I don't think there will ever be anyone that argues with the fact that Shibusashirazu will forever be the love child of Daisuke Fuwa. The band has been going strong for more than 30 years up to this point, and with a vast amount of studio and live recordings and an insane amount of unofficial recordings. Too many favorites to choose from, from their brutal 1999 tour, their appalling 2003-2007 run and their incredible 2010-2011 promotional tour. But before the band took proper shape Fuwa was already indulging in experimenting with performance styles, finding his own rhythm on the bass in order to slowly progress towards what he would end up delivering with his main act. That is easily felt on the first few live Shibusashirazu albums, but that sense of shit can also be heard with the rest of Fuwa projects that came up during that period.
RAdIO was one of his first proper projects during those years, a group that was the culmination of ideas that were birthed on Mile and Half and Fedayien, aiming to giving more structure to his improvisations and interactions with other band members. A lot that came up in those RAdIO projects translated to his material with Shibusashirazu, and one can easily see that while listening to the live recordings that exist of the band. This bootleg here is a recording from one of the last few gigs the band did before parting ways, an almost two hour long concert comprised of two sets that showcase the musical strengths of all the members, with a selection of tracks that really make up for a satisfying experience.
Audience quality, but a good one at that. All the members can be heard enough to make sense of what was going on (outside of Yuji being a bit buried due to the live mixing on his violin), and it is a fantastic document that showcases what Fuwa, Yuji and Yoshigaki would end up bringing to both Shibusashirazu and their other endeavors moving forward.
I will bring a lot of Shibusashirazu and Fuwa material in the coming months, along side a lot of other artists I have pending in the backburner, but this is a nice place to start.
Hope you enjoy it!
RAdIO Were:
Daisuke Fuwa: electric bass
Naohiro Kawashita: tenor & soprano saxophone, violin
Katsui Yuji: violin
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums
Set 1
1. Comme à la radio (29:34)
2. TOKI (20:37)
Set 2
3. Unknown (15:43)
4. Neapolitan (17:13)
5. Resolution (11:42)
6. El Derecho De Vivir En Paz (6:31)
7. Amazing Grace (8:34)
El Gran Julián: cover model
Mateo Merino Aguilar (Me): cover design, photography
Alternate Cover
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