Makoto Kawabata - Under your Moonshine

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4...according to our Ant on Thu 08 Oct, 2009.

Makoto Kawabata/Kawabata Makoto??? Why do some releases by Japanese artists have the first and second names the opposite way around? It confuses me/me confuses. Anyway the talented man has an LP out on Qibico and here he's in his finest, ultra subtle medatitive mode. Apparently the recording was done way back in 2003/2004 and it's a superbly crafted piece of shimmering ambient guitar work. To think that Under Your Moonshine was created with electric guitar alone with no overdubs is quite amazing, a real testament to his skills. What I really like is that lurking deep with in there is a kind of magical Japanese flavour where I imagine the ghosts of fallen samurai. Lovely stuff as I've come to expect from this dude when he's not blazing amps and scorching the psychedelic wail with Acid Mothers.

MAKOTO KAWABATA- Under your moonshine (QBICO 96) black vinyl, artwork by
Troglosound

Makoto Kawabata- electric guitar (with no overdubbing)
rec. around 2003/4

"the last Makoto Kawabata release for qbico ! and strange enough Makoto told
me that this was his last solo guitar rec. with no overdubs. he gave to me
this special solo a while ago, maybe 2003/4... i waited for the right moment
to release it, just before the closure of qbico, it all started with him..."

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