Suzuki Junzo and We Have Heaven at Secret Arts Space November 29

Please come out and see Suzuki Junzo, the awesome Japanese guitarist who plays in Miminokoto, Overhang Party, 20 Guilders, Astral Traveling Unity and more, when he plays the Secret Arts Space in Bethlehem on November 29th 2012!

Junzo is playing a solo guitar set on his Ode to a Blue Ghost tour. Awesome rural psych heads, We Have Heaven are opening up. Only two bands, so expect some long, spaced out sets! Also? Vegetarian treats and warm drinks! Dig this awesome Dejesus created flyer! Easy!

Here are the full dates for Suzuki Junzo's USA Tour

27 Nov 2012: Brooklyn, NYC @ Union Pool
http://union-pool.com/
w/Rhyton, Thee Ultimate Vag (w/ Gibby Haynes & Don Fleming), Eidetic Seeing

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28 Nov 2012: Philly, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
http://kungfunecktie.com/
w/Brother JT, Kohoutek
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29 Nov 2012: Bethlehem, PA @ Secret Arts Space
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Secret-Art-Space/190096957667025
w/We Have Heaven
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30 Nov 2012: Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
http://www.teabazaar.com/
w/Horsefang, Kohoutek, Miami NightsBaltimore Show
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01 Dec 2012: Washington, DC @ Velvet lounge
http://www.velvetloungedc.com/
Kohoutek, Smoke Green
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02 Dec 2012: Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
http://www.emptybottle.com/
w/Plastic Crimewave Syndicate, Pandava, Frank Rosaly/Steven Hess duo
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03 Dec 2012: Milwaukee, WI @ the Sugar Maple
http://www.mysugarmaple.com/
w/Frank Rosaly/Steven Hess duo, and special guest Neil Jendon
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04 Dec 2012: Minneapolis, MN @ Madame Of The Arts
http://madameofthearts.wordpress.com/
w/Paul Metzger,Forgotten Works
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05 Dec 2012: Seattle, @ TBA,
w/Bill Horist etc
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06 Dec 2012: San Francisco, SF @ Hemlock Tavern
http://www.hemlocktavern.com/
w/Metro Mictlan, Numinous Eye

Acid Mothers Sunday Vol 26: Miminokoto - That Spiral Orbit

Happy Father's Day all you dads and such... This time around, we have an mp3 from long time Japanese Psych'sters, Miminokoto. The Acid Mothers Temple connection is drummer Shimura Koji, currently behind the kit for AMT and Miminokoto.



Miminokoto has been through line up changes and have a bunch of records out on PSF and Last Visible Dog, but this track comes from their 2010 release Chofu, Ekoda, Koenji: Live In & Around Tokyo on Plunk's Plan Records. Dreamy psych and great guitar playing from long time Nice Pooper pal, Suzuki Junzo (you can also catch Suzuki playing with Kawabata on the Astral Traveling Unit CD on Archive). Suzuki Junzo also creates some incredible psych folk with the Cosmic Inferno's Tabata in 20 Guilders. Whew!

Anyways, I love the weird ass bass or whatever it is on this song, almost as confusing as the first hearing of the jug on the 13th Floor Elevators' songs. A off kilter almost "Shakedown Street" wah wah plink wamp while the rest of the song reminds me of... David Crosby's "Cowboy Movie." Something of a trend in this house recently. Loose and trippy and awesome, a bit dark and still that weird hopefulness I get from the best of Japanese psych. Definitely something for fans of the more mellow side of White Heaven.

I think Eclipse carries this one, but if not, get in touch directly with Suzuki via his blog, Tapes-Echoes. I have ordered lots of stuff from him over the past few years and the turnaround is always quick and the music is always awesome!

Miminokoto - That Spiral Orbit

Acid Mothers Sunday vol 21: Penguin House Dec 18 2009

Full on blizzard mode here on the East Coast USA... so here is an AMT Sunday a day early. This time around, we have three sets from basically last night at Penguin House in Tokyo Koenji. Miminokoto (with Kawabata), Leningrad Blues Machine and Tsurubami recorded and uploaded by AMT message board poster Fuyuki. Great sets and awesome recordings with an AMT tie in for each band. Kawabata sits in with Miminokoto, Leningrad Blues Machine is Cosmic Inferno bassist Tabata's psych band (and of course we all recall Leningrad Psychedelic Blues Machine) and Tsurubami features Kawabata and Hiroshi from AMT. Whew!

Miminokoto with Kawabata - Live Dec 18 2009 Penguin House

Leningrad Blues Machine - Live Dec 18 2009 Penguin House

Tsurubami - Live Dec 18 2009 Penguin House

(can I just mention the awesome jam about 6 minutes into the Leningrad Blues Machine set sounds like Legion of Mary? Wow.. amazing.)

Thanks again, Fuyuki!

Yesterday I received the new AMT label disc, Acid Mothers Temple with with Ichiraku Yoshimitsu, AMT Festival Vol 7, a 16 track live recording that sounds phenomenal, but wow... check out the artwork!!