Tenshi No Gijinka

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Tenshi No Gijinka
Studio album by
Released1995
GenreExperimental
Length55:35
LabelTzadik
Keiji Haino chronology
Suite Reverberation
(1995)
Tenshi No Gijinka
(1995)
The Third Heart
(1995)

Tenshi No Gijinka is an album by Japanese musician Keiji Haino, released on John Zorn's Tzadik label in 1995. The album features nine untitled pieces, consisting of Haino's voice and percussion.[1][2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[3]

In a review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne wrote: "Focusing entirely on percussion and vocals, Haino builds a unique, meditative space out of drones, cymbal smacks, rings, and reverberations. Bizarre yet also beautiful, Haino creates a personalized and esoteric ritual that alternately serves as repeated tension release and representation of the inner sounds of existence. The result is a captivating immersion in sustains and overtone."[3]

Writing for Red Bull Music Academy, Jon Dale commented: "The nakedness of much of this music, combined with the processional movement of some of the drums, gives Tenshi No Gijinka a particularly abstracted, ritualistic tenor: with Haino's best albums, you’re relocated to another zone of experience."[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Untitled"4:33
2."Untitled"11:35
3."Untitled"2:25
4."Untitled"5:33
5."Untitled"9:27
6."Untitled"3:48
7."Untitled"4:23
8."Untitled"9:28
9."Untitled"4:23

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Keiji Haino: Tenshi No Gijinka". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Keiji Haino: Tenshi No Gijinka". Tzadik. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Layne, Joslyn. "Keiji Haino: Tenshi No Gijinka". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Dale, Jon (October 16, 2014). "A Guide to Keiji Haino". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved February 22, 2022.