Machine and the Synergetic Nuts ~ Japan

Leap Second Neutral (2005)

One of the three great Japanese progressive bands of the 2000's including Pochakaite Malko and Naikaku. Influenced by the Canterbury scene of the late 1970s (National Health, The Muffins), heavy 90s Japanese instrumental progressive rock like Happy Family and Bondage Fruit along with a distinct taste for modern jazz like St. Germain. Complex, energetic and highly melodic. Band lists Soft Machine, Weather Report and Frank Zappa as influences.

Ownership: 2005 Cuneiform (CD). Acquired in 2005.

3//05; 2/1/10 (review)

Also own: Machine and the Synergetic Nuts (2003)

2/1/10 (new entry)