"Refusal
Fossil (Special Edition)"
catalog number:
GR#87 / CD
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Japan's RUINS have extensive experience and a tireless
commitment! A furious barrage of explosive and intricately composed drum(s)
and bass (guitar), Ruins cover all stops between hardcore's hysteric intensity,
metal's pummeling dynamics and the confounding inscription of progressive
rock. No slack. No slop. Absolute masters of quick change, stop-start
tempoas and time-signatures, Ruins craft an unprecedented amalgam of originality,
all sung in a peculiar language of their own invention.
The first album to feature bassist Sasaki Hisashi, "Refusal Fossil (Special
Edition)" reissues the long out of print "Refusal Fossil" full length,
plus five additional tracks, all remixed and remastered by the band's
Yoshida Tatsuya (also of Koenjihyakkei, but you know that already!). Also
featuring a host of guest musicians from Japan avant scene (including
Yamamoto Seiichi of Boredoms), "Refusal Fossil (Special Edition)" boasts
an astounding twenty-five cuts in all: An hour-plus blast of zig-zag calisthenics!
SONGS:
Refusal Fossil 
Uskilsdos Zaimm
Stara Planina
Eccentric Ditch
Etymology
Empty Hands
Der Strudel
Still Life
7th Dimension
Faux Numero
Calnac
Heraklion
Ramification
Misconduction
Reckless Stone
You Know What You Like
Heaven and Hell
Hyderomastgroningem
Burning Stone
Plexus
Dhaskrive
Gravestone
Del Fanci Kant
Infect
Prog Rock Medley
LINE UP:
Yoshida Tatsuya: drums, vocals
Sasaki Hisashi: bass
GUESTS:
Masuda Ryuichi: bass on live tracks
Kikuchi Navuyoshi: saxophone
Yamamoto Seiichi: guitar
Emi Eleonda: vocals
Produced by Ruins
at Magaibutsu Studio
Art by Kurt Kiesel, Colm O'Reilly, Bill Pisarri and Mark Fischer
FUN FACT(S): This is the first release to feature bassist Sasaki Hayashi. Ruins have toured around the world numerous times, most noticeably as part of the Japanese New Music Festival, where Yoshida has managed to create a spell binding lineup of five bands out of just three performers!
Also see: KOENJIHYAKKEI, AKATEN (on the CAMP SKiN GRAFT compilation)
