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Magical Power Mako

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Even though he has been composing music for over thirty years now, Magical Power Mako remains a very obscure figure in the whole japanese psych scene. I don't believe there are two albums that sound remotely alike. One might be experimentaltape loops and weird field recordings paired with bizarre traditional music setting, moody and psychedelic Ash Ra Tempel-like guitar/drum jams or even bizarre electronic tidbits. Difficult to pinpoint and describe his sound, but one thing is for sure, this music is weird! Harmony Korine of Gummo fame is supposedly a big fan of his if that is any hint for you.

Emusic.com has to be thanked once again for letting me hear this for the first time. Magical Power Mako was my first glimpse into the japanese psych scene. I heard Blue Dot and fell in love with it, but it took a while for me to actually purchase something. I got his first three albums when they were released in a really nice mini-LP edition and have been collecting his work slowly ever since.

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Album Cover Magical Power
Label: Hagakure Records
Release: 1974
Format: CD
Cat. no: ISCP-1141

Song list:

  1. もうおしまいです。アーメン (1:03)
  2. チャチャ (3:05)
  3. 秋がない【アギネ】 (4:14)
  4. 死出の山から十三仏の掛けじくへ (1:37)
  5. 街 (1:53)
  6. 冬 (5:40)
  7. 束縛の自由 (4:19)
  8. 朝の窓をあける、太陽が光る、今日の希望だ小鳥がなく （思考法切変装置付人間） (5:14)
  9. ルーディングピアノ (1:32)
  10. 宿薬師念仏鐘はり (1:44)
  11. アメリカン・ヴィレッジ1973 (4:08)
  12. 空を見上げよう (12:24)


Album Cover Super Record
Label: Hagakure Records
Release: 1975
Format: CD
Cat. no: ISCP-1142

Song list:

  1. アンドロメダ (6:01)
  2. ツンドラ (3:12)
  3. シルクロード (4:17)
  4. 南国の娘 (2:36)
  5. ピンクブッチ（ラララ） (8:30)
  6. サウンド３ (0:49)
  7. 牧場のろっくちゃん (2:36)
  8. サウンド３ (0:26)
  9. マジョリカ　レジスタンス　ソング (6:21)
  10. サウンド３ (0:16)
  11. 宇宙の砂時計 (3:22)
  12. サウンド３ (0:11)
  13. 音、大地 (5:18)
  14. サウンド３ (1:57)


Album Cover Jump
Label: Hagakure Records
Release: 1977
Format: CD
Cat. no: ISCP-1143

Song list:

  1. Jump To You (5:45)
  2. The Story Of Our Master (4:59)
  3. Give me Present (3:09)
  4. Rest Light Down (2:04)
  5. So (2:10)
  6. Blue Wind (2:08)
  7. Elephant's Jungle (4:47)
  8. Jump (8:25)
  9. 21st Ocean (2:35)


Album Cover Music From Heaven
Label: Atavistic
Release: 1982
Format: CD
Cat. no: ALP97CD

Song list:

  1. Bells & Guitars/Sunny Temple Garden/V.B. Phone/Sweet 12 Strings/Out Of Red/Indian Road/Jap/Fes/Suggestion To You/Daniel Fly Song/5000 Years Time Travel/DC-AD Lucky/Music From Heaven/My Golden Way (50:48)


Album Cover Trance Resonance
Label: Marquee/Belle Antique
Release: 1994
Format: CD
Cat. no: 9484

Song list:

  1. Trance Resonance (1:07:50)