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Metamorphosis: Ghost Chronicles 1984-2004
DVD & CD from Drag City ! ! ! !
"Ghost has released their first DVD/CD featuring archival footage of 20 years in
performance. The CD portion contains a flood of previously unreleased sound from the early phase of Ghost.
This includes "Live Temple", a series of performances in temples and
churches, accidental or politically-charged city guerrilla performances in
the early days of the band, a Buto session, US tour and latest live performances.
Most of the previously unseen materials from the 80's are wild, meditational
and experimental improvisations in which the origin of Ghost can be found."
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"In 1984 Ghost was formed in Tokyo. In the beginning, they played only
improvisation/free form music naturally. But when they started their first recording
in 1988, their music had been changing to more constructive one. Still now on
their live activities we can find they play improvisation sometimes.
"Their music was based on acoustic guitar usually. A lot ethnic instruments
or strange instruments are added to it freely on recording. And the place
they play were so unique as examples — buddist temples, churches, ruins,
metro, fields, woods, caves... Such strange methods are nothing but ones of their
expressions. They are Ghost anytime."
Ghost is:
Masaki Batoh: Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Hurdy Gurdy, Banjo, etc.
Kazuo Ogino: Piano, Oscilator, Recorder, Lute, etc.
Michio Kurihara: Electric Guitar
Junzo Tateiwa: Tabla, Percussions, Drums
Takuyuki Moriya: Elecric Bass, Contra Bass
Taishi Takizawa (aka Giant): Theremin, Flute Saxophone
Other Ghost links: All Music Guide, Forced Exposure
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