New Release !!

Hi All!
'Four Dimentions Twist Part 2' is putting out on July 11 2008!
Suzuki Junzo Join 3 tracks in This Compilation Album from Roman Records[JPN].



there are four artist joining in this compilation.

-Yamaguchi Takanobu
http://www.myspace.com/yamaguchitakanobu
-Eddie Marcon
http://www.myspace.com/eddiemarcon
-jugz
http://www.myspace.com/jugz524
and Me.

If you have some interest in this CD, please email me!
suzukijunzo[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]jp!

You can see the detail from the link below.
http://suzukijunzo.org/

Fast Last Night

Karl Richey/S.T.
(Studio10/R2476/LP/US)



Thanks For Coming Friday's Nasca Car @ Earthdom & Sunday's Miminokoto @ Rooster North side! I enjoyed both show very much! I play guitar in Nasca Car after a long time! Very Excited!

Between these gigs, although I was very busy, since there was slight time, I put this record on my turntable and listened.

This was recorded and released from private label of San Francisco in 1969. Pure folk blues with strong picking of acoustic guitar and bitter moods of tone of voice. The photograh of this Jacket is my kind! Deep sepia of the shade is very wonderful.

In the bright morning light, I drinking coffee and try to calm my poor heart down.

July's upcoming GIG!

Hi it's been a long time since last time I posted here..ohhh..
Thanks a lot for your coming to 7/11's Nasca Car's show and 7/13's MIMINOKOTO's show and 7/16's My solo set!!

I enjoy a lot to play each bands! Same period, Acid Mothers Temple Summer Fes In Tokyo was took place, off course I enjoy drinking AMT crew all through these nights!!

I have 1 gig at the end of this month.
I play Bowing and same kind of Drone-Noise Guitar with ASTRO and TOMO.
Detail is below.

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July.31 (THU) @ UFO CLUB Koenji TOKYO
URL: http://www.ufoclub.jp/
[Acid Mothers Temple Presents Seven That Spells 'BLACK OM RISING' JAPAN TOUR 2008]
ASTRO/SUZUKI JUNZO/TOMO
c/w Seven That Spells, The Dead Pan Speakers, Fukuro, Ome Zombie + Masatsugu Hattori (from Ryusenkei body)
Open 18:30 Start 19:00 Adv:2000 yen + 1 Drink Day: 2300 yen + 1 Drink
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We Share stage with Croatian Psychederic Band 'Seven That Spells'! If you near, please check this out!!!

Mad John's Escape

Donovan/A Gift From A Flower To A Garden
(Epic/B2N-171/2LP/US)



In tokyo, Summer is comnpletely started..
There is full of Evil heat...oh man..I hate summer very much. please dissapear as soon as possible! I desperately in need of Autumn coming...

anyway, in the summer, I feel like listening some Donovan's record. I love donovan's music very much.
Todau I put this album on my turn table. This album released in 1967 in UK, but US release was in 1968..Moreover released in seperate edition..(For little one,Wear your love like heaven..off course I have both!)

I think This record is Best works of his carrer. (Off Course HMS is my favorite, Too!) This was some kind of Roots for 70's British folk I think.

When this record is ended, off course I would like to listen Heron's 1st album.

Alle Sorelle Ritrovate

Antonietta Laterza/Alle Sorelle Ritrovate
(Cramps-Strange Days/POCE-1181/CD)



This record released in 70's from CRAMPS Label.
Japanese Label called 'Strange Days Record' re-issued some Beaytiful catalog of Cramps label last year.

I have some titles of this Italy label, Derek Bailey, Cornelius Cardew blah blah...
This Record is long-time-wanted item for me, so I bought this CD.

Some kind of document recordings in Feminist meeting.
I cannot understand her lyrics, But Her song and guitar are full of appeal power, and have been drawn involuntarily.

