Klara Circus - Angel Orphan / Boku No Katamuki 7" flexi (Nagomu, 1987)

Side A

Angel Orphan

Side B
Boku no Katamuki

As promised, here's some more from the Nagomu label. This is is more along the off-kilter twee folk naïvete axis of Nagomu groups.

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Minca Panopica - Heckell Jackell 12" (Nagomu, 1989)

Tracklisting

Side In

Heckell Jackell

Trouble Western

Chikyu Wa Mawaru

Oh! Maria

Side Out

Chu-Chu

Go Go! Oscar

Bali-Hi

More doinko pop naiveté from the Nagomu crew. Just when you thought it couldn't get stupider, here comes electropop hoe-downs, children's choirs, rubberized guitar solos and other such nonsense. Sorta like a mass-market Picky Picnic, I suppose. Great!

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bonus video time!

  

ミン&クリナメン - 世界によろしく 7" EP (Nagomu, 1987)

Tracklisting

Side A

[Japanese Title]

Side B

[Japanese Title] I

[Japanese Title] II

More wackiness from the Nagomu label, this time from female-fronted group Min & Kurinamen. A-side is a high-energy speed-punk track tailor-made for bouncing off the walls, replete with background vocals, an over-the-top guitar solo, and more generally ridiculous elements. Side B... surprise free-jazz! Which leads into a rollicking jazz-punk tune. Fun stuff. Enjoy!

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Bachikaburi - Ichi-ryu 7" EP (Nagomu, 1985)

Tracklisting

Side A

Only You

彼岸 Higan (Nirvana)

Side B

稲荷 Inari (Inari)

苦行 Kugyo (Penance)
 返答（貧困）Hentou(Hinkon) Answer(Poverty)

While this is technically the second record I've posted from Nagomu Records (the other was Picky Picnic's Lovely Water Peaceful), I'd say this is the first to really demonstrate the Nagomu aesthetic. If you don't know, Nagomu was founded by Kera, the singer of the subsequently successful group Uchouten. The label quickly established a distinct sound and became somewhat of a phenomenon, even spawning it's own fashion movement in the form of the Nagomu-gal look, a colorful, bohemian style. Though trendy, the label cultivated a fairly bizarre trademark. Bachikaburi here illustrate perfectly the manic punk-rock idiocy prevalent in much of Nagomu's early catalog.

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Picky Picnic - Lovely Water Peaceful 7" flexi (Nagomu, 1986)

Tracklisting

Side A

Lovely Water Peaceful

Side B

Blue Mountain 500 Miles Goes By

More insanity from Picky Picnic, one of the best bands ever.
Like Cynical Hysteria World, this release features the artistic and musical talents of famed animator Kiriko Kubo - a perfect match for Picky Picnic. Her influence seems to temper the group slightly, but they're still unquestionably idiotic here, as evidenced by the completely a cappella Martin Denny parody Blue Mountain 500 Miles Goes By.

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