The second collaboration between Junko Ueda, eminent figure of Japanese medieval epic storytelling and satsuma-biwa player, and French experimental prog rock band PoiL, is arguably even better than the first one (and definitely feels more fierce in places).

#PoilUeda #Poil #JunkoUeda

Yoshitsune | PoiL Ueda | PoiL

https://poil.bandcamp.com/album/yoshitsune

Well, this is excellent (but admittedly has my name written all over it) - a collaboration between PoiL and Junko Ueda, master of Japanese medieval epic storytelling, singer and satsuma-biwa player. Buddhist chanting meets prog/experimental rock, I guess 😄

"The album opens with Kujô-Shakujô, a Buddhist shômyô chant practiced by monks to ward off evil spirits. The second part of the album plunges us into the naval battle of Dan no Ura and the grievous decline of the imperial Heike clan facing the Genji clan."

#PoiL #JunkoUeda

https://poil.bandcamp.com/album/poil-ueda