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ター占い  – ピヴィレヌ – コンピュ

1980 - PVLN - One

HIKO'S - Vibration [ヴァイヴレイション] (from V/A - "From Electric Lady Land '83", 1983, ELL Records) HIKO'S was a project formed by ex-ピヴィレヌ bassist and vocalist Hiko. From what I've understood Hiko himself was quite an important figure in the underground/alternative music scene of 80:s Nagoya, not in the least for running his own studio and recording a ton of bands. Guy was also involved with the (in)famous GENBAKU ONANIES and seems to have had a tight connection to the cult livehouse/record label Electric Lady Land. This track is taken from the coveted "From Electric Lady Land '83" compilation (where the OXYDOLL track posted earlier also comes from), and to my ears showcases Hiko's post-ピヴィレヌ work at it's zenith. The brilliant songwriting skills featured on "One" is also present here, with the simple but utterly awesome interplay between bass and drums in the bridge being the highlight for me (well, alongside the shimmering main riff also). Just a well written, well played and sincerely sweet song. HIKO'S also put out an EP ("3 Hits!") previous to being featured on this anthology, but AFAIK those two instances constitute their whole recorded output. As for Hiko himself, he's still around doing his thing.

PVLN [ピヴィレヌ] - Computer Uranai [コンピューター占い] (from "One" LP, 1980, Electric Lady Land, ELL-001) Oh, nothing special ...merely the sickest new wave track to ever emanate from the land of the rising sun. Totally amazing bass and keyboards ...after 01:00 everything just goes insane! Taken from the one and only release by mystery group ピヴィレヌ (maybe supposed to be read as Piviren or PVLN ...who knows? it seems like it's supposed to be PVLN after all) which also happens to be the very first release on über cult-label ELL. The rest of the LP is solid but this is definitely the standout track. I guess the sound is kind of like an early XTC tinged with an extra touch of juvenile delinquency. This LP is unfortunately not only certainly as rare as a (sleeveless) original copy of the "Science Friction" single but also comes with a price tag to match.