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LP Tracklisting :
A1. Ecstasy Highwaystar
(4:38)
A2. Blow! Blow! Blow!
(9:47)
A3. Overdose, Pussycat!
More! More! (4:04)
B. Rollercoaster Of The
Universe (17:11)
The long awaited follow up to Osaka's
Hibushibire 'Freak Out Orgasm!' debut album from 2017 is almost upon
us ...
BLOW! BLOW! BLOW! PROMO VIDEO
WHO ARE HIBUSHIBIRE?
821 (Hani) on bass
Ryu Matsumoto on drums
Changchang on guitar and vocals
It would be fair to say Hibushibires
2017 debut album Freak Out Orgasm! went down well with fans of
psych-rock (call it what you will). So far its had three vinyl
pressings, two cassette pressings and a CD run back in Japan. It
garnered quite a few influential underground (if not mainstream)
reviews and seemed to sell through on word of mouth alone - which in
these times seems to be the way things are going: thriving social
media groups sharing their love of recent purchases and fellow vinyl
lovers going out and scooping them up without the need to buy a
magazine or read an online review to make their mind up. My favourite
review of Freak Out Orgasm! came from UK based music blog Dayz
Of Purple And Orange as I think he nailed it perfectly...
Fuck me! I think I've died and gone to
psychedelic heaven! If anyone had asked me what I would really want
from a freak out, heavy-as-fuck psych band I would have to say I would
want the sheer guitar pyrotechnics of Acid Mothers Temple, the
hard-as-nails scuzziness of The Heads, the lead heaviness of a
fucked-up Blue Cheer and the instrumental dexterity of Hendrix on
speed. Guess what, that band exists and they are called HIBUSHIBIRE!"
That, to me, said it all. Nail hit hard.
But let's get onto 'Turn On, Tune In,
Freak Out!'
Once again the album is produced by Makoto
Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple, Mainliner) and for me it's the next
logical step in the bands sonic development. As with its predecessor,
side one consists of three tracks, "Ecstasy Highwaystar / Blow!
Blow! Blow! / Overdose, Pussycat! More! More!", (they do like an
exclamation mark). Some of these titles will be familiar if you've
followed the band's live shows in recent times, and it's pretty much a
guitar to the front, full gonzo-style hard-rocking psychedelic freak
out from the first blast of Changchang's guitar panning from left to
right before the main riff kicks it all off.
Again, as with their debut, side two
comprises of just one epic length track. 'Rollercoaster Of The
Universe' clocks in at seventeen minutes and is, in my humble opinion,
the sound of the band moving onto the next level during its journey.
It's a shudderingly beautiful piece, with many hypnotic twists and
turns. I can't wait to hear how they play this live.
The band did initially attempt to produce
this album by themselves, but got 'brain fever' in the studio and
called their old friend Makoto to come down and help them finish it
off. As he had no preparation in advance, he knew nothing about how
the recording was going in the studio, and moreover there was little
time left for adjustments to be made. But his technique of mixing
was, as always, both mighty and almost destructive.
He said to Changchang during the mixing
process, Listen carefully! I am teaching how to work magic.
And he has.
The title is 'Turn On, Tune In, Freak
Out!'. True to its name.
Following the success of Hibushibire's
first UK tour in 2017, the band return in May 2019 to blow some minds
once again including being invited to play two of the UK's best
underground festivals in Raw Power and Focus Wales. They hope to tour
elsewhere soon after.
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