ccclxxviii. KAMIYAMA, Hoppy + LASWELL, Bill: Sad Emission

ccclxxviii. KAMIYAMA, Hoppy (1960-       ) + LASWELL, Bill (1955-       )

Sad Emission (2004)
HK, Digital President, Slide Geisha, Ass Hole Box & Gram Pot
BL, bass, effects
Kiyohiko Semba, drums, percussion
(16:19)

from: A Navel City / No One Is There

The music slithers out of nothingness over a 5/4 beat under Laswell's ostinato bass pattern.

2:39: the tempo picks up, 4/4. The music floats as the three players coalesce in a manner vaguely reminiscent of Cecil Taylor or Ornette Coleman's music.

The beautiful cover art describes this stuff better than any words could. It radiates ...