友川かずき (Kazuki Tomokawa) is a prolific Japanese acid-folk singer, poet, author, artist and racing tipster, active in the Japanese music scene since the early seventies. He is often described as a “screaming philosopher” due to his idiosyncratic singing style. Whether screaming his lungs out while thrashing his guitar within an inch of its life (his legendarily wild performances frequently end up with all strings snapped during a single song), creating gorgeously romantic and limpid tone-scapes, Tomokawa never remains any less than himself. He walks a path of untutored intelligence, piercing sensitivity, and fully exorcised passions all too rare in the shallow husk of today’s debased world. Very nice music if you are into this kind of stuff.
As of recently, his music has been used in the films of cult directors Takashi Miike and Koji Wakamatsu, and he also appears in person in Miike’s Izo (2004).
Tracklist:
01. Circus (4:46)
02. Rinjyu (2:36)
03. Kojyo (3:50)
04. Kikyo (3:07)
05. Kuwana no Eki (3:49)
06. Natsu no Hi no Uta (2:50)
07. Yogore-chimatta Kanashimi ni (2:54)
08. Haru no Hi no Yuugure (3:10)
09. Rokugatsu no Ame (4:31)
10. Boya (2:57)
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This record is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThis guy is my new fixation.
He is my favorite singer!
ReplyDeleteI do not have this.
THX!
Please forgive me for my audacity, but by comparing the titles and lyrics to "Nakahara Sakuhinnshu Chuy" and "Ore no uchi de nariyamanai mono" I came to the conclusion that the song of your CD are titled wrong. The songs are in good order. Just change their titles.
ReplyDelete01 Circus (4:46)
02 Natsu no Hi no Uta (2:36)
03 Kuwana no Eki (3:50)
04 Kikyo (3:07)
05 Haru no Hi no Yuugure (3:49)
06 Rokugatsu No Ame (2:50)
07 Yogore-chimatta Kanashimi ni (2:54)
08 Rinjyu (3:10)
09 Boya (4:31)
10 Kojyo (2:57)