It’s a
great moment for reissues of ambitious, historical gestures of the noise from
Japan.
One after the other, these artifacts have emerged from the shadows,
entirely rewriting what so many of us thought we knew.
Now, at long last,
before us rest another piece in the puzzle - the first ever vinyl reissue of
one of the most sought after artifacts from the 80s noise scene -
Incapacitants' Project Pallo ‘85, originally issued in 1985 by Pariah Tapes,
and now reemerging in a new fully remastered edition by Andrea Marutti.
Few
projects can claim the seminal importance of the Incapacitants on worldwide
noise scene.
The group was formed in 1981 in Osaka, as the solo project of
Toshiji Mikawa, a member of the amazing noise group Hijokaidan.
Mikawa, a bank
employee who then became a deputy general manager of one of the largest
securities brokers in Japan, later moved to Tokyo, where he joined with
government office worker Fumio Kosakai (also an occasional member of
Hijokaidan, as well as a former member of C.C.C.C.) to make Incapacitants a
duo.
Toshiji Mikawa and Fumio Kosakai are no ordinary salarymen, though.
They've been making some of the most unremittingly ear-shattering racket for
decades as Incapacitants, one of the most significant noise outfits to emerge
from the groundbreaking Japanese scene in the early 1980s, and still one of the
most radical and powerful.
They've consistently been responsible for some of
the most complex, chaotic, loud, and downright fun releases in the genre.
In the
early eighties when based in Osaka, Mikawa occasionally performed as
Incapacitants as part of various duets, most notably with Yamatsuka Eye of
Hanatarash and Boredoms, and set up the Pariah Tapes label in order to release
the first Incapacitants material.
Starting from 1981 with Eternal Paralysis and
Peony Crackers until 1985 with Project Pallo ‘85 that was produced on the label
in triple cassette and handmade box.
About two hours and half divided in 7 long
tracks of just pure, unadulterated electronic distortion of the highest quality
done by one of the masters who has ever turned the knob on a distortion pedal
that is fun, terrifying, hypnotic and fascinating all at the same time; his
noise takes root not in violence or gimmickry, but in uncontaminated energy.
Triple
LP has been pressed on 140gr black vinyl and comes in a deluxe grey wooden box
with front/back laser engraving plus three cardboard colored in 30x30 cm from
the original box cover art, original dragon drawing by Takuya Sakaguchi used
for artwork box and original insert.
Limited edition of 299 numbered
copies.
NB: BOX Weight: Kg 1,5
Tracklist:
Pallo 1 "Receita"
A Jaapsoc 24:04
B1 Leprosy 9:33
B2 Manic-Depressive 14:28
Pallo 2 "Quiet Sound"
C Peony Crackers 2 24:06
D Irrevocable Letter Of Credit 24:06
Pallo 3 "To Die Key"
E Living Zombie Is About To Die 24:05
F Long Awaited 24:05
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