KAWABATA MAKOTO-EARLY WORKS 1978-1981, 10xCDR SET, 2000, JAPAN

By turns burnt, hermetic, nihilistic, autistic and claustrophobic, this gigantic cross section of Kawabata's early doings (originally self released in an edition of 100, 4 subsequently reissued on vinyl by Qbico) really alters the "read" on his place in the lineage of maverick Japanese underground music innovators of the late 70's/early 80's. A disc by disc assessment would be a huge undertaking. Rather, I'll simply state that to these set of ears, barring a move here and there, the crucial "meat" in Kawabata's canon (at least in terms of creating precedent-free work) is tucked away in the recesses of these 10 discs. The contents are as follows:

Disc one: Dark Revolution Collective-Dark Revolution
Disc Two: Kawabata Makoto-Psychedelic Noise Freak
Disc Three: Baroque Bordello-1st Trip
Disc Four: Baroque Bordello-Ultra Trip Cat
Disc Five: Baroque Bordello-Abnormal Songs Vol. 1
Disc Six: Baroque Bordello-Kaiten, Love And Punk Rock
Disc Seven: Baroque Bordello-(title in Japanese)
Disc Eight: Kawabata Makoto-4 Tunes
Disc Nine: Kawabata Makoto-Sunday Morning
Disc Ten: Baroque Bordello-(title in Japanese)

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