Julian Cope Radio 6 Show

Julian stood in for Iggy on the Friday night BBC Radio 6 spot, and what a great and eclectic mix of garage rawk it was. I recon the Arch-Drude should be given  a  regular weekly spot,
Like having Peel around again fer a short while.

Listen to the show here.

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Track list

Amon Duul - Shattering & Fading (Intro)
13th Floor Elevators - Never Another
The Black Diamonds - I Need, Love, Want You
The Helpful Soul - Peace For Love
Can - Uphill
The Wig - Crackin' Up
The Craig - I Must Be Mad
The Misunderstood - Children Of The Sun
Caretakers Of Deception - Cuttin Grass
The Litter - Blue Ice
The Rationals - Guitar Army
MC5 - Looking At You (The Square 45 Version)
Churchmice - Babe, We're Not Part Of Society
David Peel And The Lower East Side  -Mother, Where Is My Father?
The So - A Certain Kind (feat, Machine)
The Savage Rose - A Trail In Our Native Town
Country Joe And The Fish - Flying High
The Zombies - Butcher's Tale
The Jacks - Marianne
Kim Fowley - Up
Amon Duul - Shattering & Fading
Kim Fowley - Caught In The Middle
Kim, Fowley - Down
The Music Machine - Dark White
The Electric Prunes - You Never Had It Bettter
The Red Crayola - Hurricane Fighter Plane
Cromagnon - Caledonia
Silver Apples - You & I
Blue Cheer - Second Time Around
Love - Love Is More Than Words (Or Better Late Than Never)

Acid Fuzz Excesssss - Christine 23 Onna - Acid Eater

One of Yamazaki Maso's Fantastic 'Machines'

Back in the early 2000's, there was quite a buzz over on the Julian Cope website Head Heritage.
The Arch Drude was busy turning anyone who would listen onto the delights of the new Japanese Psychedelic Underground. Bands we'd never heard of such as Acid Mothers Temple, Les Railles Denudes, Speed Glue and Shinky, Boredoms and Far East Family Band started peppering the reviews section. The 'Unsung' forum, where many of us music freaks hung out was awash with the names of these new and undiscovered sonic adventurers, and many of the 'heads' who posted picked up the thread and started their own voyage of discovery too. A great little network of CDr sharing sprung up among regular posters to swap these rare, expensive and often severely limited slabs of plastic. For me, many of these bands had their moments but two really stuck out, Boredoms and Christine 23 Onna.

'Christine 23 Onna' particularly caught my attention, as they seemed to recreate the authentic fuzz and space noises of many the 60's U.S. garage and psychedelic bands I loved, whilst adding an extra weird 'acid lounge' twist to the mix. The band consisting of just two members Yamazaki Maso (keyboards) and Toda Fusao (Guitar) a husband and wife combo who referred to themselves as a ' Space Mondo Psychedelic Group'. Most of the music is instrumental, with the occasional vocal interlude. I'd recommend listening in one go, as the album seems to be more of an 'immersive' experience that way, but be forewarned, it's no easy listening chillfest.
Other than the records, I couldn't really glean much information about the band other than they had those 60's looks to match the sound.

Toda Fusao and Yamazaki Maso

The one thing about these Japanese bands I love is that they seem to go that little bit further in being 'authentic'. They take a great deal of pride in using the right equipment and looking the right way to create whatever fantastical world they'd like to live in. Sadly this amazing chunk of space psychedelia appears to be out of print, so if you think 'Acid Eater' might be your thang, take a Trip.

Christine '23' Onna - Acid Eater (2002)

I now know that Yamazaki had a whole other career creating crazy 'space soundscapes' performing under the name 'Massona'.

Massona

Acid Eater

On April 21st 2005, 'Christine 23 Onna' became 'Acid Eater' after adding two further members Miyaka Kinsaki (Organ) and Akiba (Drums). There latest album 'Black Fuzz On Wheels' ups the 'Garage Punk' ante massively, sounding more like 'Guitar Wolf' or 'Teengenerate', with sadly, less 'spaceyness', but, despite this.
S'all Good though, s'all gooood.