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Government Alpha: Resolution Of Remembrance 1992-1999

Pica012. 4 x CD Box-Set. Released autumn 2009. 500 copies. Audio/video sample.

Yasutoshi Yoshida’s Government Alpha project started in 1992 and quickly became one of the leading names in the third generation of Japanese noise music. Government Alpha was characterized by its ferociously intense signature sound. Noise fans often speak of a feeling of “pure energy” felt when listening to noise music. Few artists consistently embodies this better than Government Alpha.

Audiences in the West first started to take notice when Government Alpha appeared on the Susan Lawly “Extreme Music from Japan” compilation and vinyl releases on Segerhuva and Vinyl Communications. But at the same time Yasutoshi recorded a series of works released on the cassette format. These were (as often is the case with noise tapes) released in very limited editions. The “Resolution Of Remembrance 1992-1999” box-set is a selection of 62 tracks from these obscure releases in the years 1992 to 1999, released by labels like Harbinger Sound, Mother Savage Noise Productions, Hospital Productions, Utsu Tapes, American Tapes and of course Yoshida’s own Xerxes imprint. The first CD also includes previously unreleased tracks from 1992/93.

“An unstoppable natural flow of soundwaves seemingly unfiltered by human presence, as unpredictable a flow as any natural force. Pure Noise, not filtered through, but channelled by the musician. Let me emphasise how happy I am to see this box set being realised. Hopefully it will work as an eye-opener to those who are new to the music of Yasutoshi Yoshida.” - from Tommy Carlsson’s liner notes

• 4 CDs of 62 tracks, remastered from the original cassette and DAT-masters by Yasutoshi Yoshida
• Solid box with silver foil printing (similar to the Incapacitants box)
• Each disc packaged in an individual wallet cover
• 24 page booklet with liner notes by Yasutoshi Yoshida and Tommy Carlsson (Segerhuva, Abisko) + a number of graphic collage works Yoshida-san
• CD wallets and booklet printed with UV-varnish for maximum visual colour-climax
• Limited edition of 500 copies

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