tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441771928837726332008-08-21T17:12:08.077+12:00stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838859219532123743noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844177192883772633.post-31912842257491735022008-08-21T16:55:00.004+12:002008-08-21T17:10:15.823+12:00

Hello friends, well it's August already and it's nearly spring-time again here in Wellington, New Zealand. This is just a quick update to exclaim excitedly about a review which appeared on Foxy Digitalis of Masami's Cat vs. Frog album. I had heard some of Kawaguchi's work with LSD March before, but Cat vs. Frog was my first exposure to the New Rock Syndicate (it's a pretty new project from what

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Another great review of New Rock Syndicate's Cat vs. Frog appeared (briefly) on Volcanic Tongue's website: Killer new album from the group that rose from the ashes of Broomdusters and Miminokoto. Indeed, Kawaguchi seems to be regressing with every release and this is his most explicitly straight-up garage rock side this far, with extended guitar-blazing instrumentals that sound like the greatest

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Mimaroglu Music Sales has published some nice words about our new Kawaguchi Masami New Rock Syndicate LP: kawaguchi’s name should be familiar to you if you’ve been following the most recent rogue wave of “tokyo flashback” lineage groups - he’s a member not just of lsd march, but also miminokoto and broomdusters - but here, as a leader, despite a few detours into high-rise-lineage rock-trio

stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838859219532123743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844177192883772633.post-84024947404841723782008-02-15T11:37:00.006+13:002008-04-21T14:13:04.952+12:00

After the resounding success of our debut release (The Stumps' Split Fleet Dodge), Palindrone Recordings are proud to announce our second release, and the debut LP by Kawaguchi Masami's New Rock Syndicate, Cat vs. Frog (PALP002). Kawaguchi Masami is a Japanese guitar monster* who has done time in Miminokoto, LSD March, and Broomdusters, and played with Keiji Haino for a time. This, his new band,

stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838859219532123743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844177192883772633.post-17615077701180811242007-10-09T10:47:00.001+13:002008-08-21T17:12:08.349+12:00

Kawaguchi Masami's New Rock Syndicate's Cat vs. Frog link is currently at the pressing plant and is due out soon. I'm getting excited. Here's a lo-fi preview of a couple of tunes from the album: Oblivion Fading out You can listen to more New Rock Syndicate at their Myspace page.

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The next release on Palindrone (PALP002) is gonna be an album by Kawaguchi Masami's New Rock Syndicate. Masami is a Japanese guitar monster* who has done time in Miminokoto, LSD March, and Broomdusters, and played with Keiji Haino for a time. This, his new band, also features bassist Akira Kikuchi and drummer Nao Shibata (Hijokaidan, Doodles). A track by New Rock Syndicate featured on the

stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08838859219532123743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-844177192883772633.post-32355418618493643922007-06-23T21:12:00.000+12:002007-07-09T21:20:36.699+12:00

I been collecting some property-prop-props for the Stumps rekkid, including big ones from FUNcrazy ol' Thurston Moore and Byron Coley: "Cool New Zealand trio antics from Antony Milton and pals. From winsome electro-dribble, through into full-blown avant-rock splooie, this LP includes some splashy guest organ work by Campbell Kneale and great wobble-vibes galore." "Great lurching psych/noise rock

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We now have available our first release and the debut LP by The Stumps, Split Fleet Dodge (PALP001). The Stumps are an improvising psych/noise/rock band from Wellington, New Zealand. They have been described as a NZ underground "super-group" by one writer; a "power-trio" by others. Although no-one is completely sure what these terms actually mean, what is certain is that The Stumps bring a

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