Cell-Scape (Vinyl LP)

The Japanese band’s 5th studio album is a lot of fun. It sees the band in transition from earlier avant-punk styles to more accessible “hi-fi” electronic sounds, epitomised in the 10 minute long ambient closing song Outro for Cell-Scape and the fact that the album features no “real” drum sounds - they’re all programmed on a drum computer. That last track is practically worth the admission alone, if you ask us.

Tracklist:

1. Phantasmagoria  
2. Shield for Your Eyes, a Beast in the Well on Your Hand  
3. A Dreamer Who Is Too Weak to Face Up To  
4. Lost Parts Stinging Me So Cold  
5. Chain-Shot to Have Some Fun  
6. Like a White Bat in a Box, Dead Matters Go On  
7. Key is a Fact That a Cat Brings  
8. A Hunter in the Rain to Cut the Neck Up in the Present Shape  
9. If It Is the Deep Sea, I Can See You There  
10. Outro for Cell-Scape