A Story Of Mysterious Forest – The Swan Lake
アインソフは、日本のロックの黎明期であった1970年に結成されたベテランバンド。
その音楽性は、ブリティッシュロックに影響を受け、日本独自の感覚を加えたもので、キャメルのなめらかさ、ソフトマシーンやハットフィールズのジャージーさなどを融合させた独自性、完成度の高いもので、日本のカンタベリー派として名高い。アルバムは、これまでに7枚リリースしている。
Ain Soph
Ain Soph is a long-term well-trained band formed in 1970, in the beginning of rock music scene in Japan. Their music is influenced by British Rock, adding the feeling of Japanese originality, mixing fantasy of Camel, jazzy of Soft Machine and Hatfields, which achieved high quality. They are well known as a Japanese Canterbury music band and 7 albums were released in Japan. They played with Richard Sinclair in 2004. "They are one of the very best Canterbury music bands in the world. I am willing to join whenever they need my voice on recordings." he said. Ain Soph played at BajaProg2007 and got very good reaction from the audience.
Discography
•A Story of Mysterious Forest
(1980 : King Nexus / [FRA] SPALAX CD 14579)
•Hat and Field (1986 : King Nexus KICS 2897)
•Marine Menagerie
(1991 : Made In Japan MCD 2921 / 2006 : POSEIDON PRF-029/Musea)
•Tenchi-Sozo: Ride on a Camel - Special Live
(recorded 1976-78) (1991 : Belle Antique MAR-9120)
•Five Evolved From Nine
(1993 : Made In Japan MCD 2925 / 2006 : POSEIDON PRF-030/Musaa)
•Mysterious Triangle - Special Live - Volume 2
(1993 : Belle Antique MAR-9336)
•Quicksand - Special Live - Volume 3 (1994 : Belle Antique MAR-9472)
•Studio Live Tracks '80s and '05
(2007: POSEIDON PRF-041/Musea FGBG 4705.AR)