KAWASAKI, Ryo - Selected Works Part 2: 1976-1980 (Record Store Day 2017) - 12"
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information Ryo KAWASAKI Selected Works Part 2: 1976-1980 (Record Store Day 2017)(12" + insert) Nunorthern Soul
Cat: NUNS 010. Rel: 8 May 17
Jazz
Side 1 - Track 1. El Toro Side 1 - Track 2. Snowstorm Side 1 - Track 3. Quasar Infection Side 2 - Track 1. Nogie Side 2 - Track 2. Thunder & Sea Gypsys (Medley)
Last year, Nunorthern Soul unveiled the first part of their Ryo Kawasaki retrospective. While that focused on selected works created by the Japanese jazz guitarist between 1979 and '83 - including a couple of strong nods towards disco - this follow-up looks at material recorded and released between '76 and '80. There's plenty to enjoy, from the Abbey Road-era Beatles-meets-Courtney Pine vibes of "Snowstorm" and George Benson-in-space trip of "Quasar Infection", to the freestyle, synth-laden jazz-funk madness that is "Nogie". Arguably best of all, though, is "Thunder & Sea Gypsies (Medley)", an impossible-to-pigeonhole journey that moves from krautrock style looseness to cosmic jazz via some thrillingly psychedelic wig-outs.
