Yuka Ijichi
Peanuts Butter
CS 30
Sloow Tapes – Hatour
Great lost-in-time Japanese femme folk tape. Haunting vocals by Yuka Ijichi with acidic guitar leads provided by Doronco (Les Rallizes Dénudés) and Hiiragi Fukuda. 90 copies.
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Another massive slow-burner from the Japanese underground courtesy of Sloow Tapes: Yuka Ijichi is a female downer psych/folk performer who sings in a high lonesome style that’s a little less fragile than Ai Aso while playing minimal primitive acoustic ballads with that bewitching post-PSF feel, complete with echo-laden lead guitar from ex-Rallizes bassist Doronco, vocals from Hiragi Fukuda and an up-close basement/bedroom ‘production’. A folkier, stripped-down take on the dark ballad style of Shizuka or an update of the Hallelujahs pop-primitivism? Either way, this feels pretty major. Edition of 90 copies. Recommended. (Volcanic Tongue)
Great name for an EP. Peanuts Butter.... genius! Info is skinny on the ground with this one but Yuka is a Japanese folk lady and she's backed up by Doronco from Les Rallizes Dénudés playing his axe and singing a wee bit here and there. The music is very simple almost twee folk. The opener is riciculously light and frothy and wierdly enjoyable. It gets a bit more psychey later on throughout the EP as the electric guitar traverses to widdly territory. But lurking around the widdlyness is some gentle acoustic strumming and Yuka's voice being all folksy and mystical. I was expecting a right noisefest and instead I got gently massaged by some sweet folk. (Norman Records)
Another Sloow release from a Japanese artist and another absolute gem. Yuka Ijichi is a Japanese folk singer and here she is accompanied by Doronco from Les Rallizes Dénudés and Hiiragi Fukuda. The result is 8 beautiful strung-out ballads, from the slightly twee bedroom pop opener to the incredible psych tapestry of "A Sand Dune". Throughout Yuka's voice is high, airy and mystical. Highly recommended. (Boa Melody Bar)
