Rock On! Wednesday, 5 January – Far East Family Band, Speed, Speed; Glue and Shinki, Arzachel & Grobschnitt
Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Wednesday September 15th. Dan’s pick of the week: Far East Family Band (Parallel World), Speed; Glue and Shinki (Speed; Glue and Shinki ), Arzachel (Arzachel) & Grobschnitt (Ballermann).
Het album Parallel World werd in 1976 uitgebracht en was ook de laatste plaat van de legendarische Japanse space/psych-rockers Far East Family Band. Toetsenist van dienst was Masanori Takahashi, die later new age roem en fortuin zou vinden onder de naam Kitaro.
Rich Morris van SoundBLab: “Even considering how obscure the 70s Japanese psych scene is now, Far East Family Band are one of the less well-known groups. Formed in a Tokyo commune in the early 70s and led by guitarist/vocalist Fumio Miyashita and synth wizard Kitaro, the band adopted an all-white uniform.… Read more...