Live-HAT: Music performed by Asagao Hat

Note:

Asagao Hat was born in 1978, Tokyo, Japan, and now resides in Hyogo with his wife. He first played in a group, but soon started his "one-man band" style, where he plays his el-ac guitar with various gadgets and effectors like BOSS SP-303, and a smiling small portable foot-drum (as seen on this album jacket).

The album "Live-HAT" was recorded in fall of 2002, in his two live acts, by Nankado. Recording equipments were PowerBookG3 500Mhz, Cubase VST 5, MOTU 828 FireWire audio I/F, and recording sources were taken directly from the board. Tracks were mixed and added effects and samples by nankado. First published in a CD-R under Nankado's private label, with a catalogue number NK-03, in a very limited number and soon deleted. This version on Jamendo has some additional minor treatments on the sound by Nankado.

His musical style in this album was something like aggressive, or to be described as "constructive destruction" like Captain Beefheart's music. Somewhat bluesy feeling mixed with noisy sound effects, forming rather a sensitive body of the music.

Credits:

All songs written & played by AH

Produced & mixed with additional samples by Nankado (as moggiolab)

Basic tracks recorded Nov 17 and Dec 7, 2001 in Tokyo

First ed., Apr 28, 2002

Revised ed., Nov 23, 2002

Remasterd for Jamendo, Nov 1, 2008

Published on Jamendo under the permission of the original author, Asagao Hat.