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- Artist(s): Masaki Batoh, Jan Stigter, Kazuo Ogino, Okano Futoshi
- Summary: The debut full-length release for the band formed by former Ghost Masaki Batoh, Okano Futoshi and Kazuo Ogino includes Jan Stigter and saxophonist Ryuichi Yoshida.
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- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Guitar Virtuoso, Japanese Rock
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UncutApr 15, 2015You can't help but be charmed by the sincerity of these beautifully crafted homages. [May 2015, p.81]
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Apr 15, 2015Beyond nodding more explicitly to the sounds of the early 70s than Ghost’s or Batoh’s work usually did, the real difference--the thing that marks The Silence out from these earlier projects--is a kind of poise and effortlessness, which is drawn out by the richness and immediacy of the production.
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Apr 15, 2015Throughout, The Silence doesn't rush, it slowly emerges; it doesn't bludgeon the listener with cluttered instrumentation or sonics, but it is seductively heavy due to spaciousness in the mix, warmth, and colorful imaginative textures.
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Apr 15, 2015Batoh's new act, the Silence, is at once a continuation of the past and a break from it.
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Dec 21, 2015The Silence is readily accessible (certainly more so than Batoh’s eyeball-movement-tracking Brain Pulse Music), but hard to pin down. It sounds folky, much of the time, and then it lets the bottom drop out.