My only weapon is my

Sly & The Family Stone/There's A Riot Goin' On
(EPIC/SONY/ESCA 5219/CD)



One morning I browsed Internet, There was unbelievable news came into my eyes. Sly & The Family Stone's GIG would be take place in JAPAN this autumn...Oh man!!!

I could not get the ticket, so I put there cds after a long time.
In my student era, My Favorite Sly's stuff is 'FRESH'. but now, 'There's a riot goin' on' is completely blowing my mind.

There is full of Depth of densityand,Feeling of a blockade in An unusual feeling of tension. and I can feel 'Silence'-It will be omitted intentionally in 'FRESH' all around in this album.

Contrast of Very Cheerful Tour photos in booklet and The Star-Spangled Banner which spread seems to be very uncanny to me.

When I ask 'What is your favorite song in this album?' , No doubt, I always answer the song 'Poet'.

Mellow My Mind

Niel Young/Tonight's The Night
(Reprise/MS2221/LP)



I Have no opinion the way most people do. Everybody Knows and Understand what they should and would be. Maybe It didn't mean nothing to me and off course Things is always the same to me in future, either. In The Darkest night, even Somewhat as we called, Feelings of Sorrow, Illusion and Anxiety is desperately in need of someting Bright 'that is likely to be saved'.

I walked alone and drifted in uncrowded Shibuya Street at night. It remainds me of this record.

GIGS on June

Hi.
Thanks for comin' to my sapporo GIGS!
I came back to Tokyo a week ago.
I enjoy my staying Sapporo Very much!! Beautiful foods especially Soup-Curry shop called 'Destroyer' blows my mind!

I drink every night and Buying some Vynil! After 2day gigs was done, I have done some recordings there. It was very good too!

This Month, I have 2 gigs in TOKYO.
One is 20 Guilders and another is MIMINOKOTO.
Detail is below.

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June.16 (MON) @ PENGUIN HOUSE Koenji TOKYO
URL: http://www3.plala.or.jp/FREEDOM/PENGUIN.htm
20 GUILDERS
[Suzuki Junzo + Tabata Mitsuru]
c/w Shimura Koji + Masami Kawaguchi, a qui avec Gabriel, Ulysseys
Open 19:00 Start 19:30 Charge 2000yen+1Drink
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June.25 (WED) @ PENGUIN HOUSE Koenji TOKYO
URL: http://www3.plala.or.jp/FREEDOM/PENGUIN.htm
[plunk's plan #038-WOKE UP STICKY]
MIMINOKOTO
[Shimura Koji + Suzuki Junzo + Nishimura Takuya]
c/w Manabu Murata (Kuruucrew) + Kenta Tsugami (BOZO,ex.DCPRG,ex.ONJO) + Toshiaki Sudo (MSN,ex.MELT-BANANA,henry tennis), Kuro DAIYA (TABATA/Okaden/Takape/Tamago), JON the DOG
Open 19:00 Start 19:30 Charge 2000yen+1Drink

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If you are near, please check these out!

NOTICE!!!
Finally I set up 'www.suzukijunzo.org'!!
I would like to upload more information of GIGS,RELEASE,SHOPS etc...
Please take your time and check my homepage!!

http://www.suzukijunzo.org/

Shouting in a bucket blues

Kevin Ayers/Bananamour
(Harvest-EMI/EMS-1124/LP)



Nowadays In Tokyo, Very beautiful weather! Sky is so high, We don't need no jacket anymore. Such a wonderful season makes me play this record.

off course I like his music all through his carrer.
Latest album is really blows my mind! but I choose this record for today.

Steve Hillage's guitar on 'Shouting in a bucket blues' is very groovy!

Black Juju

Alice Cooper/Love It To Death
(Straight-Warner Bros/WS1883/US/LP)



This Month, I have only 1 gig.. But I have a busy days.. I doing some Mix and Mastering for my next stuff. on the other hand, some other important things to do kills my free time.

while managing these miscellaneous business,I play This record in my room very often.

This is 3rd album of Alice Cooper.
Originaly putting out from Straiht Records.
I like Alice cooper very much Especially eary era. till the album Billion Dollars Baby'.

