Japan’s Post-Math Core, Avant Progressive Band Koenjhyakkei Reissue Album

On September 20th, 2019 SKiN GRAFTT Records will re-release KOENJIHYAKKEI“s landmark fourth album “Angherr Shisspa” on vinyl, in a new compact disc edition with three bonus CD only tracks, and as a mailorder-only Ultimate Edition.

Some bands you just have to hear. Japan’s KOENJIHYAKKEI (aka Koenji Hyakkei) are just such a band. Tatsuya Yoshida’s (of the renowned bass and drum duo RUINS), progressive rock powerhouse is Area and ELP at their most excessive; Deus Ex Machina with tempo changes multiplied by 100; and Magma at their orff-ian choral, fusion jazz, overcharged gospel peak.

“Angherr Shisspa”, the band’s landmark fourth album explodes with glittery keyboard lines, speedy bass/drum workouts, emotive reed respites, and operatic female vocals that take the listener from sheer exuberance to absolute apocalypse… all performed with superhuman technique in confoundingly catchy, complex arrangements.

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PRESS QUOTES:
Koenjihyakkei “Dhorimviskha”: Best Albums of 2018 (#44) – BANDCAMP DAILY

“…towers over most modern progressive rock because of an attention to detail and an almost overwhelming force of conviction. No irony here: this rocks with the teeth and heart to cut through scenes and the “overground” like a knife.” – PITCHFORK

Headed by “vocalist / composer / drummer extraordinaire” Tatsuya Yoshida. this group is a boiling-hot, Stravinsky-meets-Sex Pistols stew of blaring woodwinds, power chord guitars, shimmering synths, and soaring, operatic vocals delivered by a front-woman ‘speaking in somersaulting tongues’.” – TINY MIX TAPES

“One of the most mind-blowing progressive bands ever.”
– MATHCORE INDEX

“Not only the most brilliant of all of contemporary Japanese bands, but perhaps the greatest group currently operating in the world.”
– ALTERNATIVE PRESS

“Holy shit, right?” – FECKING BAHAMAS

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