Miminokoto
Orange Garage
Tracks are:
1. dokonimo ver. 2, 2. tokedasu, 3. tottemo ver. 2, 4. mezame,
5. yumekara ver. 2, 6. kumononaka
New live material from one of our favorite bands! Reviews of this and their current US tour pending. See the gallery section for new Miminokoto photos!
"Miminokoto
currently consist of singer/guitarist Masami Kawaguchi (LSD-march, Broomdusters,
Aihiyo), drummer Koji Shimura (White Heaven, High Rise) and bassist Hiroaki
Takeuchi. How does this particular unit stand apart from their peers? Well,
although quite capable of building up into big, burning, fuzzed-out guitar
clangor (and when they do, they get just as gnarly as the rest), they have a
mellow side to 'em, one that's very melancholic and emotional, that they explore
in perhaps greater depth and duration than those other bands tend to do. With
weary vocals of which maybe even Jandek would be proud, Miminikoto can create a
sense of sadness which makes Kawaguchi's howling guitar, when it kicks in, all
that much more cathartic. They also aren't afraid of some poppy jangle too, so
you're never sure what's around the corner. From track to track, one cut might
be a punked out stormer, the next a gentle web of fragile notes.
...the live disc on LVD, Orange Garage (named for the venue where these
void-vibes were conjured), features new n' heavier versions of three previously
recorded Miminokoto tracks plus three other totally new compositions,
culminating in the 16+ minute "Kumononaka". ...should be of interest to any
Japanese psych-scene follower... "
--Aquarius Records