{"product_id":"shizuka-lunatic-pearl-10","title":"Shizuka - Lunatic Pearl (10\")","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShizuka\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLunatic Pearl\u003cbr\u003eAn'archives\u003cbr\u003eJapan\/France, 2022\u003cbr\u003e10\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM THE LABEL:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the long-awaited \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eParadise Of Delusion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e LP from 2021, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn’archives\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eannounces \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLunatic Pearl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a 10” EP by Japanese psych-pop legends \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShizuka\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. As with the material on Paradise, 狂気の真珠 [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLunatic Pearl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e] draws from the deep well of music the quartet recorded in 2001, this time from two studio sessions. Here, though, the group’s classic line-up of Shizuka,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMaki Miura, Jun Kosugi\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSeven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is augmented –on the a-side, they’re joined by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYasushi Nagata\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon guitar; flip the record, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKazuhide Yamaji\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003echimes in on acoustic guitar and bass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth Nagata and Yamaji were members of long-running Tokyo psych-out gang \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDip\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (also known as dip the flag); Yamaji eventually joined Shizuka for a time, appearing with them on the 2010 DVD, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOwari No Nai Yume\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, released by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePSF\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Part of Lunatic Pearl finds Shizuka in Paisley Underground mode, the spaced-out acoustic mantras of “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShiroi Inochi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” and the instrumental “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Street The Fairy Goes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” surprisingly reminiscent of the smeared, slow-motion psychedelics of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s early EPs. The latter, a weightless blur, hovers in theair on dreamy drifts of DX-7, drifting melodies landing on the track like an astral traveller, lost and delirious.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Lunatic Pearl” itself is a monster, one of Shizuka’smost rock-reverent moments, its bold riff soaring over a rhythm section that thuds menacingly, as though they’re the kings of the rumbling spires. “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”, another track from the Studio EUN session, features some gloriously unhinged playing from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiura\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as though he’s tearing the song’s seams apart, as the group push Shizuka’s simple, perfect song into the stratosphere. Brief yet perfectly formed, Lunatic Pearl is another gorgeous entry in the Shizuka discography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ATq19QTOHI?si=etp7tsMAMN0sAPyk\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seasonal Work","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43974774390918,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/3874\/2150\/files\/Shizuka_-_Lunatic_Pearl.webp?v=1778432141","url":"https:\/\/seasonalworkrecords.com\/products\/shizuka-lunatic-pearl-10","provider":"Seasonal Work","version":"1.0","type":"link"}