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Title

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Critical reception

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gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying: "Taking some more of the prog/Kraut influences that crept into earlier efforts while still firing up the amps all around, Eye and his cohorts (forming a core quintet this time around) once again become the most out-there band in the world." Writing for ''

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gave the album 4 stars out of 5. He called it "a pounding, astounding psychedelic masterwork, the raw power of Boredoms' early records harnessed and directed into sustained riff-laden sun worship."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– synthesizer, percussion, vocals, production, loops, electronics * Hira – bass guitar, percussion, vocals * Yamamoto Seiichi – guitar, vocals *

Yoshimi P-We Yoshimi (born on February 18, 1968) is a Japanese musician best known for her role as the longest consistent drummer in the Japanese rock band Boredoms. Alongside her drum playing skills with Boredoms, she performs the vocals for the all female ...

– synthesizer, percussion, trumpet, vocals, Casio keyboard * Atari – drums, samples, percussion * EDA – drums, electronic percussion * Masanobu Kondo – executive production * Masayo Takise – mastering * Kazvnori Akita – design

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Super Ae 1998 albums Boredoms albums Warner Music Japan albums Birdman Records albums