Tracks:
1. LAND I mp3
2. LAND II
3. LAND III
4. LAND IV
5. LAND V
6. LAND VI
7. LAND VII
Total: 34:53
Artwork: Yusaku Kubo
Contact: jp-alna.com
Reviews:
This is an album full of quite thin, chaotic noise. There is no other way to describe it. Treble-biased pieces, some of which dominate while others create background. There is nothing to which a listener can attach his attention, probably precisely because the elements move in mostly similar frequencies. As soon as there is more structure, such as grinding repetition, the mood lifts up, but that lasts just a few seconds. Everything shows that it's a controlled confusion and not just, say, distorted guitar run through a chaotic randomizer software. That, however, does not mean that this would be easy to like. Music which is like remixes of the soundtracks of the cheapest possible SciFI movies from the 1950s is not exactly easy stuff to approach, and for noise fans, the thin sound makes it all seem like pretentious wanna-be art noise. The contents of the album have been made with thought and precision, but it moves on a very abstract level, and would indeed be more at home played live in an art gallery than on a cd. Nevertheless I must note that friends of splintered noise, particularly those who are bored with the "mainstream" of that genre too, will probably find this a breath of fresh new innovation. For those people, this album may indeed offer a lot, especially if they purchase its limited edition (number unknown), which comes packed in a beautiful wooden box and contains six more tracks. For me this album does not really give anything, nor do I enjoy it. I do know a lot of noisemen who would, however, find it interesting -- excluding the last track, which is just stupid grunting and foolery. This is a delicacy for a very select crowd. And, I want to emphasize, just for them. Jiituomas / Kuolleen Musiikin Yhdistys
A Japanese mutation growing slowly with no limits, infecting minds and infiltrating into destructive psychotic deconstruction creating a massive machinery of disturbing noise nature. Seven compositions with the structural noise defragmentations generating chaotic experimentations which at moments sounds so psychotic in the way as each one of the tracks are created here. At moments music sounds as dense and abrasive as for example on the third track. The whole album has such irrational structures mutating into diverse soundscapes able to exploit your brain due how each definite noise pattern has been put together. "Land" is a mutation, a living organism to be experienced in its maximum splendor when exploring in deep way each one of such psychotic virus penetrating slowly your brain. Reverberating pulsations are twisting to generate such abstractive noise executions. A very interesting work by MASAYUKI IMANISHI which surely will impact you in the way as the album is built. A total time of 34:53 minutes of pure psychotic noise experimentations. PAN.O.RA.MA
Japanese music and especially Japanese noise music is often not the easiest thing to digest, and of course this is exactly the case with Masayuki Imanishi. Fluxing structures go pell mell around as Imanishi is scratching and rumbling with contact miked attributes and what seems a kaoss pad and some vocal treatment together with the noise of static. This often leads to chaotic noise and just as often into adventurous sound compositions. Masayuki Imanishi makes a kind of acoustic noise in which you often can recognise the source of the sounds like metal scraping or bells. There are almost no effects used to manipulate the sound which makes Land very pure. Surprisingly attractive is the second track which brings you to Austria with the sounds of cow bells. There are some repetitive structures in these tracks as well and there are adventurous elements in these tracks on this mostly disturbing record with swirling creaking and random noises. However this kind of noise is usually not my cup of tea I listen to this one with full attention curious of what is going to happen. Remco / Gothtronic
Some very tasty science-fiction inchoerent noise escapades from Masayuki Imanishi, whose Land (DESERTED FACTORY DF-8) is filled with many distorted, swirling and hyper-edited adventures in boldly reverberating insanity. Unlike many noise artists who place too much faith in violence and volume, Imanishi pays close attention to fast-moving dynamics and juxtaposing of sonic layers, and somehow maintains a high degree of obnoxious unlistenability throughout. Recommended to all you noisician sophisticates who are getting bored with the usual daily diet of Hair Police, Pain Jerk and John Wiese. Ed Pinsent / The Sound Projector
Land is the second full release by Masayuki Imanishi. It is broken into seven tracks Land I to Land VII. This starts off as the more overlaid scattered variety of noise building to a climax immediately; it uses a powerful variety of frequencies and breaks amongst its sounds. At first, Land is not a smooth release; it retains your attention with constant cuts, shifts and additions to its sound. However Land eventually slows into quieter passages of noise throughout, allowing silence to punctuate tracks well. By Land III we are shown good examples of a quieter approach. Imanishi allows sharp frequencies to work better within clear spaces and lower frequencies. By IV, Land presents solo uses of individual sounds. This allows each noise a better clarification rather than things quickly becoming too muddied. Along with Flutwacht, Imanishifs disc is the second Deserted Factory release that I have reviewed this month. If all their releases are up to the high standards presented here, I would recommend them as a label to watch out for. Overall, Land is a good example of an innovative and considered use of noise. Zenon Gradkowski / Judas Kiss
DarkRoom Magazine (in Italian)