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Hototogisu

Hototogisu is the collaborative project which includes Matthew Bower (of Skullflower, Total, Sunroof!, etc.) and Double Leopards' Marcia Bassett. Now if that isn't a match made in noise heaven, then I don't know what is. When the two started out, they released their first album with the intent of making it pass for an obscure japanese experimental noise-rock group from the seventies which would just recently have surfaced out of a dusty vault. That rumor didn't last very long, but even though they have a busy release schedule, the group's albums are often as rare as what they wanted that first album to be. The music in itself is no big surprise. If you are already a fan of the aforementioned bands, then this will please you just as much. I am also of fan of these groups, but it seems like everyone is doing the noise-drone thing today and the degree at which you can appreciate this kind of music depends on which side of the bed you woke up on and if you've had that first cup of coffee in the morning or not. The Hototogisu aren't particularly high on my list of favorite drone artists, but they certainly hit the spot once in a while.

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