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Release Date: 2023-10-15Label: Advaita Records
Track A3 recorded live at Shinjuku Loft, August 28th, 1981.Tracks A1,A2,A4,A5 recorded live at an unknown venue, 1981.
Tracks B1,B8 recorded live at Shibuya La Mama, May 23rd, 1993.
Tracks B3,B4,B6,B7 recorded live at Osaka Eggplant, April 25th, 1987.
Tracks B2,B5 recorded live at an unknown venue.
Side A "Disk 1 Live 81" consists of all unreleased tracks recorded from an exceptional live performance on the unknown date in 1981 and FRIGHT 7 DAYS in August of the same year. The early Auschwitz music is mostly unheard of until now, despite the buzz about impromptu performances featuring free-form guitar intertwined over repetitive beats like German rock, and it finally appears in the spotlight. This showcases that Auschwitz delivered an extremely cutting-edge live performance, similar to the post-punk style that flourished in Europe and the United States during the same period. Some tracks feature vocals by bassist Imanishi and drummer Nakajima and a glimpse of Hayashi’s side as a guitarist.
Side B "Disk 2 Live 87-93" is a compilation of Auschwitz’s last live performance in Tokyo in 1993, a live performance at Eggplant in April 1987, just before the recording of their “Rule of Spirit” and a live performance from an unknown date, most likely around 1990. Starting with “Journey Through The Night” in their last live performance, it mainly features songs and versions unavailable on previous live recordings, including the unreleased “Ashes Of Love” mentioned in the liner notes. Finally, it concludes with the latest track, “No Titled,” which was accessible to listen to Naoto Hayashi’s solo version on the Auschwitz Complete Box.
(Auschwitz is the band name given to express their view on life. It has no connection to nazism or racism and is not intended to discriminate or degrade any race, group, or individual).