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Damon and Naomi with Ghost Since the dissolution of Galaxie 500, guitarist/drummer Damon Krukowski and bassist Naomi Yang have released three very remarkable, introspective works. Their confidential thoughts bound in pastoral melodies, each album sounds as if eavesdropping in on their private world of melancholy pop and daydream jams. The Japanese musical collective known as Ghost (under the aegis of guitarist/guru Masaki Batoh) is an eastern contemporary, approaching the softer moments with Haiku-like simplicity. However, their works often blossom (volume wise and lysergically) into roaring, Blue Cheer-inspired freakouts. Blotter alert, this sonic summit is a mesmerizing combination of both camps, as Ghost insert a bit of intrigue and free-form, psych noodling in Damon and Naomi’s fragile material. A release that rests on its musical subtleties and its thought-provoking power, this is a blissful event like no other. -virginia reed (Sub Pop)
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