Today #zot2017 takes you to Japan with one of the neo-psychedelic bands from the Land of the Rising Sun that is gaining the most following in the Western world, and they have once again released a little gem on Beyond Beyond Is Beyond, one of our favorite labels.
Sundays & Cybele - Chaos & Systems (Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records, February 24, 2017)
'Sundays & Cybele' is a French film from 1962 (original title: 'Les dimanches de Ville d'Avray') known in Italy as 'L'uomo senza domani', directed by Serge Bourguignon, winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Starring Hardy Gruger, the film is a drama set in post-war France in which a man who has completely lost the will to live finds a sense of purpose in caring for an orphaned girl, leading to an inevitable tragic end typical of a certain fatalistic view of French cinema. Sundays & Cybele is also the name of this psychedelic garage band from Tokyo, Japan (Kazuo Tsubouchi, Yoshinao Uchida, Syota Mizuno, Eiichi Kageyama) who, following in the footsteps of Kikagaku Moyo and firmly in the Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records roster, released their latest album last February. 'Chaos & Systems' is certainly an interesting record where the band led by Kazuo Tsubouchi skillfully combines psychedelic sounds with Japanese tradition. Notable is the opening track that bears the album's name, particularly with its use of traditional percussion, a powerful bass sound, and a synth reminiscent of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, along with an absolutely hypnotic recital-like vocal. A fusion of past and tradition with psychedelic sounds is a hallmark of the entire album, as seen in the 'shambolic' garage psychedelia of 'Brujo' and the long 'Paradise Come,' which reminds one of an extended session from the '70s Pink Floyd. Indeed, a 'fault' and a limit I recognize in this band is their tendency to exceed in certain virtuosity and references to '70s acid rock (a limitation also present in Kikagaku Moyo, related to a tradition in Japanese psychedelia; read Julian Cope for more) that recurs in songs like 'Butterfly's Dream' and 'Tell Me The Name Of that Flower.' Beautiful songs from a group that, in my opinion, has great potential but still needs to make that definitive leap in quality.
Sundays & Cybele - Chaos & Systems
Sundays & Cybele - Chaos & Systems (Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records, February 24, 2017)
'Sundays & Cybele' is a French film from 1962 (original title: 'Les dimanches de Ville d'Avray') known in Italy as 'L'uomo senza domani', directed by Serge Bourguignon, winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Starring Hardy Gruger, the film is a drama set in post-war France in which a man who has completely lost the will to live finds a sense of purpose in caring for an orphaned girl, leading to an inevitable tragic end typical of a certain fatalistic view of French cinema. Sundays & Cybele is also the name of this psychedelic garage band from Tokyo, Japan (Kazuo Tsubouchi, Yoshinao Uchida, Syota Mizuno, Eiichi Kageyama) who, following in the footsteps of Kikagaku Moyo and firmly in the Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records roster, released their latest album last February. 'Chaos & Systems' is certainly an interesting record where the band led by Kazuo Tsubouchi skillfully combines psychedelic sounds with Japanese tradition. Notable is the opening track that bears the album's name, particularly with its use of traditional percussion, a powerful bass sound, and a synth reminiscent of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, along with an absolutely hypnotic recital-like vocal. A fusion of past and tradition with psychedelic sounds is a hallmark of the entire album, as seen in the 'shambolic' garage psychedelia of 'Brujo' and the long 'Paradise Come,' which reminds one of an extended session from the '70s Pink Floyd. Indeed, a 'fault' and a limit I recognize in this band is their tendency to exceed in certain virtuosity and references to '70s acid rock (a limitation also present in Kikagaku Moyo, related to a tradition in Japanese psychedelia; read Julian Cope for more) that recurs in songs like 'Butterfly's Dream' and 'Tell Me The Name Of that Flower.' Beautiful songs from a group that, in my opinion, has great potential but still needs to make that definitive leap in quality.
Sundays & Cybele - Chaos & Systems
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5 jan 18
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