KEIJI HAINO : Watashi Dake?

'Black Editions present the first vinyl reissue of Keiji Haino's stunning debut album Watashi Dake?, originally released in 1981. This first ever edition released outside of Japan features the artist's originally intended metallic gold and silver jacket artwork. Over the last fifty years few musicians or performers have created as monumental and uncompromising a body of work as that of Keiji Haino. Through a vast number of recordings and performances, Haino has staked out a ground all his own, creating a language of unparalleled intensity that defies any simple classification. For all this, his 1981 debut album Watashi Dake? has remained enigmatic. Originally released in a small edition by the legendary Pinakotheca label, the album was heard by only a select few in Japan and far fewer overseas. Original vinyl copies became impossibly rare and highly sought after the world over. Watashi Dake? presents a haunting vision -- stark vocals, whispered and screamed, punctuate dark silences. Intricate and sharp guitar figures interweave, repeat, and stretch, trance-like, emerging from dark recesses. Written and composed on the spot -- Haino's vision is one of deep spiritual depths that distantly evokes 1920s blues and medieval music -- yet is unlike anything ever committed to record before or since. Produced in close cooperation with Keiji Haino and legendary photographer Gin Satoh. Coupled with starkly minimal packaging, featuring the now iconic cover photographs by Gin Satoh, the album is a startling and fully realized artistic statement. Housed in custom printed deluxe Stoughton tip-on jackets, including black on black inserts, extras, and hand-colored finishes; Remastered by Elysian Masters and cut by Bernie Grundman Mastering; Pressed to high quality vinyl at RTI; Includes download code.'



Tracklist
A1 My Refuge 5:24
A2 The Disallowed 5:39
A3 Rise From The Dead 3:05
A4 Lay It Open 2:48
A5 Bring To An End 2:37
A6 I Can't Do It Properly 3:04
B1 More More More 2:00
B2 Even If I Break Through 4:15
B3 Falling Apart 4:23
B4 Try To Come This Far 3:51
B5 Though I Want To Laugh 4:21
B6 I Want To Return 2:54

Credits
Lacquer Cut By ? Chris Bellman
Liner Notes [Lyrics And Titles Translated By] ? Alan Cummings
Music By, Words By ? Keiji Haino
Performer [Uncredited] ? Keiji Haino
Photography By, Artwork ? Gin Satoh
Producer ? Takafumi Sato
Remastered By ? Dave Cooley

Notes
Originally released in 1981. Reissue is pressed to high quality vinyl and housed in specially printed heavy Stoughton tip-on jackets with matte metallic gold and silver covers and 2 black paper inserts (16x16 cm), a postcard, a download card (all 4 items inside a sealed black envelope) and one LP size black paper insert. Digital download code for the album has an extended bonus live track called '捧げる - Devotion (28:58)' from the era and can be downloaded in all available formats (wav, mp3 320, mp3 v0, aiff, flac, aac, alac, ogg vorbis at Black Editions Bandcamp page.