The Beginning of the End, by Up-Tigt

The Beginning of the End

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1.	Our own portrait 10:25	buy track
2.	A Song For Your Pain 06:41	buy track
3.	The Destruction 08:03	buy track
4.	The Beginning Of The End 14:41	buy track

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It is a rare feeling when music can give you the sensation like a bullet through the head, and you call it a pleasure. But, well, that is what happened when we first listened to these four tracks from 'The Begininng of the End' the new studio album from Japanese garage-psych heroes Up-Tight. We played the disc once and we were speechless. Why? The reason was easy: We got a picture of a band at its creative zenith. The Lp opens with 'Our Own Portrait', guided by mantric drum beating, rigid bass pulsations and T.Aoki providing a vortex of massive fuzzed guitar. 'A Song For Your Pain' is a beautifully inspired ballad, with a melancholic voice floating on a carpet of melodic soft psychedelia. Side B is the Beginning Of The End, for real! 'The Destruction' is a trippy improvisation, with amps on fire and instruments in a state of pure sonic catharsis. Introducing the title-track as the final chapter, with Aoki's raucous crooning that evokes smoke and dark shadows, then collapsing into a wall of guitar squall. Our ears are still blowing! And it's time to play this record again. Get ready for a long trip cause there is no turning back with this incredible new album, Up-Tight takes the tradition of Japanese psych-rock and brings it to a brand new level of crazy intensity and destructive power.

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released January 1, 2009

Bass – T. Ogata*
Cover – Canedicoda.com*
Drums – T. Shirahata*
Guitar, Vocals, Engineer – T. Aoki*

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Underground label specialized in free improvisation, free jazz, Japanese underground, New Zealand underground, new psychedelia, DIY electronics. Active since 2003.
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