{"product_id":"826853006507","title":"Harumi - Harumi - Import Green \u0026 Red Vinyl 2 LP Recurd","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarumi\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecordedbyTomWilson(whoelse?)forVervein1967and1968inNewYork,thissetoriginallyappearedonadoubleLP(whichhasbeenreissuedonbothvinylandCDbyFallout).Thisisoneofthewildestandmostunbelievablyambitiousrecordingstocomefromthepsychedelicera.Harumi(amysterymanwhorecordedonemorealbumbeforevanishingintotheether)couldwritepopsongsandsingthem.Healsosoundslikehedidalotofacid.Harumi(whosingsandspeaksinEnglish),Wilson,arrangersHarveyVinsonandLarryFallon,andengineerGaryKellegrenassembledatripped-outcollectionofpop,Easternfolk,andexperimentalmusicandproductiontechniques,withsounds,textures,andatmospheresthatincorporatedeverythingfromstringsandhornstoJapanesefolkinstrumentstovibraphonesand(ofcourse)plentyofguitarsanddrumsandorgan.Ofthe13cutshere,11areofconventionallengthandareutterlyseductiveintheirhypnoticpowerandpopbrilliance.Thelasttwo,\"TwiceToldTalesofthePomegranateForest\"and\"SamuraiMemories,\"are24minutesand18minuteslong,respectively.ThesetwohaveplentyofcosmicspokenwordbyWilson(Rosko)andHarumi,andonthepastbyhisparentsandhissister.Thefirstofthese,thelongerone,isabitdifficulttotakewithitsslowpace,minimalorchestration,andnearlynonsensicalstory(that'swhattheremoteisfor).Thesecondone,withitsdiscothequego-gobootsbeatandorchestration,phasedsounds,andJapaneselanguage,isanexoticmasterpiece.Itgroovesthroughout,especiallywhentheelectricguitarsandstringsplaycounterpointtooneanother.Simplyput,thereisnothingatalllikethisrecordintheknownuniverse.IthasbeencomparedtotheadventurousnessoftheMothersofInvention,butonlyinsofarasitswiderange.Themusichere,whileahugecompendiumofsources,isunlikeanythingyouhaveeverheardwhenitisputtogether.Harumi'sself-titledalbumissimplyaclassicfromtheundergroundbroughtbackintothelight.~ThomJurek\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Infinite Fog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52608248971553,"sku":"826853006507","price":3087.0,"currency_code":"UYU","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/826853006507.jpg?v=1777226184","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-uy\/products\/826853006507","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}