Kennedy ~ Japan ***REISSUED***

Twinkling NASA. 1986 Nexus

***Reissued by Nexus Oct 2013

Formed from the ashes of acclaimed electronic / experimental act Dada, Kennedy presents us with a heavy symphonic (in a 1980's dramatic keyboard-overload sense of the word) fusion record. The highlights are provided from the overly pyrotechnic guitar work, which plays well when juxtaposed against the digital onslaught that defines most of the album. 'Flying Ship Part 1' is a killer piece of Kenso-esque fusion. Good record, though certainly not among the top tier of the 1980s Japanese progressive rock acts.

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11/28/09 (new entry); 10/9/13 (complete)

News: King Records of Japan to reissue many progressive titles

Today we received news that the venerable label King Records plans on reissuing a couple dozen obscure Japanese progressive titles from the 1980s in the mini-LP format. I think most of these have been on CD prior (though long OOP), but the one that caught my eye is the debut album by Kennedy. It may have come out on CD before, but I've never been able to validate that. The second album, of course, is widely available. The Kennedy will be available in October. Many of the other titles from this batch will receive a September release.

On the same topic, and worth noting, is that Belle Antique of Japan plans on issuing the Klockwerk Orange on CD in the mini-LP format (release late September). This will be the full double LP version as presented by Digatone earlier this summer. So for those of you who were bemoaning having to buy the LP just to get the CD (which, BTW, doesn't include all the bonus tracks as the LP reissue), your patience will be rewarded. Of course the price point probably will be similar since it's a double CD in the mini-LP format...