Sunday, February 20, 2011

友川かずき (Kazuki Tomokawa) - やっと一枚目 (Yatto Ichimaime)


1975; 14 tracks


"Poet, singer, artist, bicycle race commentator, essayist, actor, drinker.
An artist who miraculously embodies the romance of the vagabond poet, a rarity in an age where our very freedom means we have forgotten how to live."

This is one of the rawest albums I've ever heard in my life. Tomokawa is like... a slightly more folky/melodic (and Japanese) Jandek. This is his first album, and what a debut it is. Here is the tracklisting.

I recently found a series of 3 videos from Vincent Moon called "The Take Away Shows #98" focusing on Kazuki Tomokawa. Here is my favorite, one that shows the attitude of Tomokawa's music quite nicely (you might wanna skip along to 2:05):


Kazuki Tomokawa - A Take Away Show #98 - Part II from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.



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