Opening track “Ex Machina” with its ebbs and flows

While Rother is listed as producer on the original Brain release

Gibson worked with Machines very carefully to get a clear yet still distorted and intense bass sound

” bridging the gap between Shaffer’s earlier work and the clarity of Patience

Ragequit and Hallebardier)

V/A - Longing For The Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 LP Stoner Opening track “Ex Machina” withEmerging during the early stages of the recording industry in Japan, the rykka style adopted western classical, blues & jazz elements into traditional and classical Japanese music. This collection of 1920s & 30s rykka recordings follows on from the Kouta Katsutaro tape we put out a couple of years back, and further captures the hauntingly unique sound of a cultural merging that was starting to reflect itself via popular song, ahead of the widespread