Description:	CD on Drag City
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Experimental / Abstract
	Label:	Drag City
	Price:	£10.79
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'Magnificence of Memory' is a selection of nine unreleased archive tracks by the YaHoWha 13 compiled by Dave Nuss of the No-Neck Blues Band and released by Drag City. This is well interesting stuff, YaHoWha 13 appear to bridge the gap between Krautrock, psychedelia and the avant garde noise groups of today. The music is insane and appears to played with a naivety and joy you very rarely hear in modern music. I get the impression this music was created within some kind of 60's communal style living arrangement with songs recorded straight to tape in one take with the emphasis on harnessing the energy and enthusiasm of the group. Vocally there are some spiritual mutterings that probably have some siginificance but are difficult to make out on first listen. 'Nam Yo Ho Renge Kyo' has a crazed scatman style vocal that is both intense and amusing. 'Sunshine Man' is a space jam with the melody to 'It Ain't What You Do....' whistled over the top. The cover reveals that these are sharp dressed funky looking dudes, like the Magic Band with tailored suits. Well worth further investigation if you are a fan of Can, Beefheart, traditional folk and obscure San Fransisco psychedelia. The press relase and the insert are well worth a read and will shed further light on this obscure group band of musicians.

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What their label says...

A collection of previously unreleased YaHoWha 13 material from the Source Foundation vaults
compiled from over 10 hours of circa ’72 tapes & sequenced by No-Neck Blues Band’s Dave Nuss.

· The legendary Father Yod was a wealthy man, with a rich inner
life, a family of disciples that loved him, many, many women and
seemingly unlimited power. So why at the height of his success, did
he choose to spend his time playing rock and roll? Having a band in
residency at Father House provided him and all his children with
another path to travel in their never-ending search for experience
and wisdom. Taking time out from their busy schedule as Father’s
students and spiritual seekers in the Source Family, Sunflower,
Octavius, Pythias and Djin took instruments in hand and, at a
mere gesture from Father, turned up the amps and began tapping
into the cosmos.
· First, they recorded themselves. The energy was good. Equipped
by Father with instruments and effects pedals to ensure that they
could create music that came “from the spheres”, their sounds
provided spiritual growth to everyone in the Source Family. After a
time, Father became the lead singer, as “a way to record wisdom in
a modern, youth-oriented way”, says Djin. And YaHoWha 13 was
born.
· Storming through moments with abandon, Father and his Sons
never repeated themselves, committing everything they did to tape
in a single take. The capacity of their riffs and grooves to sound like
German prog bands of the same era, psychedelic rock bands of
several years previous or the as-yet-uncreated avant sounds from
the indie rock movement a decade away is testament to their ability
to tap the source of human inspiration. Adds Octavius, “these cuts
will always be a source of inspiration”.

Camp Of The Gypsies * Nam Yo Ho Renge Kyo * Treat You So
Right * Sunshine Man * Most Prized Possession Of All *
Fertility Dance * Father Whistling * It Doesn’t Matter What
You Do * It’s A Knack