Shizuka

• limited 10 inch vinyl

Following the long-awaited Paradise Of Delusion LP from 2021, An’archives announces Lunatic Pearl, a 10” EP by Japanese psych-pop legends Shizuka. As with the material on Paradise,  Lunatic Pearl draws from the deep well of music the quartet recorded in 2001, this time from two studio sessions. Here, though, the group’s classic line-up of Shizuka, Maki Miura, Jun Kosugi and Seven is augmented –on the a-side, they’re joined by Yasushi Nagata on guitar; flip the record, and Kazuhide Yamaji chimes in on acoustic guitar and bass.

PERSONNEL:

• Shizuka - (vocals, guitar, tambourine)
• Maki Miura - (guitar)
• Jun Kosugi - (drum)
• Rariha Seven - (bass)

• Guest musicians:
• Yasushi Nagata - (guitar on side A)
• Kazuhide Yamaji - (acoustic guitar & bass on side B)