''Tenshi No Gijinka'' is an album by

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ese musician Keiji Haino, released on

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's Tzadik label in 1995. The album features nine untitled pieces, consisting of Haino's voice and percussion.

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne wrote: "Focusing entirely on percussion and vocals, Haino builds a unique, meditative space out of drones, cymbal smacks, rings, and reverberations. Bizarre yet also beautiful, Haino creates a personalized and esoteric ritual that alternately serves as repeated tension release and representation of the inner sounds of existence. The result is a captivating immersion in sustains and overtone." Writing for

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, Jon Dale commented: "The nakedness of much of this music, combined with the processional movement of some of the drums, gives ''Tenshi No Gijinka'' a particularly abstracted, ritualistic tenor: with Haino's best albums, you’re relocated to another zone of experience."

Track listing

References

1995 albums Keiji Haino albums Tzadik Records albums {{Japan-album-stub