Majutsu No Niwa - Ecstatic Crystallization

You never know what you're gonna get with these lads, formed from the ashes of the genius Overhang Party. When this tape came in I was reminiscing about the time I stuck one of their CDs on in here expecting some blazin' jams, only to be greeted with some sort moderately psychedelic lo-fi pub rock (and much piss-taking). Here they've got their proper serious heads on, offering up two sides of intense, feedback-drenched instrumental guitar dronage which I'm finding very satisfying. Like many in the Japanese underground over the years they're obviously totally into the Velvet Underground and this tape sees them exploring the noisier end of that particular inspiration - definitely a wise move for them if you ask me.