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Mariah – Marginal Love
Mariah
Marginal Love
Label: B&M
Catalog Number: YF-7036-B
Released: 1981
Cult Japanese avant-garde group Mariah is best-known for their 1983 masterpiece Utakata No Hibi. Led by saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu (who released that incredible Kakashi album), the group includes other legendary instrumentalists including drummer Hideo Yamaki, keyboardist Sasaji Masanori, and Satoshi “Jimmy” Murakawa on vocals. Marginal Love is an earlier release from the group and while not as esoteric as Utakata No Hibi (there are no Middle Eastern tonalities found here), the release still hits a uniquely space age avant-garde no wave / post-punk zone that fans of Yasuaki Shimizu will surely enjoy. Closer B4 “Entrance Of Endless Cafe,” in particular, features a wild mishmash of ethereal keyboards, chorus vocals, ’80s guitar shredding, and some sort of disclaimer style sped-up spoken word.
Recommended – B4 Entrance Of Endless Cafe, A2 Marginal Love
Tags: Fusion / New Wave / Post-Punk
Tracklist:
A1 Lucy’s Small Hotel
A2 Marginal Love
A3 A Long Show Beyond
A4 Prince And Pauper
B1 So What
B2 Lady Of The First Water
B3 Rim Of Time
B4 Entrance Of Endless Cafe
Credits:
Directed By – Kenichi Kishi
Drums – Hideo Yamaki
Electric Bass – Morio Watanabe
Executive Producer – Daikoh Nagato
Guitar – Steve Lukather (tracks: B3, B4), Takayuki Hijikata
Keyboards – Masanori Sasaji
Producer – Mariah (3)
Recorded By – Seigen Ono
Strings – Ohno String Section* (tracks: A3)
Tenor Saxophone – Yasuaki Shimizu
Vocals, Backing Vocals – Satoshi Jimmy Murakami
