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01. SHINKI CHEN - The Dark Sea Dream
02. SHINKI CHEN - Requiem Of Confusion
03. SHINKI CHEN - Freedom Of A Mad Paper Lantern
04. SHINKI CHEN - Gloomy Reflections
05. SHINKI CHEN - It Was Only Yesterday
06. SHINKI CHEN - Corpse
07. SHINKI CHEN - Farewell To Hypocrites
ARTIST
TITLE
Shinki Chen & Friends
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
ASH 3038LP ASH 3038LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
2/1/2011

2012 repress. Gatefold LP version. Shinki Chen was one of the leading figures of the Japanese psychedelic rock scene in the early '70s, seen as a Jimi Hendrix-type figure in Japan at the time. This record, released in 1971 was some of his last recorded material (he also recorded with the band Powerhouse and Foodbrain) in addition to the different band line-up known as Speed, Glue & Shinki and their debut Eve released the same year. While the band's style is often compared to its Krautrock cousins, it lacks the dreamy directionlessness that a lot of them have as well as the bore factor of the lighter-weight progressive rock acts. Shinki Chen & Friends might lack Joey Smith's amphetamine-fuelled drumming, but it is generally bluesier with lots of strange keyboard effects, fuzzy bass lines and a relatively weeping guitar sound. Digitally remastered on 180 gram vinyl.