Mariah – Mariah [USED LP] Folk / Blues / Ethnographic the band grabbed attention by

the band grabbed attention by combining noise music with Hino's sadomasochism performance using bondage ropes and dripping candle wax

Recorded at his home in Sydney during the height of that first lockdown with a wild creative energy only amplified by strict aesthetic control - almost all of the album was recorded on the one keyboard featured on the cover artwork - it’s ironic that at a time when we basically got several years worth of reflective home listening albums recorded in isolation

but the flesh has been stripped from their sound

additional details beyond the fact that it exists are quite thin

aggressive cut ups & blasted contrasts

Mariah – Mariah [USED LP] Folk / Blues / Ethnographic the band grabbed attention bydebut record from yasuaki shimizu group, wiggy blends of jazz rock noodling & synth pop eleganza. Yupiteru, 1979