1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die- Music Banter Edition

**Frownland** · 01-19-2015, 01:50 PM

139. Keiji Haino - ここ (Koko)

Keiji Haino is a multi-instrumentalist who plays upwards of 80 instruments. Given the diversity of his instrument collection, it should be no surprise that his music explores several different genres (often ones that Haino invents) under the umbrella of free improvisation. On Koko (which translates to "Here" in English), Haino is more refrained than on some of his other albums such as I Said, This Is the Son of Nihilism or Watashi Dake?, or any of his work with Merzbow. The album is a 31 minute piece with Haino on guitar and vocals, all recorded in one take. A good part of the music is improvised as Haino plays rich variations on themes. The result is quite beautiful and the textural work on it is astounding in terms of the guitar work. Haino's vocals sound emotionally and almost sorrowful on it, with hints of joy. After the vocals close out, the music becomes overwhelmingly intense without crossing over into being abrasive. One of Haino's best albums and it's one of my all time favourites. I highly recommend it for everyone to check it out (TH, there's even some melody in there for you).

cazpfitl · 07-27-2015, 01:43 PM

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139. Keiji Haino - ここ (Koko)

Keiji Haino is a multi-instrumentalist who plays upwards of 80 instruments. Given the diversity of his instrument collection, it should be no surprise that his music explores several different genres (often ones that Haino invents) under the umbrella of free improvisation. On Koko (which translates to "Here" in English), Haino is more refrained than on some of his other albums such as I Said, This Is the Son of Nihilism or Watashi Dake?, or any of his work with Merzbow. The album is a 31 minute piece with Haino on guitar and vocals, all recorded in one take. A good part of the music is ...........

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	139. Keiji Haino - ここ (Koko) Keiji Haino is a multi-instrumentalist who plays upwards of 80 instruments. Given the diversity of his instrument collection, it should be no surprise that his music explores several different genres (often ones that Haino invents) under the umbrella of free improvisation. On Koko (which translates to "Here" in English), Haino is more refrained than on some of his other albums such as I Said, This Is the Son of Nihilism or Watashi Dake?, or any of his work with Merzbow. The album is a 31 minute piece with Haino on guitar and vocals, all recorded in one take. A good part of the music is improvised as Haino plays rich variations on themes. The result is quite beautiful and the textural work on it is astounding in terms of the guitar work. Haino's vocals sound emotionally and almost sorrowful on it, with hints of joy. After the vocals close out, the music becomes overwhelmingly intense without crossing over into being abrasive. One of Haino's best albums and it's one of my all time favourites. I highly recommend it for everyone to check it out (TH, there's even some melody in there for you). __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x