I like there sound of Guitar! very Crunchy! same As Alice's Singing(Biting??)!!

I also like to watch their Performance on Cincinati Pop Fes!!! (Also we can see Stooges Performances!TV EYE!!)

There's No Vibrations But Wait

Next Thursday, MIMINOKOTO appears at PENGUIN HOUSE!

May.22 (Thurs) @ PENGUIN HOUSE Koenji Tokyo
URL: http://www3.plala.or.jp/FREEDOM/PENGUIN.htm

[plunk's plan #037-There's No Vibrations But Wait!]
MIMINOKOTO
c/w Tabata Mitsuru + Chirs Fujiwara(ex.Cul De Suc) + Yamamoto Tatsuhisa
toque (Kelly Churko + Tim Olive), Ome Zombie(Emi Nobuko + Ando Akihiko)+ Arai Yoko,

Open 19:00 Start 19:30 Charge 2000yen+1Drink

Notes:Miminokoto at this time-Shimura/suzuki/Nishimura
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other units of this day is very interesting!
Chris's NEW unit with TABATA and Tatsuhisa, Toque is Kelly and Tim's guitar duo. Drone punk Jazz(!!) unit Ome Zombie with pianist Yoko Arai!

If you're around Town, please Chick this OUT!!

OFF COURSE! the sub-title of thi GIG from the song of EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND! I love EDGAR BROUGHTON!!

From Zero Down

The Nomads/From Zero Down
(Crypt/Crypt LP 006/US/)



I went to see 'ENBAN JANBOREE' festival GIG organaized by Enban.(Venue in Koenji)
I'm very enjoy this festival because I could see many bands' gigs only known by the name in one day! Especially I Enjoyed jugz and Amazon Saliva.

I met Hisakazu konishi who leads jugz and orner of roman records(the label putting out compilation CD 'four dimention twist' I join 2 songs!) and have a great time.

He gave me a copy of this record for souvenir!!
I'm looking for this record for a long time..
Thanks!!!!

I think nomads is one of the greatest garage band in 60's like Rising Storm, Fantastic Dee-Jays,Savages and Half Tribe!!!

Great!!

2 Day'S GIG!! 4/17-18

Hi!
This week I play 2GIGS in TOKYO!
1st is DUO with TOMO,2nd is MIMINOKOTO.
detail is below.

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April.17(THU)@GAMUSO Asagaya Tokyo
URL: http://www.gamuso.com/
[ZOMBIE BIRDHOUSE/experimenTAL muSic]

SUZUKI JUNZO/TOMO DUO

c/w Palimpsest (Cal Lyall + Kelly Churko), Reiko.A, The Anubhava Orchestra
Open 19:30 Start 20:00 Charge 1500yen



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April.18(FRI)@PENGUIN HOUSE Koenji Tokyo
URL: http://www3.plala.or.jp/FREEDOM/PENGUIN.htm
[plunk's plan #036-Quiet Days In Clicy]

MIMINOKOTO

c/w tanta(Tatsuhisa Yamamoto+Eiko Ishibashi+Seiya KOjima+Kazuhiro Nakamata), a qui avec Gabriel, Shigemi Hosoda+mori-shige+Ken Nobunaga
Open 19:00 Start 19:30 Charge 2000yen+1Drink

Notes:Miminokoto at this time-Shimura/suzuki/Nishimura



If You are around TOKYO,Please Check these 2DAYS GIG out!

If You Saw Through My Eyes

Ian Matthews-If You Saw Through My Eyes
(Vertigo//VEL-002/US/LP)



This Record Was Released in 1971 from VERTIGO Label as 2nd Album of Ian's Solo Career. I love his entirely works from Fairport Convention, Especially This record is my favorite.

Title tracks of this album 'Saw Thro My Eyes' comes The end of this record. The song is incredibly beautiful duet with Sandy Denny acompanied with her own piano. Their Best works for whole career,I think.

