Monday, November 12, 2007

KILLING TIME-IRENE, CD, 1988, JAPAN






Another headfuck from these Japanese mavens of the unpredictable, Irene (their third; "Skip" and "Bill" having been posted here previously) immediate screws with your expectations by frontloading the cloyingly muzak-y strains of of "Kokorowa", something that in no way can prepare you for the mad but relentlessly amiable musical subterfuges that follow, their insanely dense thickets of whacked post-prog chicanery often couched in some truly mystifying jazz-lite moves. the near-indescribable 20+ minute Irene suite is a true peak of head-scratching art rock lunacy, it's structurally destabilized arrangements coming very close to Wha Ha Ha territory. Completely mental.

Get it Here

***NOTE: THERE'S A MIRRORED MEDIAFIRE LINK IN THE COMMENT FIELD***

9 comments:

  1. Hi,thank you for this a wonderfull album - i like it very much.Your blog is amazing.Thanks again and many greetings from CZ.Pavel

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  2. this shit's really amazing

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  3. This is one of the most amazing bands Ive ever heard, thanks!
    Do you have "Bill" or "Filling Time with Killing Time"?

    Here is a site with a little info:

    http://www6.wind.ne.jp/tabockly/kt1.htm

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  4. Having the good fortune of real leisure time and going back through some of these older posts. Irene is so fucking lovely. Thanks once again. Brilliant stuff to be sure.

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  5. Guest vocals on "Irene" is Sandii O'Neale from Sandii & the Sunsetz!

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  6. Thank you for all the music. Link is dead. Could you please re-up? Thank you.

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  7. Original link has been down for a while, I've uploaded a new set to MediaFire.

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  8. MUCHAS GRACIAS, SI NO ES POR UDS IMPOSIBLE PILLARLO

    UN MAESTRO BUN ITAKURA

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