Masayuki Takayanagi - Axis / Another Revolvable Thing 1Axis Another Revolvable Thing is the second installment of Blank Forms' archival reissues of the music of Japan's eternal revolutionary Masayuki Takayanagi, following April is the cruellest month, a 1975 studio record by his New Direction Unit. Comprised of recordings of a September 5, 1975 concert by the New Direction Unit at Yasuda Seimei Hall in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, the two volumes showcase Takayanagi in deep pursuit of what he began calling

James 'Son' Thomas

the fifteen works for mixed a cappella choir - none longer than 6 minutes - were written in the 21st century

placing emphasis on celebratory and visceral catharsis

and there is no better way than a good

with Riku's tactics and schooling to drive them forward

don't you think

" -Eric Bensel

and a series of remixes and singles on Acid Jazz

the music on Metropole is jazz at it's best-loose

and Bing Day and gems from out-and-out unknowns Big Moe and The Panics and Al Henderson

For the recording of Vienna 1840

the White House