Usui H.: Sings the Blues (Vinyl LP)
VHF Records
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Vinyl LP pressing includes bonus CD edition. 2014 album from remarkably pedigreed but rarely recorded Japanese legend Hiroyuki Usui (Ghost, Fushitsusha, L, Marble Sheep, A-Musik, August Born, etc.), SINGS THE BLUES is raw and gripping, like a darker version of his all-time classic Folk-Psych work HOLY LETTERS. Performed by Usui alone on voice, guitar, banjo, bass, steel guitar and cornet, the music is blunt and rough around the edges - a Tonight's the Night-like off-handedness that increases the feeling of existential seriousness. Like HOLY LETTERS, most of these tracks are undeniably Blues, but there's nary a familiar progression or guitar phrase. Vocals are a whisper, accompanied by simple guitar or banjo. Clever overdubs add to a few of the tracks - untutored blats of cornet here, some electronic static there. If you like Loren Connors, Simon Finn, Jandek, Kan Mikami, Six Organs, etc., this is for you. Sputnik, This World, Westernized Blues, Macaroni Blues, Fake Blues, Fake2 Blues, Decision Blues, Bear Blues, Thief, Fool, World, Fukushima, Sputnik, This World, Westernized Blues, Macaroni Blues, Fake Blues, Fake2 Blues, Decision Blues, Bear Blues, Thief, Fool, World, Fukushima
Vinyl LP pressing includes bonus CD edition. 2014 album from remarkably pedigreed but rarely recorded Japanese legend Hiroyuki Usui (Ghost, Fushitsusha, L, Marble Sheep, A-Musik, August Born, etc.), SINGS THE BLUES is raw and gripping, like a darker version of his all-time classic Folk-Psych work HOLY LETTERS. Performed by Usui alone on voice, guitar, banjo, bass, steel guitar and cornet, the music is blunt and rough around the edges - a Tonight's the Night-like off-handedness that increases the feeling of existential seriousness. Like HOLY LETTERS, most of these tracks are undeniably Blues, but there's nary a familiar progression or guitar phrase. Vocals are a whisper, accompanied by simple guitar or banjo. Clever overdubs add to a few of the tracks - untutored blats of cornet here, some electronic static there. If you like Loren Connors, Simon Finn, Jandek, Kan Mikami, Six Organs, etc., this is for you. Sputnik, This World, Westernized Blues, Macaroni Blues, Fake Blues, Fake2 Blues, Decision Blues, Bear Blues, Thief, Fool, World, Fukushima, Sputnik, This World, Westernized Blues, Macaroni Blues, Fake Blues, Fake2 Blues, Decision Blues, Bear Blues, Thief, Fool, World, Fukushima