A somewhat reddish black

Raven
Demonstration
Kagirinaku Aka ni Chikai Kuro CD (buy)
Universal 2004

This CD was mentioned in one of my first posts: Chiba Yusuke/Thee Michelle Gun Elephant etc...go here. To recap; solo project/album from Terui Toshiyuki, ex-bassist of Blankey Jet City and Chiba side band Rosso.
Most of the songs feature Chiba on vocals, this one is a rare departure. Terui on vocals and guitar, Yuko on main vocals and Yamaoka Koji on Jim O'Rourke.

Endnotes
1. Nice article about mp3 blogs here.
(via The Tofu Hut)
Luv this post from Tofu-san:

I'm a bit tired with the whole "not targeted by the RIAA... YET" chickenlittle vibe that always accompanies any conversation about musicblogging. Our intentions are clear; our willingness to take down any tracks that anyone considers misappropriated are regularly stated (and, when necessary, obliged); our audience is confined to a small host of devotees and we're not making money on this enterprise, WE'RE SPENDING MONEY TO PROMOTE ARTISTS WE LOVE. So what's the problem?

I certainly hope I won't be proven wrong, but I think the music industry has come to realize that fans are not the problem, they're the solution. We aren't napster. We aren't Kazaa. We are, in fact, manna from heaven: intelligent tastemakers that encourage buying from label catalogs and hype up unknown or new artists. In a more rational world, we'd be getting payola.

Yes, TOFU power!
2. And to totally fucking negate the above: dude, are there any stereo versions of the Antics, you know, like, available? I...have...mono.
3. Got tickets for !!!'s show at the new Liquid Room in Ebisu. OOIOO is opening.
!!!+OOIOO...a rock show or computer code gone haywire?