''Allegorical Misunderstanding'' is a 1993 album by the band

Fushitsusha Fushitsusha (不失者) is a Japanese rock band specialising in experimental and psychedelic rock genres. The band consists of electric guitarist and singer Keiji Haino, and a shifting cast of complementary musicians. The group released the majo ...

. The album was produced by

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and was the first studio album from the band.

Critical reception

In a review for

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, John Dougan called the album "a reserved outing that blends repetitive chords with an arrhythmic rhythm section," and noted that the musicians often "successfully experiment with subtle repetition in what turn out to be almost mantra-like improvised passages."

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of the ''

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'' wrote that "the Fushitsusha of ''Allegorical Misunderstanding'' (Avant) is the sparer, less slashing version, in which uitarist KeijiHaino sometimes acquires the scattershot phrasing of James 'Blood' Ulmer." A writer for ''Arcane Candy'' stated that, despite "the absence of Haino's massive realms of guitar effects and distortion," the album "still maintains the quintessential air of cyclical intensity of all Fushitsusha efforts."

Track listing

# "Magic I" - 2:38 # "Magic II" - 8:39 # "Magic III" - 1:08 # "Magic IV" - 3:29 # "Magic V" - 5:31 # "Magic VI" - 4:00 # "Magic VII" - 3:25 # "Magic VIII" - 2:26 # "Magic IX" - 13:43 # "Magic X" - 2:45

Notes

The album was re-released in 1999 under the same label.

Personnel

Keiji Haino Keiji Haino ( ''Haino Keiji''; born May 3, 1952) is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter whose work has included rock, free improvisation, noise music, percussion, psychedelic music, minimalism and drone music. He has been active since the ...

– guitar, vocals * Yasushi Ozawa – bass * Jun Kosugi – drums

References

{{Authority control 1993 albums Fushitsusha albums Albums produced by John Zorn Avant Records albums