NOA - Dagger of the Mind CD
SKU
14-ARC 1179
“NOA, a treasure of the progressive jazz rock world, which brings together members of Prism, Mongol, Shingetsu, and Aquapolis, has released their 4th album!
35 years after their debut album "Try-Logic" in 1987, and the release of the self-cover album "Journey to Babel", NOA, a treasure of the progressive jazz rock world, consisting of four members with outstanding performance and expressiveness.
In 1987, the trio consisting of Hirofumi Mitoma (guitar), Takao Ozeki (bass), and Ichiro Takesako (drums) released their first album, "Try Logic." After that, in 1989, Yoshiyuki Sakurai (bass), who had been active in HAL, Shingetsu, and Aquapolis, replaced Ozeki, and in 1992, Hisashi Iijima (keyboards) joined the band, and the band's musical style gradually changed and they began to write symphonic rock songs. After the sudden death of Iijima in October 2007, the band took a break from activities after a memorial concert in April 2008, but resumed live performances in 2016, starting with a joint concert with "QUI."
Their current sound, which now includes Cher Watanabe, who is active in a wide range of genres including PRISM, has changed significantly since the band's formation as a trio, and appeals to general music fans other than prog fans.”
- LabelArcangelo
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