Shogun Show
The Mystical Shogun Kunitoki Strobe Light from Sami Sänpäkkilä
Just got turned on to Shogun Kunitoki, thanks to Nuno Correia. Hailing from Helsinki, the Finnish quartet kicks out psychedelic carnival music built from blazing organs, tambourines, and the occasional sitar. Play it loud enough and the room starts to spin, throwing you into an incense-soaked recreation room circa 1973.
The band’s declared mission is to help electronic music “regress back to a more human state, the time of the tube organ and the ring modulator, the spring reverb and the test oscillator” – it’s not just human, this is the beautiful time-bending stuff of deep dreams and nightmares.
Shogun Kunitoki plays tomorrow at Dubrovnik as part of the ongoing Pixelache festivities:
April 3 at 10pm
Pixelache Club at Dubrovnik
Eerikinkatu 11, Helsinki
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Be sure to pick up a copy of their brand new long-player, Vinonaamakasio – buy the picture-disc vinyl and hook up your own strobe-light action kit (see the video above, featuring the epic ‘Nebulus’). Also check out Tasankokaiku, their debut for Finland’s excellent Fonal label.
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Shogun Kunitoki - Montezuma
from Tasankokaiku. Fonal, 2006 | buy mp3s
Builds and climbs for the first minute, then takes off beautifully.
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Shogun Kunitoki – Mulberg
from Vinonaamakasio. Fonal, 2009 | buy mp3s | buy vinyl
Big rock, finger snaps, and caffeinated drums.
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Pretty cool. Music strongly reminds me of another band but cant quite place my finger on it.
Btw, meaning to ask. Do you collect vinyls james? I have purchased several over the last few years but my turntable is aweful. Any recommendations you might give me? Nothing manically expensive please
Saw their show last night – an amazing set complete with smoke machines, strobe lights, and grainy Super 8 film. They remind me of Ratatat on acid.
I used to collect a lot of vinyl, but I gave it all to a friend when I moved to the North Pole – although my habit had been winding down over the past few years because it’s difficult to deny the convenience of digital files. Sort of like moving away from my old Pentax 35mm camera.
Aside from finding a used Technic, a good option might be a cheap USB turntable – I had this one.
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