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Richard Pinhas / Merzbow
Richard Pinhas / Merzbow: Keio Line
by John Kelman
Following up on Metatron (Cuneiform, 2007), widely considered his finest record to date, experimental guitarist Richard Pinhas shifts direction slightly with Keio Line, a collaboration with the uncompromising Merzbow, originator of Japanese noise music. It's an album of ambient soundscapes that prove noise can indeed be beautiful, and that it's possible to dispense with conventional constructs of rhythm, melody and harmony yet still create something both musical and profound.
Pinhas' reference point has always been King ... read moreMusic
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