the of mirror eye

* Masaki Batoh: Yoo Doo Right (5.0 mb) | World Of Pain (6.0 mb) | Magakumi (13.0 mb)
From Collected Works (1995-1996) : Drag City Records : DC180

Masaki Batoh, leader of Japanese psychedelic band Ghost, goes deep inside himself and comes out with an amazing musical vision. During the mid-nineties, Ghose were a very prolific band. They had just signed a deal with Drag City records and were releasing the critically acclaimed Lama Rabi Rabi. Initially, he had gone into seclusion to develop new songs for Ghost. But after working on them a bit, he decided that they didn’t fit in with a “rock” band, but needed more freedom to bring them to their full potential.

No matter what the outlet, Masaki Batoh definitely delivers the psychedelic goods. These songs were intially released as two LP’s, but luckily they have been collected and released together (first by The Now Sound, and now by Drag City). So, we’ve got a deliciously damaged cover of Can’s Yoo Doo Right, an incredibly intimate World Of Pain (possibly a Cream cover??) and a longer instrumental work out, Magakumi.

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