One Kiss Leads To Another

Hackamore Brick/One Kiss Leads To Another
(Mr.Nobody/MN006/CD)



One Day I went to a certain record shop and I was looking at the Shelf with no ertain feelings. This CD came into my eyes. This is their only one release in 1971 from Karma Sutra Label. for a long time,I'm looking for Vynil but I could not find so I bought it. 『The Missing Links Between Loaded Era Velvets,Television、Patti Smith Group and Touch of the West Coast sound Thrown in For Good Measure』.

I like this kind of rock and roll very much! Their melody reminds me of Tony Kosinec! My Favorite SSW. In nowadays, This record heavy rotates very much in my room.

If I find this Vynil of Karma Sutra Edition, Off Course I will buy it.

Feels Like I'm Slipping Away

Hi!
Thanks For Comin' to MIMINOKOTO's Show! Sorry for my posting is so delay...
Next MIMINOKOTO's Gig is April 18! I will post here the detail soon. Please wait awhile.

Anyway, I got News for special Two GIGS takes place in March & April.
In Both Gigs,I will appear with ASTRO(EAMS Synth,aka Hiroshi Hasegawa)& TOMO(Hurdy Gurdy).We play Cosmic Deep Fuzzed-Out Drone! Space Echo!!

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[Damo Suzuki's Never Ending Tour 2008 in JPN!]



March.27(THU)@ URGA Shinjuku Tokyo
URL:http://www.urga.net/

DAMO SUZUKI with ASTRO/SUZUKI JUNZO/TOMO

c/w Dead Pan Speakers, Leningrad Blues Machine+Kazuhide Yamaji
Open 18:30 Start 19:00 adv.3500yen Door 4000yen + 1Drink

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[SPECTRUM Japan Tour 2008 (Tokyo One Night Only)]



Spectrum aka Sonic Boom/Pete Kember (ex-Spaceman 3)

2008/4/21/MON @Shin-Okubo EARTHDOM
TEL: 03-3205-4469
http://www1.odn.ne.jp/shinjuku-dom/index.html/dom.html

18:30/19:00 (open/start)
3000/3500 yen (adv/door)

Also featuring:
L?K?O + Special Guest
Astro (Hiroshi Hasegawa) + Junzo Suzuki + TOMO
Nikkasen (Mitsuru Tabata (Zeni Geva/AMT), Kelly Churko (Ossuary, Lethal Firetrap), Cal Lyall (Tetragrammaton), Tatsuhisa Yamamoto)
Visuals by OHPIA
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I'm so excited!! If You'll be around, Please Check These Out!!!!!

I Should Have Known

Soft Machine/Middle Earth Masters
(Cuneiform Records/Rune 235/CD)



When I was walking around my house with playing iPod, Suddenly iPod plays Soft machine's 'I Sholud Have Known'. It makes me running back to my room and putting this CD on my player and listen. Because I listened them after a long time..

I used to listen to many of early soft machine's bootlegs. like 'Turns On Vol.01&02','Middle Earth'. This CD is definitive edition of the times I think.

We can listen to the document of early soft machine's Psychederic session! Mike Ratledge's Fuzz organ rule their atomosphere and Robert Wyatt's Rolling drum and Kevin Ayers' Strong Bass is very amazing. Especially 'I should have known-track8 ver.' is best track for me.

MIMINOKOTO's next Gig

Thanks For comin' MIMINOKOTO's Show at Ekoda Flying Teapot.
MIMINOKOTO at This time Shimura/Suzuki/TABATA.
I enjoy a lot! and Ome zombie with Kelly Churko, Keiichi Miyashita and Atsushi Tsuyama's solo also beautiful set!

The Next MIMINOKOTO's GIG is...

March.06(Thu) @ Penguin House Koenji Tokyo (03-3330-6294)
[plunk's plan #035-The Grail And Lotus]]
MIMINOKOTO
c/w New Residencial Quaters , Pagtas , TOMO
Open 19:00 Start 19:30 Charge 2000yen+1Drink
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MIMINOKOTO at This time: Shimura/Suzuki/Nishimura

If you around, please check this out!!

