| Format: | LP |
| Availability: | Out of stock |
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Yximalloo - aka Naofumi Ishimaru - works like a Japanese Jandek without the angst, like the Boredoms minus the bombast. Spiritual kin to early artpunk and especially the LAFMS, he revels in mock-ethnic music and nonsense. Lo-fi, sweet and primitive, he uses ancient drum machines, hand percussion, and electronic droplet noises, sometimes set to melodies gathered from some imaginary South Sea island where the traditional instrument is seemingly an old '80s synth. Handclaps and chanting abound, but Yximalloo has also been painted as a Japanese Half Japanese – Jad Fair himself has collaborated with Ishimaru and draws many of his covers. Recording since 1973 (!), this is the 4th retrospective "best of" compilation he has released, mostly plundering from his output in the mid '80s.