The first record (1989) from Keiji Haino’s Fushitsusha, now available for digital consumption. This is also the only officially-released evidence of the group’s brief incarnation as a quartet, with Haino joined by second guitarist Maki Miura of Shizuka. The way the twin guitars coil like smoke around the skulls of the dynamite rhythm section is one of this set’s many joys, as is Haino’s harmonica playing on the first track (sounds like Dylan’s “Highway 61” slowed to a narcoleptic swamp pace) and his beautiful vocals throughout, moving from forlorn castrato peaks through lung-puncturing screams and growls. In many ways, this is Fushitsusha at their most straight forwardly rocking, a fact that should endear it to any lost Rallizes fans looking for a way ‘in’. Highest recommendation, naturally.

Debut volume of this unbeatable PSF series dedicated to documenting current activity on Tokyo’s psychedelic underground. This one features world-beating exclusive tracks from Marble Sheep & The Run-Down Sun’s Children, High Rise, Ghost, Fushitsusha, White Heaven, Verzerk, Kousokuya and Keiji Haino. Highly recommended.

Another necessary volume in this on-going series documenting current activity on Tokyo’s psychedelic underground and a long-time personal favourite, the line-up and track choice here is unbeatable, with exclusives from Overhang Party, White Heaven, Fushitsusha (a fabulously unrelenting noise guitar blow-out), Cobalt, Kumo To Hae, Sweet & Honey, Ghost, Daiichi-Kakkensha, Uchu Engine, Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Shizuka, the latter of whom raise the roof with guitarist Maki Miura roaring his way through heavens of feedback and blues. Love that fake ringwear on the cover too, a real touch of class. Highest recommendation.

Arguably the most-flattening volume in this legendary series to date, Tokyo Flashback 2 features exclusive tracks from White Heaven (“Silver Current”), High Rise with Keiji Haino, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Marble Sheep, Overhang Party, Yura Yura Kingdom, Yuragi, Kousokuya, Ghost (“Sun Is Tangging”), Ohkami No Jikan (featuring Maki Miura ex-Fushitsusha/Shiuzka) and Fushitsusha, who cover The Jacks' legendary “Marianne”. Yow.

Wild, bombastic high energy rock ‘n’ roll from Keiji Haino’s punishing power trio. The first track on this ludicrously heavy 1994 set sounds like the end credits to your life and is one of Haino’s most epic guitar conceptions. Highest recommendation for any humans still in touch with their brain.

Simply put, the greatest rock record of the modern era. It's almost impossible to fully do justice to the breadth and scope of this epochal 1991 recording from Keiji Haino's outrageously beautiful/powerful trio, suffice to say if you buy only one album in this lifetime…