Info Artist..: Koenjihyakkei Album...: Nivraym Label...: Magaibutsu (MGC-18) Year....: 2001 Genre...: Avantgarde Grabber.: EAC Codec...: Lame Quality.: VBR / Joint-Stereo Type....: Album Source..: CDDA Rel Date: 05-15-2005 Notes: We've been waiting for this for a while (since 1996!) -- at long last, the third album from Japan's Koenjihyakkei (in English, Hundred Sights of Koenji), the massively Magma-minded side project of the almost-as-Magmoid bass and drums duo Ruins. Ruins leader Tatsuya Yoshida takes his '70s prog obsession to extremes with this one, and that's saying a lot, since almost everthing Yoshida does is 1) extreme and 2) '70s prog infused!. Perhaps this is not quite as hyper and heavy as its two predecessors, but it comes close, and that's pretty damn crazed! For those unfamilar with the wonders of Koenjihyakkei, well, imagine the Ruins with extra stuff: soprano female vocals, over-the-top keyboard madness, guitar soloing! (And if you're unfamilar with Ruins, well, may we suggest checking out "Stonehenge"?!) The line-up has changed a bit since their last disc, now someone named High Rider Jin plays guitar, and the keyboards and female vocals are no longer handled by the same person. But it's still total maniac prog, with perhaps even more emphasis on sizzling synth flourishes and witchy vocal babble than before. Tracklist: 01. Nivraym 05:42 02. Bectemm Pollt 05:18 03. Lussesoggi Zomn 10:18 04. Vissqauell 05:30 05. Mederro Passquirr 06:25 06. Axall Hasck 06:34 07. Maschtervoz 04:37 08. Gassttumm 09:23 09. Vallceremdoss 04:52 ------ 58:39