Show-Yen Ii CD

Show-Yen is a Japanese band led by guitarist-composer Yasuhiro NISHIO, that has existed as an instrumental trio since 1998. It's other members are bassist Hiroaki FUJII and drummer Masanobu TONOMURA. Their eponymous concept-album (2003) is actually built on a new idea, called "Free-concept". The listener must invent his own story while listening to the music! The fifteen tracks are quite dense and concise, and represent a very wide range of musical tendencies, that can evoke KING CRIMSON or RUSH in the Seventies among other influences (Oriental for example). After a two years-break and a drummer change, Show-Yen strikes back in Olympic form ! An album published as a joint-venture between the Musea and Poseidon labels, "II" includes thirteen tracks made of pure beauty. Those first class musicians like both melodies and power: riffs and solos are predominant here ! But the rhythm section is also perfectly precise and the music quite adventurous.

1. Sakura I 2. Life Game 3. Ceremony for the Evil 4. Moon Knows Everything 5. Insanity 6. Sakura II 7. Quappa 8. Kirin 9. Thorny Path 10. Sakura III 11. Power of the Earth 12. Sakur IV 13. (I Can) Rock 'N'N Roll Again