{"product_id":"white-heaven-next-to-nothing-2lp","title":"* PREORDER * WHITE HEAVEN - Next To Nothing 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e* PREORDER * expected to arrive early-mid June\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemastered and expanded with 3 prev. unreleased versions on a second LP. Heavy tip-on gatefold with metallic and ink pigment foil stamping, spot colours and gatefold insert. House in a custom vellum wrap with a mirror metallic sticker seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1994 by Tokyo's Noon Disk, the full album was only ever available in a limited vinyl pressing of 250 copies. Since then, it has become one of the most sought-after artifacts of the '90s Japanese underground and is regarded as a highpoint of Japanese psychedelic rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLed by vocalist, songwriter and conceptualist You Ishihara, the album finds the group in a phase of refinement. Taking a more intricate and open approach, the music is buoyant and light yet at the same time, nocturnal and introspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNTN marks the first time guitarists Michio Kurihara and Soichiro Nakamura appear together on record after having separate turns as lead guitar on the group's first two albums. The pairing is revelatory as they weave luminous melodic lines, sometimes in parallel, sometimes opening into sustained intricate counterpoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBassist Koji Shimura and drummer Ken Ishihara shuffle and swing in parallel with a fluid, sinuous rhythm, while flourishes of synthesizer, mellotron and the introduction of Go Hirano on keyboards and piano deepens the group's sound with orchestral colors and a soft cinematic haze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the LP, clear, shimmering guitar tones and gentle chord progressions are layered with bright arpeggiated figures and darker minor-key passages. The songs develop through gradual changes in tone and dynamics as Ishihara's voice reveals a gentle yearning and wistfulness. An extended version of Bacharach and Hal David's \"The Look of Love\" serves as the album's entrancing focal point; stretching the song's familiar lounge-pop swagger, the group renders it as a slow-burning, psychedelic meditation crackling with electricity as it drifts into the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YoYnkCQq5SM?si=RMD_VzadBbhBcRtG\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44296134721578,"sku":"WHITE HEAVEN - Next To Nothing 2LP","price":94.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1273\/6111\/files\/whiteheaven-next.jpg?v=1777371611","url":"https:\/\/www.strangeworldrecords.com.au\/products\/white-heaven-next-to-nothing-2lp","provider":"Strangeworld Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}