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Tetuzi Akiyama's contribution to the Western Vinyl Portrait Series is a departure in a career of departures. In addition to Akiyama's trademark improvised, blues-infused guitar work, The Ancient Balance to Control Death also features intense multi-layered vocals. Much like his guitar work, the vocals flow with a sharp primal urgency, and the end result is a collection of unique and tense Japanese blues that could only have come from one of Japan's most distinct and creative improvisers.