wound up playing with New Rock Syndicate as well as on that LSD Pond double CD on Archive.

Six songs of strummy psych with off key vocals and great guitar breaks. Gotta admit, it reminds a bit of 90s Philly's O Mighty Isis. Recorded live and in studio, released in 2001 I think? A CDr in a jewel case with color copy sleeves. I am sure I snagged this from Eclipse Records back around then. While not quite as intricate and deep as Angel N Heavy Syrup (who I am sure the description name checked), this is a cool batch of femme voiced Japanese basement psych pop kloud wrap. Enjoy!

Doodles - Disc One (Purifiva, PLDR-2001)

Kawabata & Michishita - Maru Sankaku Shikaku (Circle Triangle Square) LP

The super duper awesome and long awaited Kawabata Makoto and Michishita Shinsuke LP Maru Sankaku Shikaku (Circle Triangle Square) just arrived and is available now from ye olde Prophase Music.

Two side long jams created by the Acid Mothers Temple main man Kawbata and Michishita from LSD March. This time around they use acoustic "ethnic" instruments creating some nice havoc in the drone world. Gorgeous green splatter vinyl in a gatefold sleeve! More pics coming later today... also this release is available on iTunes, yalls!

Kawabata & Michishita: Maru Sankaku Shikaku (Circle Triangle Square)

Hey folks... more new vinyl from Prophase!

This one is fucking awesome. Kawabata from Acid Mothers Temple and Mischishita from LSD March doing the duo thing that they have done for the rad Basement Echo release on Important. This time around they use only acoustic instruments and make a mighty wonderful drone, shifting sands with thunder kinda thing. Two 20+ minute long tracks. If this was 1999, this would be number in the droneon year end poll. Utterly fantastic. Japrocksampler groupies will notice and dig on the IN joke of the title as well. Limited to 500 on swirled blue and green vinyl, gatefold sleeve...