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「FLASHBACK STONEHENGE」完全版について

‘Flashback Stonehenge’ is the band's first studio album as a four piece, with live guest Kohei Katsuma now joining as a full time member on percussion/congas alongside Changchang (guitar/vocal), Tetsuji Toyoda (bass/vocal) and Aoi Hama (drums/vocals).

Like the band's previous three albums, this one continues with the three shorter songs on side one, and one epic long song filling out side two — a mantra that has served them well thus far.

Opening track ‘Snow Sniffing Matador’ is already a firm live favourite with its heavy riffage and 70's rock swagger. Things then cool down with a more laid back ‘In Heaven’, featuring Aoi Hama’s dreamlike vocal whispers, and a fuzzed out take on traditional English folk song ‘The Cuckoo’ with Changchang & Aoi trading verses.

Flip it over and you have the epic title track, which sees the band take a slightly different approach recalling the likes of Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Faust, CAN and Eno over its extraordinary 22 minutes.