Gar mar par da nee sa

the opening track from Ruasagavulu by Dave Black & Snake-Beings recorded in Suva, Fiji, 2nd November 2019 This short warmup improv is based on an Indian scale, inspired by Dr Emit Snake-Beings' travels to Kerala in India, and harmonium lessons in Suva. There's an Indian influence throughout the album, as several sections are based on … Continue reading Gar mar par da nee sa →

安里屋ユンタオーバードライブ Asadoya Yunta Overdrive (Okinawa)

Here's a new bonus track we've added to the album ネオン列車の風景 Neon Train Landscapes - our version of a traditional shima uta (island song) from 沖縄 (Okinawa). Dave Black - sanshin, harmonica, field recordings Nat da Hatt - acoustic & electric guitars, electronics Cylvi Manthyng - shakuhachi As you can hear, the music of Okinawa … Continue reading 安里屋ユンタオーバードライブ Asadoya Yunta Overdrive (Okinawa) →

dAdApApA: Waiting for the Drummer

A companion to The Marion Flow, recorded in 1999 by the same lineup who provided that album's longest (and least conventionally song-based track, pointing the way towards the increasingly radio-unfriendly Mantis Shaped and Worrying), "Lucifer Directing Traffic (at 3AM)" Recording engineer Paul Winstanley, head of the excellent, now San Francisco-based avant-garde music label Eden Gully recalls it … Continue reading dAdApApA: Waiting for the Drummer →

ネオン列車の風景 Neon Train Landscapes

Music by Dave Black & Nat da Hatt - two New Zealanders living in Japan. 楽しむことができます! Like 日本 itself, this music offers a surrealistic fusion of ancient and modern. released 31 January 2014 Click here for Nat da Hatt's solo albums Nat da Hatt - electric & acoustic guitars, drum machine, synths, laptop, samples Dave Black - … Continue reading ネオン列車の風景 Neon Train Landscapes →