Weekend Listening: Flower Travellin' Band – Satori

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—01. Released in 1971, Atlantic Records Japan.

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Satori is the psych-rock masterwork of Japanese heavy-riffing juggernauts Flower Travellin' Band and has been receiving a lot of play around the shop as of late. Comprised of Satori Parts 1 to 5 and carried by the unique vocals of Joe Yamanaka, the four piece were Japan's leading example of a proto heavy metal band in the same vein as Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin. The riffs are endless and really steal the show. If you haven't discovered this gem already, there's every chance you'll be hooked after one listen. It's probably been in my collection for ten years now and this record never gets old. 

—Insound