Aihiyō ‎– Aihiyō [CD] (1998, Tokuma Japan Communications, J-Factory)

More modestly built than Fushitsusha, Aihiyō is an unexpected project that is less extreme, more accessible and more relaxed than usual. Keiji Haino humorously experiments with his qualities as a bizarre performer, demonstrating a disconcerting ability to approach different styles without distorting his habitual drumming. His face is eclectic, with a sarcastic smile. Beyond simple parody, far from fearing to attack the timeless, the Japanese performer advances a register more offbeat than experimental. Then, thrown like a discobole, he sends his wafer in pursuit of various quasi-sanctuarized genres in order to hit them with full force: pop, post-punk and blues, everything goes through the mill. If "My Darling Max" retains the structure of a classic FM hit of less than three minutes, Keiji Haino cheerfully revises and bones the delta blues with "Melancholy Wish", dynamite the clean rock and its jerky riffs with "Why the Two of Us Here", but don't forget to confirm his taste for softer, calmer -and longer- tracks with the superb "Red Shoes" or "Between Night and Morning". Humor and beauty coexist with "I Love You to Your Bones", a screaming no wave song that is unheard of in the good sense of the word. 'Aihiyo' is a good starting point to discover Keiji Haino. A visit card that forces the features without sacrificing the noisy episodes necessary for the brilliance of the man. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]

 

 

Label: Tokuma Japan Communications ‎– TKCF-77022, J-Factory ‎– TKCF-77022 

Format: CD, Album 

Country: Japan 

Released: 24 Jun 1998 

Style: Psychedelic Rock, Electric Blues, Avantgarde, Noise Rock, Experimental Rock

 

Tracklist:

1 いとしのマックス = My Darling Max 2:45 

2 八月の濡れた砂 = Wet Sand In August 7:52 

3 悲しき願い = Melancholy Wish 5:04 

4 赤い靴 = Red Shoes 5:18 

5 何故に二人はここに = Why The Two Of Us Here 6:48 

6 骨まで愛して = I Love You To Your Bones 6:03 

7 好きさ 好きさ 好きさ = I Love You 4:45 

8 世界は二人のために = The World Is Ours 8:27 

9 夜と朝のあいだに = Between Night And Morning 12:07 

 

Notes:

Recorded in February ~ April 1998, Tokyo. 

Not using over-dubbing and tapes. 

 

Songs were originally performed by: 

1. Ichiro Araki 

2. Seri Ishikawa 

3. The Animals 

4. (children's song) 

5. K & Brunnen 

6. Takuya Jō 

7. The Zombies 

8. Naomi Sagara 

9. Peter 

 

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