DAMON & NAOMI / Damon & Naomi with Ghost

2000(ELEFANT) ￥1,988(taxin) NEW ARRIVAL 09.06.28

ex-Galaxy500のDamon KrukowskiとNaomi Yangによるスローコアデュオ通産四枚目のアルバム。日本最高峰のサイケデリック～フォーク即興バンド、Ghostとの共同制作によるアルバムだ。米ライブツアーでの共演から高次元での音楽的結びつきに発展した。BigstarのAlex ChiltonやTim Hardinのカバー2曲を含む全9曲デジパック仕様。Naomiのささやきがメランコリックなギターとキーボードが加わったことで音楽の深淵に達したという本人たちもキャリア上での転換作と語る一枚。D&NとGHOSTがそうだったように音楽に言葉は要らず、そしてまた彼らが発するものは聴く僕らにも言葉を要求しない！

Track Lisiting:
1. Mirror Phase
2. New World
3. Judah and the Maccabees
4. Blue Moon
5. Great Wall
6. I Dreamed of the Caucasus
7. Don't Forget
8. Tanka
9. Eulogy to Lenny Bruce

MEMBER
Damon Krukowski - acoustic guitar, drums, vocals
Naomi Yang - bass, keyboard, vocals
(and, whenever possible, given that he lives in Tokyo)
Michio Kurihara - electric guitar
Also, recently, D&N have been joined on stage by:
Bhob Rainey - soprano sax; Greg Kelley - trumpet

SITE
OFFICIAL:www.damonandnaomi.com
MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/damonandnaomi

INFLUENCES
In the very early years it was all the usual suspects (but this was the first time these bands came around!): Joy Division, The Clash, Beat Happening, Jonathan Richman, Velvet Underground (ok, D & N were not there in the 60's -- their interest in VU was at a moment of revival in the late 80's). Later, D & N discovered the mind-expanding worlds of Can, Soft Machine, Public Image.
In recent years on constant play in their house is early Fairport Convention, Milton Nascimento, Jorge Ben, Shirley Collins, Pentangle, Tim Buckley, Robert Wyatt, Tom Rapp. . . and a lot more not listed here. . .

BIOGRAPHY