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Rippin' and swingin' funknoize!

philip kaffen | seattle, wa USA | 08/01/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Anyone familiar with Yoshida Tatsuya, mastermind multi-instrumentalist behind legendary noise band the Ruins,will certainly appreciate this offering. Probably more accessible than some Ruins releases, and definitely more accessible than the dissonant paroxysms of merzbow, incapacitants and the like, this CD still rocks hard. A 3-person line up w/Yoshida on stampeding drums, Nasuno Mitsuru providing very funky bass, and Kido Natsuki wailing on guitar. Typical of Yoshida's offerings, the genres change with stop-on-a-dime precision from rock to funk to free/improv jazz within a single song. The opening tune, Nemrut Dagi, is fairly mild, but by Four Holes, we are in heavier territory and later tracks like Out of Head and Cold Wave keep the action tight and the momentum up. Perhaps a little too jazzy or funky at times for hardcore noise fans, (I might actually have given this 4.5 stars if there were an option), this is nonetheless a great place for the curious to start or Yoshida/Ruins fans to keep up. Recommended."

Thrilling and exhausting

J. Holmes | yokohama, japan | 10/27/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Yoshida Tatsuya is involved in sooo many different bands and musical projects...with his spazzy drum/bass duo Ruins being his main focus, and his Magma-worshipping Hundred Views Of Koenji being my favorite project that he's involved in. Korekyojin seems to combine both elements of those two bands, but keeping things in a strict instrumental vibe. the lack of vocals really makes this album alot more accessable than Ruins, although these songs have absolutely no radio crossover potential whatsoever; but without the Toshida's strange scattershot language being added to this mix, the music has enough room to breathe a little bit. but this is still progressive rock for the open minded fan, there are musical flourishes that slightly resemble jazz, and some interesting percussion elements are evident on some of these songs, but the main core of Korekyojin's sound is over-the-top technical noodlings that will either impress you or make you dizzy. many listeners may be hungry for a hook after this disc has finshed; but the refined talent of this group cannot be denied."