Absolutely Wonderful.
Zachary Curl | 02/21/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"so many different thoughts strike me every time i hear this record. at first listen i didn't think all that much of it, very much like robert fripp; especially the fripp/eno sessions. again, much like fripp, the guitar work is often times so subtle and simple in it's technical nature that it's easy to not think much of it or let your guard down, but at soon as you find the compositions inside each piece it is really rather disarming. there are definitely some stand out tracks, most notably the final track, A Boat of Courage; again, a simple enough guitar piece is at once swelling with energy as each guitar that is presented carefully slips into a progression that smoothly finishes what the previous one started.
both invigorating and heartbreaking, absolutely recommended for anyone interested in the sonic and compositional possibilities of the electric guitar. extraordinary in it's execution and ability to remain so purely melodic, this is one to explore and hold on to."
Frippesque and so much more
M. Smith | 01/01/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"One day I walked into a record store in Fells Point. As I was looking around, I heard this music on the in house system that sounded a lot like some Frippertronics. I asked the guy behind the counter what we were listening to and he said "Michio Kurihara." I replied "huh?" He repeated and then showed me this CD cover. I bought it and was not disappointed!
While one track is wonderfully reminiscent of Frippertronics (4. Pendulum On A G-String/The Last Cicada), the rest of the CD covered a few genres: rock, stoner rock, and psychedelic rock.
The guitarist has also recorded an excellent CD with Boris (Japanese drone metal/stoner/psychedelic rock)."