The majestically named We Realease Whatever The Fuck We Want follow up their superb reissue of Midori Takada's mesmeric percussion suite "Through The Looking Glass" with another wonder from the depths of her back catalogue. Originally a Japanese CD only release in 1990, "Lunar Cruise" sees the legendary Japanese percussionist working in collaboration with jazz pianist, synth master, composer and arranger Masihiko Satoh. Arguably the best kept secret in Midori Takada’s fascinating discography, "Lunar Cruise" is an under the radar masterpiece that captures Takada (on marimba and minimal percussion set-up) and Satoh (on Korg M1 and Yamaha DX7II synths, Ensoniq EPS sampler, and acoustic piano) vibrantly fusing traditional African and Asian percussion with jazz, ambient, and minimalism. If that wasn't enough to have any serious muso salivating, the album also features the great Haruomi Hosono and Kazutoki Umezu on bass and sax respectively. "Lunar Cruise" is available in two versions: a first-time-ever vinyl LP cut at Emil Berliner Studios, housed in a 350g sleeve and including a bonus CD of the album with 2 extra tracks, and a standalone digipak CD version. Both versions are sourced from the original studio masters (DATs) and come with new liner notes.

STAFF COMMENTS

Patrick says: Working through the ambient stillness of "Ancient Palace", the hypnotic repetition of "Nahm" and the ethnographic intensity of "A Vanished Illusion", this diverse and deeply textured LP is a work of pure genius.

TRACK LISTING

A1 Nahm
A2 Ancient Palace
A3 A Vanished Illusion
A4 Jyomuran
A5 Monody
B1 In "D"
B2 Madorone
B3 Chang-Dra
B4 Lunar Cruise

Tracklisting CD

01 Iron Paradise
02 Nahm
03 Ancient Palace
04 A Vanished Illusion
05 Jyomuran
06 Monody
07 In « D »
08 Madorone
09 Chang-Dra
10 Lunar Cruise
11 Iron Paradise (Extended Tokyo Mix)