LES RALLIZES DENUDES - Studio Sessions 1972 & 1980 LP

Pre-eminent Japanese noise rockers Les Rallizes Denudes have a complicated back catalogue which only adds to their enigmatic legacy, and here's another tantalising window into their chaotic sound. These psychedelic, lo-fi recordings hail from sessions in 1972 and 1980, with the A-side fully given over to the sprawling 23-minute 'Guitar Jam' - a potent exercise in driving riffs building to a monstrous crescendo. There is plenty more long form exploration to be found on the B-side, with 'A Tale Of Love' stretching out over 18 minutes before a previously unheard version of the band's classic 'Field Of Artificial Flowers', reordered during the 1972 Oz Days sessions.