Lama Rabi Rabi
1996 studio album by Ghost
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Lama Rabi Rabi is an album by the band Ghost.[1][2] Drag City released the album in 1996, the first time a Ghost album had been issued by an American label.[3]
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| Released | December 10, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genres | Neo-psychedelia Experimental rock Psychedelic folk | |||
| Length | 59:25 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Taishi Takizawa | |||
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Critical reception
The Austin Chronicle wrote: "Highlights include the acid-psych mantra 'Rabirabi' and the fleeting, phantasmal folk of 'Into the Alley', eclipsed only by 11-minute crescendo 'Agate Scape'."[6] Spin noted that "you can hear psychedelia, vocals fed through a megaphone, a folk tune interrupted by studio phasing, even hints of a power ballad."[5] The Staten Island Advance determined that "whirling, chant-driven, progressive-rockers lead way to a beautifully rolling folk-rock, recalling an amalgamation of Quicksilver Messenger Service, Incredible String Band, Flying Saucer Attacks and Pink Floyd."[7]
AllMusic wrote that "the lengthy, fascinating 'Mastillah' starts Lama on a striking high, with a series of percussive instruments meshed with acoustic drones and low, wordless mantras, leading to a steady rhythm pace."[4]
Track listing
- "Masttillah" - 8:03
- "RabiRabi" - 7:32
- "Into the Alley" - 4:37
- "Marrakech" - 5:18
- "Who Found a Lost Rose in the Warship?" - 3:11
- "Mex Square Blue" - 4:14
- "My Hump is a Shell" - 1:44
- "Bad Bone" - 4:17
- "Abyssinia" - 3:36
- "Agate Scape" - 10:49
- "Summer's Ashen Fable" - 6:04
Personnel
- Taishi Takizawa
- Junichi Yamamoto
- Iwao Yamazaki
- Kazuo Ogino
- Michio Kurihara
- Masaki Batoh