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友川かずき, an acid-folk singer, poet, author and artist who remained mostly unknown in the West although he is of considerable influence in Japanese folk music since the 1970s.
"Tomokawa has inhabited an utterly unique world very much of his own making for over twenty-five years now. A world where the most limpid of minor melodies and symbolism-inspired natural imagery can happily rub shoulders with extremely peaked torrents of pained screams over the densest of acoustic noise-scapes. What welds it all together is Tomokawa's self-evident to desire to take himself and his audience through the wall with every performance. Forget any image of the sensitive folkie, Tomokawa's music is as violent and cathartic as anything in the underground rock or free jazz canon. For anyone at all still concerned with the possibilities of words, voice, and acoustic communication, Tomokawa is an unparalleled contemporary touchstone. There is more truth and beauty in any one of his songs than in most singer-songwriter's entire repertoires. Believe it." (Alan Cummings)
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I quite enjoyed the song you linked to, although I am a bit surprised by his voice (!). Takes getting used to, perhaps?
Perhaps, yes. Although in that video he sings quite low-key. For me it was helpful that I already loved Vladimir Vysotsky who also has a very powerful, uncompromising way of singing. Without the couching, screaming, and bawling that Tomokawa often has, though.
This singer is super original!!!!! The music is really cool. Maybe he's supposed to sing seriously yet he made me laugh till I cry!!!!! Greaaat!!!