January 27, 2021 Playlist

"A Path Through Haze" by Kimio Mizutani (1971)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Kimio Mizutani "A Path Through Haze"  1971 (Japan)
If you were looking for heavy riffs and groovy licks, Kimio Mizutani was Japan's top session guitarist of the psychedelic era. As far as I know, he only made one album as a leader, which is our classic album this week. A mostly instrumental album that exists somewhere between jazz and rock, also with classical influences, the record that A Path Through Haze is most often compared to is Frank Zappa's seminal Hot Rats album. Though that comparison only goes so far: Zappa's compositions were a lot more sophisticated, and his guitar playing sounded like no one else. As a session musician, Mizutani's goal as a player was to capture the style he was known for and play qunitessential heavy rock riffs rather than attempt to be "original", and the result is therefore an album with a quintessential early seventies heavy rock guitar sound.
We've also got some brand new J-pop releases on the show this week: Haru Nemuri just released her first new song in about a year, DAOKO has a cool new video for one of her older songs (bask in the 5-years-ago nostalgia of her "schoolgirl in blue" era), and Atarashii Gakko! ("New School!") was the breakout Japanese idol group of last year (this is their first song that has impressed me: an old school hiphop groove with melodic rapping).
(N) = New Release
   
Artist Song Album Year Country
Sex PistolsNo Fun (The Stooges)B-side single1977UK
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard HoneyKG (N)2020 (Flightless/ATO)Australia
Rose City Band Wee Hours
   --> Wildflowers		Summerlong (N)2020 (Thrill Jockey)USA
Kurt Vile
 		Gone GirlSpeed, Sound, Lonely KV EP (N)2021 (Matador)USA
 
 
Haru Nemuri Bangsingle (N)2021 (TO3S)Japan
DAOKOBoku (Rearrange Version) ("With")Charmpoint EP2017Japan
FEMM Level Up (feat. Duke of Harajuku)single (N)2020 (FEMM's Agency Syndicate)Japan/USA
Atarashii Gakko!  ("New School!") Nai Nai Nai ("Not Here" X 3)single (N)2021 (88rising)Japan
Dempagumi.inc Positive☆Storysingle (N)2020 (Meme Tokyo/Toy's Factory)Japan
WiennersAll Night JapasessionGokoh EP2016Japan
PlasticsRobotWelcome Back1981Japan
   
 
Kimio MizutaniOne For JanisA Path Through Haze
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1971Japan
Kimio MizutaniA Bottle Of CodeineA Path Through Haze
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1971Japan
Kimio MizutaniTell Me What You SawA Path Through Haze
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1971Japan
Love Live Life + 1 (with Kimio Mizutani)Love Will Make A Better YouLove Will Make A Better You1970Japan
   
 
Soft MachinePataphysical Introduction - part 1
   --> A Concise British Alphabet - part 1
   --> Hibou, Anemone and Bear
   --> A Concise British Alphabet - part 2
   --> Hulloder		Volume Two1969UK
Matching MoleSmoke Signal
   --> Part Of The Dance (live)		Marchrec. 1972, rel. 2002UK
Public Image Ltd.MemoriesMetal Box1979UK
Sex PistolsHolidays In The SunNever Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols1977UK
CanPeking OTago Mago1971Germany/Japan
   
 
SuicideRocket USASuicide1977USA
ChromeArmageddon3rd From The Sun1982USA
Throbbing GristleStill Walking20 Jazz Funk Greats1978UK
CoilThe SnowLove's Secret Domain1991UK
   
 
ClusterUntitled #2Cluster '711971Germany
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