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"Seika" album cover by Japanese rock band, Rashiban, featuring a group of raccoons with one reaching its paws up to the sky standing in the center.
"Seika" album cover by Japanese rock band, Rashiban, featuring a group of raccoons with one reaching its paws up to the sky standing in the center.
Mockup of "Seika" by Japanese rock band, Rashinban, featuring standard black vinyl and an exclusive Japanese obi-strip.

Rashinban

Seika 

P-Vine

PLP-8099

LP Black $38
  • The band led by Seiichi Yamamoto (ex-Boredoms, Omoide Hatoba etc)
  • First time on vinyl
  • Japanese Obi-strip

Description

Rashinban released their 2nd album called "Seika" in 1998. The vocals are as unarticulated as if the spoken word and naturally assimilate into the song itself. If a pop song is a kind of mimicry, this album perfectly fulfills the role. You can't catch the outlines of the songs even if you look closely. But it is not ambiguous. From "Seika," a song that evokes a deep affection for the Beach Boys, to "Acoustic," a folk song that would be rude to call it neo-acoustic, to the new wave "Cool Down," it is as if we are tracing Seiichi Yamamoto's itinerary as a listener, It has no drama and no climax. But once you get caught up in the song, it will be stuck in your head forever.

Preview Tracklist

  • 1 せいか
  • 2 アコースティック
  • 3 クールダウン
  • 4 光の手
  • 5 朝うたう夜のうた
  • 6 ドライバー
  • 7 カラーズ
  • 8 終わりの鈴