By request, this post was re-uploaded 01/18/2015. Enjoy.
It isn't too often that I find myself completely incapable of writing a worthy description to sum up an artist/album's sound; however, this is definitely one of those occasions. DJ Pica Pica is one of over a dozen aliases of Japanese musician, Yamantaka Eye, who is perhaps more well known as one of the founders and frontman of the noise rock group, Bordedoms.
To mistake this for "just another danceable DJ mix" would be a crime, as this album is a masterpiece of sound collage, encompassing numerous different genres, and consisting of a wide variety of source material. Pica's inclusion of genres run the gamut, stirring up a little bit of rock, blues, hip-hop, funk, techno, and even music from indigenous Pacific tribes into a brew that at times threatens to descend into pure chaos, yet manages to retain it's groove throughout. A wide variety of instruments can be heard throughout, as he seasons the mix with piano, synths, electric and accoustic guitar, african djembe drums, flute and much more.Yamantaka controls the tempo perfectly, often whipping the music up into a frenzied tribal state, only to bring it down to a tranquil pace at just the right moments.
This is one of those albums that just needs to be heard, and as I stated before, I am incapable of accurately describing the sound contained within. I don't have enough time on my hands to put up a track list at the moment, but I'll try to remember to put one up tomorrow.
Year of Release: 1999
Label: Comma
Genre: Experimental, Sound Collage, Turntablism
Bitrate: 320Kbps
7 comments:
This is one of the coolest compositions i have ever heard. Mindblowing pace at times with some of the most bizzare noises yet. Your blog is fantastic, thanks for sharing!
WOW great thanks for sharing :D
awesome thanks for this!
-edo
knowyourconjurer.blogspot.com
@uniboehmer, marko and edo: I just wanted to thank all of you for taking the time to comment. It is always very encouraging to login and see that readers have left positive feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed the album. You should check out the Live Mixxx album Yamantaka Eye released under another of his many aliases - "DJ Chaos X." You can find it posted here: http://digitalmeltd0wn.blogspot.com/2010/07/dj-chaos-x-live-mixxx-2006.html
It is a bit different in that Eye samples a lot of punk rock, but I think you all will enjoy it.
Possible re up??
great blog anyway! :)
Bless you, man, I love you. This is great
Thx
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