Originally Posted by Frownland

Fushitsusha - Hikari to Nazukeyo

Fu****susha is avant-gartarist Keiji Haino's group that's relatively similar to his noisy and disorientingly intriguing solo work to the untrained ear. But this album stands out from the rest of his work in a good way, but he does have a lot of variety in his discography (which is infinitismal). I hear a heavy Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band influence on this record, which could lead to a continuation of the homage like Waits did, but given that it's Haino the innovator, I'm not going to hold my breath. On this album, Haino's guitar and vocals are abrasive, but not the abrasiveness that he usually relies on in his music. The drums and bass are awesome as well, with each track bringing another great background for Haino to improvise off of (though the drums and bass improvise at points as well).

Fu****susha is more rock based than most of Haino's other work (where he is the bandleader, that is), but it still retains the raw energy and intense cacophony.