Overhang Party
Complete Studio Recordings (4CD)
LabelImportant RecordsGenreExperimental
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Overhang Party is criminally overlooked. From the heavily psychedelic noise-rock of their first album to the piano-rock anthems of 4, Overhang Party was somehow impossibly consistent and seamless. This box set flows as an even, open document of this fearless and inventive Japanese rock group. For a quick reference of the sonic distances this group has traveled (and the skills they possess) stream Bass Oscillations from the first record and then skip straight to Kizashi on 4.
The Complete Studio Recordings of Overhang Party includes each of their studio albums (each with a bonus track) and their unreleased final recording sessions. While this 4xCD set is sure to please aficionados of Japanese underground rock The biggest surprise, however, will be for the uninitiated who can finally confront the groups emotional depth and stylistic breadth head on.
Japan's overhang party were always one of their country's most interesting, multifaceted and imaginative musical units, able to weave crawling rhythms and blown out psych feedback into full on rock anthems.
Absolutely essential listening for fans of LSD March, Miminokoto, Les Rallizes Denudes, Damon & Naomi/G500, Ghost, PSF/Tokyo Flashback and Japanese underground rock.
Format
Tracks 1-6, 2-8, 3-8 and 4-6 are bonus tracks.
Release notes
Tracks 1-6, 2-8, 3-8 and 4-6 are bonus tracks.
| I | |||
| 1-1 | Twins Of Sun | 9:02 | |
| 1-2 | Bass Oscillation | 5:45 | |
| 1-3 | One's Double | 9:21 | |
| 1-4 | Air | 7:08 | |
| 1-5 | Facing The Night | 12:33 | |
| 1-6 | G House Blues | 14:41 | |
| II | |||
| 2-1 | Stimulant Night | 5:55 | |
| 2-2 | My Blue Heaven | 6:30 | |
| 2-3 | La Fièvre | 7:08 | |
| 2-4 | No Traveler Returns | 5:02 | |
| 2-5 | Falling | 7:54 | |
| 2-6 | Which Is The Shadow? | 6:22 | |
| 2-7 | Dreams Scream Together | 8:43 | |
| 2-8 | My Blue Heaven | 7:40 | |
| IV | |||
| 3-1 | Presage (Kizashi) | 9:16 | |
| 3-2 | Le Feu Follet (The Fire Within) | 7:02 | |
| 3-3 | Barcelona | 12:15 | |
| 3-4 | Then The Ship Sank | 9:20 | |
| 3-5 | Winter Lovers | 5:41 | |
| 3-6 | Mirror | 5:28 | |
| 3-7 | G House Blues | 11:18 | |
| 3-8 | Le Fantôme De La Liberté | 6:50 | |
| Last Recordings | |||
| 4-1 | Prayer Of A Fool | 10:51 | |
| 4-2 | Wolf, Scorpion, Earth Fang | 9:53 | |
| 4-3 | Pyramid | 5:37 | |
| 4-4 | Marseille | 7:47 | |
| 4-5 | Who Are You | 6:15 | |
| 4-6 | Duo Improvisation | 6:08 | |
- Overhang Party
- Arranged By (2-1 to 3-8), Design, Mixed By (3-1 to 3-8), Recorded By (1-1 to 1-6)
- Sachiko
- Backing Vocals (4-1 to 4-5), Bass (4-1 to 4-6)
- Nishino Kohji
- Bass (1-1 to 2-7), Electronics (1-1 to 1-5)
- Yamazaki Iwao
- Drums, Electric Guitar (1-1 to 1-6), Keyboards (3-1 to 3-8), Mixed By (4-1 to 4-6), Percussion (4-1 to 4-6), Recorded By (3-1 to 4-6)
- Yamanouchi Akira
- Guitar (2-8 to 4-5)
- Fukuoka Rinji
- Keyboards (3-1 to 3-8), Mastered By (4-1 to 4-6), Mixed By (4-1 to 4-6), Remastered By (1-1 to 3-8), Vocals, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Violin (1-1 to 1-6), Vocals, Guitar (2-1 to 2-8), Vocals, Guitar, Strings (3-1 to 4-6)
- Imprec
- Layout
- Alan Cummings
- Liner Notes [Lyrics Translated By]
- Okuno Kazuhiro
- Mastered By (4-1 to 4-6), Remastered By (1-1 to 3-8)
- Takenaka Akihiko
- Mastered By [Original] (3-1 to 3-8)
- Amano Hi-Fi Laboratory
- Recorded By (2-1 to 2-8)
