"Japanese psych" gives us Westerners double palpitations of weirdness and obscurity--it's the dream genre of both the music nerd and the record store clerk."Japanese psych" gives us Westerners double palpitations Palpitations Definition A sensation in which a person is aware of an irregular, hard, or rapid heartbeat. Description Palpitations mean that the heart is not behaving normally. of weirdness and obscurity--it's the dream genre of both the music nerd and the record store clerk. Unfortunately, the language barrier can make finding the real gems difficult. Popular American and British '60s rock has had a profound influence on Japanese bands, and many so-called psychedelic psychedelic /psy·che·del·ic/ (si?ki-del´ik) 1. pertaining to or characterized by hallucinations, distortions of perception and awareness, and sometimes psychotic-like behavior. 2. a drug that produces such effects. groups are uninspired carbon copies of their Western idols. But other artists have blessed the world with something less referential, and created some truly strange, life-affirming music. So instead of limiting it with the "Japanese Psych" tag--a loaded, imprecise im·pre·cise adj. Not precise. im  pre·cise ly adv. title--call this list a collection of classics by
musical visionaries. JUSTIN SIMON Simon, in the Bible.1 One of the Maccabees. 2 or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint. 3 See Simon, Saint. 4 Kinsman of Jesus. 5 Leper of Bethany in whose house a woman anointed Jesus' feet. Justin Simon plays guitar in Invisible Conga People and runs Mesh-Key Records. |
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