{"id":16861,"date":"2022-01-17T13:39:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T13:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/?post_type=product&p=16861"},"modified":"2022-04-30T02:32:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T01:32:12","slug":"kawaguchi-masamis-new-rock-syndicate-now-lp","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/product\/kawaguchi-masamis-new-rock-syndicate-now-lp\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawaguchi Masami’s New Rock Syndicate – Now – LP"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Now<\/strong>” is the third album by Kawaguchi Masami\u2019s New Rock Syndicate<\/strong>, after Cat Vs. Frog (Palindrome, 2007) and The Psychedelic Sounds Of New Rock Syndicate (8mm, 2011). Expanding on the terrain covered on both those earlier albums, and a string of self-released and limited-edition CD-Rs, it\u2019s a glorious set of psychedelic garage rock, with lacunae for acid-spiked instrumentals (\u201cIntermission\u201d, written by drummer Yamamoto Koichiro), languid blues interludes (\u201cBlues In Haze\u201d) and narcotic melancholy a la third-album Velvet Underground (the gorgeous \u201cThe Sound Of The Bell\u201d).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also Kawaguchi<\/strong>\u2019s first major release since his solo album for Anthony Guerra\u2019s Black Petal imprint, The Mad Guitar Sings. Much like that record, “Now” has Kawaguchi<\/strong> playing loose and wild with rock and the blues (but not \u2018blues-rock\u2019), only this time, his blazing guitar is roaring over the fluid, deeply connected rhythm machine of Yamamoto and bass player Kikuchi Akira. Recorded in 2016, to mark the tenth anniversary of the New Rock Syndicate<\/strong>, it\u2019s the consummate example of Kawaguchi<\/strong>\u2019s vision of what rock music could \u2013 and should \u2013 do.<\/p>\n

Kawaguchi<\/strong> already has a storied history, a player deep in the folds of the Japanese underground, having already lead Broomdusters and Miminokoto, while also contributing to LSD March, Los Doroncos, and Plugged Ear (with Fukuoka Rinji of Overhang Party). For some, he\u2019s perhaps best known for his bass playing in Haino Keiji\u2019s covers group, Aihiyo, as well as cutting some taut shapes on guitar in Haino\u2019s recent blues gang, Hardy Soul. “Now” is further steeped in Japanese underground music history, with a guest appearance on two songs by Maki Miura of Shizuka and Fushitsusha.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wild and free, “Now<\/strong>” is played for joy and kicks, led by an absolutely fierce guitarist, at the peak of his craft, letting his mad guitar sing \u2013 and sting.<\/p>\n

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“Now<\/strong>” is the third album by Kawaguchi Masami\u2019s New Rock Syndicate<\/strong>, after Cat Vs. Frog (Palindrome, 2007) and The Psychedelic Sounds Of New Rock Syndicate (8mm, 2011). Expanding on the terrain covered on both those earlier albums, and a string of self-released and limited-edition CD-Rs, it\u2019s a glorious set of psychedelic garage rock, with lacunae for acid-spiked instrumentals (\u201cIntermission\u201d, written by drummer Yamamoto Koichiro), languid blues interludes (\u201cBlues In Haze\u201d) and narcotic melancholy a la third-album Velvet Underground (the gorgeous \u201cThe Sound Of The Bell\u201d).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also Kawaguchi<\/strong>\u2019s first major release since his solo album for Anthony Guerra\u2019s Black Petal imprint, The Mad Guitar Sings. Much like that record, “Now<\/strong>” has Kawaguchi<\/strong> playing loose and wild with rock and the blues (but not \u2018blues-rock\u2019), only this time, his blazing guitar is roaring over the fluid, deeply connected rhythm machine of Yamamoto and bass player Kikuchi Akira. Recorded in 2016, to mark the tenth anniversary of the New Rock Syndicate<\/strong>, it\u2019s the consummate example of Kawaguchi<\/strong>\u2019s vision of what rock music could \u2013 and should \u2013 do.<\/p>\n

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