III (2021)
https://gloryordeathrecords.bandcamp.com/album/iii
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Fuzzed out psychedelic atmospheres and hard rock grooves
based out of Nagoya, Japan.
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1.
Weedgrown Rocks (Space Rainbows in 7256 A.D. ver.) feat. Monolithic Chorale for Freakout in X 00:00
2.
Switchblade Cars 07:12
3.
Black Elk Crying for a Vision 13:11
4.
Nubbinz 16:27
5.
Now I See (Archetypal Projections) 24:14
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released February 23, 2021
Produced by Sven SHAH
Executive Producer: Chihiro
S. Shah: guitar, vocal, keyboard
Yoshihiro YASUI: bass guitar
Chihiro: drums and percussion
with
Monolithic Chorale for Freakout in X:
Houmei YANAGAWA: alto saxophone
Misaki ISHIWATA: trumpet
Toshinori TERUKINA: trombone
arranged by Mark D. HARDY
conducted by Misaki Ishiwata
Recording engineered by Yoshikazu “Dabo” TANAKA at Dabox Studio for Paradise Kappa, S. Shah at Studio 246 Nagoya and The Nest, Yukito OKAZAKI at Studio Zen, and Norihiro NAKAMURA at Studio Dub Reel.
Mixed by S. Shah at The Nest
Mastered by Norihiro Nakamura at Studio Dub Reel
Tree of Hope painting by Stela Casian
Design by Rockthing
Noriko OSUGI: Road Manager
“World Famous” Kenji in Nagoya: The Road Crew
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1. Weedgrown Rocks (Space Rainbows in 7256 A.D. ver.) feat. Monolithic Chorale for Freakout in X
[Written and arranged by Shah, Hardy, Chihiro, and Yasui]
2. Switchblade Cars
[Written and arranged by Shah, Chris CRAYCHEE, Stan MARSHALL, Chihiro, Yasui, and Shunji MIYOSHI, with David BOTT]
3. Black Elk Crying for a Vision (Hanblecheyapi)
[Written and arranged by Shah, Chihiro, and Yasui featuring a text adapted from BROWN, Joseph Epes. (1953). The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. in TEDLOCK, Dennis and Barbara [eds]. (1975). Teachings from the American Earth: Indian Religion and Philosophy. New York: Liveright. “BLACK ELK (1862-1950) Oglala Division of the Teton Sioux. Brown spent the winter of 1947-48 with Black Elk …near Manderson, S. Dakota.”]
4. Nubbinz
[Written and arranged by Shah, Chihiro, Yasui]
5. Now I See (Archetypal Projections)
[Written and arranged by Shah, Chihiro, Yasui]