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P R E S E N T S ] ██▓▓█▀▀ ░ ▓████▓▌ ░ ▐▓▀▀ ▓ ▐█████▓█ ▀ ░ ▀█▄▓████▓▓▄█▀ Artist.......: Bondage Fruit ░▓ ▌ ▄▀██▓██▓▓▀ Album.Title..: IV ░▓░▐▓ ▓▓▄▀█▓▓▓▀ Label........: Musea ░▓░ █▓▌ ▐█▓▓ ▀▓ Genre........: Avantgarde ░▓▓▓ ▐█▓▓ ▓█▓▌ ▓░ ███▓▓[z0o]░ ▐██░ ░ ░ ▄ ░▄▄▄▄▓▄▄▓████▓▓▄▄▄▄▓▄▄ ▀▓█░▄ ▌ ░▓░ [ R E L E A S E . I N F O ] ▓░ ▓▀▓█████████████▓▓▓▀ ░ ▀▀▓█▄▐▓ ░▓▓▓░ ░▓▓▓░ ░ ▀▓██████▓██▓▓▀ ░ ░ ░ █▓▌▄▄▄ ▄▓ ░▓▓▓░ ░▓▓▓▓▓▓░ ▀▓█████▓▓▓ ░▓▓░ ▐█▓▓ ░ ░▓▓░ rip.date....: 09/12/2002 ░▓▓ ▐███████▓▓▌ ░ ░░ ███▓▓ ▓▓░▓░ str.date....: 00/00/0000 ░▓▓░ ▓███▀ ▀▓█▓▓ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄▓▄▄▓████▓▓▄▄▄▄░▄▄ ripper......: Storm ▓ ▐█▓▀ ░ ░▀█▓▌ ▀▓█████████████▓▓▓▀ quality.....: 192 kbps ░▓░ █▀ ░░▓▓▓ ▀▓ ░ ▀▓██████▓██▓▓▀ ▓░ size........: 78,5 MB ▓▓ ▀░ ░ ░ ░▓░ ░▀ ▀▓█████▓▓▓ ░░▓ playtime....: 57:07 min ░▓▓░▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓░ ░ ▐███████▓▓▌░▓▓▓░ Catnr.......: n/a ░▓▓▓▓▓ ▓░▓▓░░ ░ ▓███▀ ▀▓█▓▓ ▓░░ URL.........: n/a ░▒░ ░▓░ ░ ▐█▓▀ ░░ ▀█▓▌░ ░ ▒ █▀ ░▓▓▓▓░ ▀▓ ░ ░ ░ ▀░ ▓▄▄▓▓▓▓▄▄█▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄█▓█▄▄▄ ░ ▄█▒████████▓▓▀ ▀▓██▓███▓▄ ▄▓██░██████▓▓█▀ [ T R A C K . L I S T I N G ] ▀▀▀▓██▓▌ ▓█████████▓▓█▀ ▐█▄██▓▀ ▐███▓██▀▀▓▀░ ██▓▓█▀▀ ▓████▓▌ ░ track title time ▐▓▀▀ ▓████▓▌ ▀ ░▌ ▓████▓▌ 01. Minus One 06:46 ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ 02. Prayer 09:18 ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ 03. Screen Game (Acoustic) 05:15 ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ 04. Storm Bird Storm Dreamer 11:54 ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ 05. Sono-Bank 19:08 ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ 06. Old Blind Cat 04:46 ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ [ A B O U T . T H i S . R E L E A S E ] ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~uz6t-kti/bandprofile.ht ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ml ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ From Aural Innovations #11 (July 2000) ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Bondage Fruit are a Japanese ensemble who have been ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ described as being one of the best examples of ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ zeuhl music today. On "IV", there are certainly ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ zeuhl influences, but Bondage Fruit's talents lie ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ in their ability to incorporate traditional music ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ such as blues, jazz, and rock, into manic and ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ complex avant-progressive instrumental passages ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ that are well structured, but have a freeform "jam" ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ feel as well. The bands consists of Kido Natsuki on ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ guitar and synthesizer, Okabe Youichi on trap drum ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ and percussion, Ohtsubo Hirohiko on bass, Takara ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Kumiko on vibraphone, percussion, and organ, and ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Katsui Yuji on violin and vocals. Apparently female ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ vocals were once integral to their sound, though ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ there are none on "IV". ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ The opening track, "Minus One", hints at ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ traditional rock rhythms, and the opening guitar ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ bit reminds me of an old Edgar Winter tune I can't ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ quite place. An interesting analogy given that the ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ whole of the track explores early Zappa territory, ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ particularly its cool scratchy "Willie The Pimp" ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ violin. Percussion, vibes, violin, and guitar all ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ function in a gorgeous instrumental stew in which ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ the instruments work independently but ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ cooperatively. Kind of a zeuhl and Crimson meet ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Zappa and Beefheart comglomeration. ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ "Prayer" opens as a sort of avant-bluesy piece, ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ though it too gets a bit into the Zappa realm, but ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ also has some heavy, but all too brief, power-rock ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ segments. The music builds in intensity and becomes ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ a freeform and quite fiery jam that utilizes a lot ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ of off-kilter but well constructed rhythms, until ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ its last minute when it closes with a more standard ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ rock, but Zappa-oriented feel. Bondage Fruit delve ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ deeper into the blues on "Screen Game". Delta blues ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ slide guitar and violin lead the fray in this ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ swinging party tune. The combination of ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ instrumentation helps make this Bondage Fruit's ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ own, again blending traditional music with a ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ free-for-all avant-progressive styling. And for ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ something really different, "Old Blind Cat" ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ combines Middle Eastern influences with blues. ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Imagine harem girls chanting at the banks of the ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Mississippi. Add some mucho spacey synths and ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ you've got a way cool tune that stray miles away ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ from the norm. ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ The CD's epic track, hottest music, and my runaway ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ favorite, is the 19 minute "Sono-bank". Bondage ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Fruit has performed in the past with Happy Family, ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ and there are strong similarities to that bands' ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ manic style here (though without the punkish ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ tendencies), and the zeuhl influences are more ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ apparent here than on the rest of the album. The ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ music opens with lots of fiery guitar and ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ percussion work. You can feel the momentum building ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ and can sense that an explosion is imminent. Yet ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ the music holds this state for an extended period ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ which kept me on the edge of my seat in a ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ hyper-alert condition as my brain was pounded to a ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ pulp. Love that crazed wah guitar! This is a ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ rapid-fire hurricane of a piece that is relentless ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ in it's assault. Each musician is locked in a duel ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ for brain bashing intensity that still manages to ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ result in a band effort. An enjoyable mixture of ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ crazed instrumental prowess and majestic Magmaesque ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ zeuhl segments. I was exhausted by the song's end. ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ Absolutely smokin'. ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ In summary, fans of intense, complex progressive ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ rock, often played at lightening but controlled ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ speed, and with hints of zeuhl and even traditional ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ musics, should check this band out. You won't be ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ disappointed. ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ░ ▓████▓▌ ▓▌ ▓ ▐█████▓█ [ A B O U T . U S ] ▓▌ ▀█▄▓████▓▓▄█▀ ▓▌ ▀██▓██▓▓▀ Our group consists of many rippers who are music enthu- ▓▌ ▀█▓▓▓▀ siasts. Justfun is releasing different kind of music ▓▌ ▀▓ like indie rock, trip-hop, ethnic, jazz, french, ▓▌ ░ electro and many more ... We will bring you the music ▓▌ ░ we like and share it with the rest of the under- ▄ ▓▌ ░ ground scene. If you have, like us, a passion for ▄▄█▌ ▓▌ ░ music, don't hesitate to contact us ! ▄████▓▌ ▓▌ ░ █████▀▀▀▀ ▓▌ ░ GREETinGs : Nuhs . Hit2000 . DGN . Ksi . SEQ . CHR ░███ ▓▌ ░ Om . Rh . Fuffens . Remix . FMF . SB ██▌ ▓▌ Kw . LOGOS . iTs . i . WLM . Aaf ... ▓██ ▓▌ ░ and all ppl who share music with us ! ▄▄▄██▌ ▓▌ ▐▓ ▐░▓▓▓▓▌ ░ ░▌ ▀■░▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▐▓░░░▓▌▄▄█▓█▄▄■▀ ▄█▒████████▓▓▀ ▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▓██▓███▓▄ ▄▓██▓██████▓▓█▀ [ C O N T A C T ] ▀▀▀▓██▓▌ ▓█████████▓▓█▀ ▐█▄██▓▀ ▐███▓██▀▀▓▀░ We're currently looking for : ██▓▓█▀▀ ▓████▓▌ ░ - music enthusiast ppl buying cds on a regular basis. ▐▓▀▀ ▓████▓▌ - ppl who can get promos or advanced rls. ▀ ░▌ ░ ▓████▓▌ - Siteop who can provide at least 10mbits and ▓▌ ▓ ▐█████▓█ 50gb++ for our archive. ▄ ▓▌ ▀█▄▓████▓▓▄█▀ - People with skill and experience ▄▄█▌ ▓▌ ▀██▓██▓▓▀ ... and everyone who wants to help in a ▄████▓▌ ▓▌ ▀█▓▓▓▀ pleasant atmosphere our Just family. █████▀▀▀▀ ▓▌ ▀▓ ░███ ▓▌ ░ Share your forces with us ! ██▌ ▓▌ ▐▓ █▓▌ ▐░▓▓▓▓▌ █▓▌ ░▌ ▀■▄▐█▓▓ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▐▓░░░▓▌▄▐█▓▓ ▄■▀ ░ ███▓▓ ▀▀▀▀▀ ███▓▓ ▄▄▄▄▄▓▄▄▓████▓▓▄▄▄▄░▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▓▄▄▓████▓▓▄▄▄▄░▄ ▀▓█████████████▓▓▓▀ ▀▓█████████████▓▓▓▀ ░ ▀▓██████▓██▓▓▀ NFO and Layout proudly made in Quebec ░ ▀▓██████▓██▓▓▀ ▀▓█████▓▓▓ by z0oy0rk ▀▓█████▓▓▓ ▐███████▓▓▌ ▐███████▓▓▌ ▓███▀ ▀▓█▓▓ [ J U S T F U N born in Apr. 2 0 0 0 ] ▓███▀ ▀▓█▓▓ ▐█▓▀ ░▀█▓▌ ▐█▓▀ ░▀█▓▌ █▀ ▀▓ █▀ ▀▓ ▀░ ░ ░▀ ▀░ z!░▀