Cascades of electronic noise, a psychedelic touch and processed vocals mixed together constitute the ingredients of MASONNA. Maso Yamazaki founded his project in 1987, becoming a cult figure in the Japanoise scene. His abundant productions on his own legendary label Coquette were presented in very limited editions (sometimes just one sole copy), and reflect his predilection for 60's psychedelic music revisited in its own very peculiar way.
This 1995 outing by MASONNA (here as Mademoiselle Anne Sanglante Ou Notre Nymphomanie Auréolé), was released by Coquette on cassette in an edition of just 15 copies with handmade covers, composed of different materials and inserted in transparent envelopes.
The album "Hate" features one of Masonna's most exciting and extraordinary work. By deploying stripped down microphone-and-scream foundations, Masonna's ingenious sonic palette and his unerring sense of rage are cast in thrilling, clear-eyed relief. The use of pedals and effects overwhelms the vocalizations that are practically not heard and creates an irresistible tension, layering a dazzling array of rich sonic colors, hard fragments, and unsettling timbres over the sort of taut psychedelic feedback used in Kosmische Musik and the echo of Tangerine Dream's masterpiece "Zeit" ring out in the grooves of the double vinyl reissue. The polarities are pronounced and brilliantly assembled, injecting even the most rough brushwork with an inescapable air of suspense; it’s a real gem, deftly balancing harsh noise and otherworldly effects.
Ltd x 299 copies in a deluxe gatefold sleeve.
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