''Fushitsusha'' (also known as ''Live 1'' or ''1st'') is the debut live album of the Japanese 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 ...

, released in 1989 through

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Reception

In a review for

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, Phil Freeman called the recording "one of the most important albums in the history of Japanese underground rock, absolutely essential." Jon Dale of

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wrote: "at this point, Fushitsusha are taking on the freedoms implicit in those world-wrecking Dylan & The Hawks shows, dizzyingly flexible in their attack yet always grounded by the ''ne plus ultra'' of rock movement." He stated: "this is a great reminder of just how potent a rock performer Haino can be, and how brightly he shines when backed by sympathetic musicians." Writing for ''

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'', Tristan Bath described the album as "a colossus of a masterpiece," and commented: "The music's some of the most accessible and musically direct Haino ever made, even harbouring some bouncy blues grooves."

Track listing

Personnel

;Fushitsusha *Akui –

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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 ...

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*Maki Miura – guitar *Seijiro Murayama – drums *Yasushi Ozawa –

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References

{{Authority control 1989 live albums Fushitsusha albums