Label: Edition Omega Point

既に廃盤の模様!!

正式名を『ビームで貫通&マッド・コンピューター+ミニマル・サウンド・オブ・ライダー』というこのハチャメチャなアートイベントは、前衛芸術家の吉村益信らがプロデューサーとなり、万博会場内の巨大スペース「お祭り広場」で敢行されたが、そびえ立つ太陽の塔の前にしつらえた演奏ステージの周りをオートバイ50台がクラクションを鳴らして走り回り、アンプリファイドされたFTBの演奏とバイクの爆音、電子音、周囲をビームのように貫くサーチライト、電光掲示版のメッセージと巨大ロボットが渾然となって手がつけられない騒音カオスが発生。万博管理サイドがあまりの反体制的様相にビビり、シリーズ化するはずだった公演はたった1回で中止となってしまった。

こうした事情で、長らく研究家の間でのみ存在をささやかれていた幻のイベント『ビームで貫通』、その音源がまさか残っていたとは！！新たに発掘された『ビームで貫通』の未発表記録写真も満載してお届けする、70年万博の最強(最悪)黒歴史である！安田謙一のロック視点と、川崎弘二の電子音楽視点という、このイベントならではのクロス解説も必読！CDに『ビームで貫通』フル尺、10インチに抜粋版を収録し、特注の見開きジャケット+特大掛け帯付きのごつい仕様でお届けします。
(版元解説)

Expo 70, held in Osaka, was a pivotal event for the Japanese people and their relationship with the rest of the world, demonstrating both the nation’s ongoing economic recovery from World War Two and the creative spirit of Japanese society and its artists. The event gained international acclaim for its adventurous architectural design, visual art and electronic music. Some of Japan’s most renowned composers were involved, but also present were the now-legendary rockers, the Flower Travellin' Band. A series of performances, billed as “Night Events” were held at the Expo; the most radical of these was "Beam Penetration and Mad Computer, plus the Minimal Sound of Motorcycles”, but its anti-establishment feel and general madness took the Expo organizers by surprise and it was cancelled after only one night, despite being scheduled for a longer run. An air of myth developed around the event, but a recording of the event has been discovered and this release is the result. And what an event it was: a night-time sound-bomb with a fabled band, electronic sound and 50 motorcycles with horns blaring, spotlights, electronic billboards and a robot ― all flashing, roaring and howling at the night sky. This release comprises a CD, a 10-inch record with fold-out sleeve and large obi, plus fascinating notes in Japanese and English by Kenichi Yasuda, an expert on Japanese rock music, and Koji Kawasaki, a renowned researcher of Japanese electronic music, as well as rare photos.