Also I update some disk review on this blog.
please check these out and feel free to post a comment!

http://tapes-echoes.blogspot.com/search/label/Diskaholics

It Was A Pleasure Then

It's been a long time since I posted here.
How's going?

This Thursday,I played with Ome Zombie(Tsurubami's Drummer Nobuko Emi's Punk Jazz unit). I enjoy a lot! Thanks Ome Zombie! I look forward to have next chance to play with you! off course, I drunk all night in koenji..

anyway,This Week MIMINOKOTO will play at EKODA cafe FLYING TEAPOT!

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Feb.24(Sun) @ Cafe Flying Teapot Ekoda Tokyo
URL: http://www.geocities.jp/flyingteapot1997/index.html
MIMINOKOTO
c/w Atsushi Tsuyama SOLO, Ome Zombie feat.Kelly Churko , Keiichi Miyashita
Open 18:30 Start 19:00 Charge 1500yen

MIMINOKOTO at this time:Shimura/Suzuki/Tabata
On This Tsyama's Solo Set MIMINOKOTO plays with Tsuyama one or two songs.
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If You're Around,please check this out!
And Information about My recent release 'Pieces for the Hidden Circles'

Choosen for 'Office Ambience' of WIRE Web.
Links:http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/526/

Review by Craig Dunton on BRAINWASHED.
Links:http://brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6693&Itemid=64

You can check samples on my myspace page.
If You Have some time,please check these out!

What Color Is Love

Terry Callier/What Color Is Love
(Reprise/6407/LP)



One day My friend write about Terry carrier on his blog.
I look for my record Shelf and pick this record and listen.
I bought this record about 10 years ago or so, and listen 2 or 3 times then leave it on my shelf for a long time.
But Time changes this record' value for me.Very excellent record!
Especially A-side's beautiful Song flow with sweet and progressive strings arrangement. His voice is very dark and honest feeling inside.

It moves my empty head so high and I was thinking about a certain special feelings that this record gave to me.

Angel Of Mercy

Tommy Flanders/The Monnstone
(Lilith.LTD/LR-106/LP)



This is the solo album of early BLUES PROJECT's Vocalist from Verve Forecast 1969. I have been looking for this record for a long time, Finally I cannot wait for the time when I found original copy..I Bought re-issue one from Russia.

Tommy's sensitive singing leads 11 Dreamy Pieces for The moonstone. they supported by delicate but very strong guitar of Bruce langhorn (He's one of my favorite guitarist). Very cool record.

Mornin' I'll Be Movin' On

Paul Williams/Someday Man
(Reprise/WPCR-1958/CD)



Paul's Debut Album with His fatal partner Roger Nichols. Off Course He is very famous for his beautiful songwriting, But I Like his tone of voice very much. Especially 'Someday Man' and 'Mornin' I'll Be Movin' On' ! They moves me very deeply and I sometime sing them By chance..

Bass Line's Mysterious floatage feeling leads to Lights and Shadows of Younger Days. I am not good listener of Roger Nichols (In Japan He is very popular than any other country) and I haven't listened his new album putting out last year. But This record remainds me the feeling mixed with hope,hesitation and desire. Everytime I listened to this record, I think about Margo Guryan's beautiful record 'Take A Picture'.

When Harpo Played His Harp

Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers/Modern Lovers 88
(Demon/FIEND-106/LP)



It was released in 1988, from 20 years from now.
This is the last album that Jonathan took the name of 'Modern Lovers'.
This Record filled with Nice and slaezy rock and roll with small acoustic combo.
I think 'Modern Lovers 88' is dedication for the rock and roll classics 'rocket 88'??
He sings very strange lyrics as he always do.
But I like his music very much and Especially 'Harpo played his harp' is my one of favorite tune.