Who Ma Live Vol. 2. (1982-1983)
There was a time when I was really into these type of mostly instrumental King Crimson bands. Borrowing heavy from KC's Starless and Bible Black era, Bi Kyo Ran mixed the rigid discipline of angular and circular guitar patterns with that of free improvisation. It's another type of sound that I have too much of, even though Who Ma is a fine example of the style - once you adjust your ears to both the sound recording and the odd vocal patterns.
Kyobo na Ongaku (1997)
Bi Kyo Ran burst onto the scene in the early 1980s with an album that was very much patterned after King Crimson's Larks Tongues to Red era. After experimenting with that sound further and bringing in some different styles, Kyobo na Ongaku is a return to the debut. It's a very intense work, perhaps exhausting at times, but adding a full time 4th member on keyboards does help break the monotony. And since his keyboard of choice is mellotron, that helps even more with softening the constant barrage of guitar, bass, and drums.
Former ownership: 1993 Belle Antique (CD). Also once had the LP.
1993 (acquired); 9/20/24 (review)
Bi Kyo Ran burst onto the scene in the early 1980s with an album that was very much patterned after King Crimson's Larks Tongues to Red era. After experimenting with that sound further and bringing in some different styles, Kyobo na Ongaku is a return to the debut. It's a very intense work, perhaps exhausting at times, but adding a full time 4th member on keyboards does help break the monotony. And since his keyboard of choice is mellotron, that helps even more with softening the constant barrage of guitar, bass, and drums.
Former ownership: 1997 Freiheit (CD). Booklet with lyrics in Japanese. This is the original pressing. One year later, Musea issued it under the title A Violent Music. My copy did not have an obi - nor does any other copy I have seen.
1998 (acquired); 12/11/20 (review)
Also own and need to review: Bi Kyo Ran (1982); Parallax
12/11/20 (new entry)
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