Gouka 1993-2007 Zen Ongen Shu

[Machine Translation] DEADLY NOISE BLAST HARDCORE PUNK! The treasure born in Morioka, the origin of the history leading up to the current Rappa, "GOUKA" is finally being released in its entirety. GOUKA's sound is difficult to describe in a single word, although it is a hardcore that sounds like a straight roar. Rhythms that bounce along at a unique tempo. The guitars and bass are noisy, but not mere noise, and they are still powerful and rampant. The vocals, with their unique word sense and choice of lyrics, are never swallowed up by the band's sound, but rather stand at the forefront of the music. GOUKA has been realizing since then that it is a trivial thing to use words to describe it. This 2-CD set contains 50 tracks, including everything from the 12-inch "Program," which is still talked about as a masterpiece, to valuable cassette tape recordings, all remastered and recorded in their entirety.

DEADLY NOISE BLAST HARDCORE PUNK! 盛岡が生んだ至宝、現在のRappaまで繋がる歴史の起源である"GOUKA"の全音源集が遂にリリースされる。ストレートに轟音で鳴らすハードコアだが、GOUKAのサウンドは一口に説明する事が難しい。独特のテンポ感で跳ねるように疾走するリズム。ノイジーながらただのノイズではなく、迫力を帯びたままの勢いで暴れまわるギターとベース。唯一無二の語感と歌詞のチョイスで吐き出されるボーカルは、決してバンドサウンドに飲み込まれる事なくフロントに立ち続ける。D-BEATが根幹にある事は否定出来ないが、一聴すれば"それ"とは違う異質な何かを感じる事が出来るだろう。敢えて言葉で括るなんてくだらない事なんだと、GOUKAは当時から体現していたのだ。今も名盤として語り継がれる12インチ"PROGRAM"から貴重なカセットテープ音源まで、リマスターを施し、余す事なく収録したCD2枚組、全50曲収録。