Hunters of Heaven
Hello
A psychedelic outing from the Japanese musician who traveled to America in the mid 60's and released this album with the help of producer Tom Wilson. The album contains many great fuzzed out moments but the two tracks that most stand out: "Hunters of Heaven" which contains a funky violin rift sampled by Diplo fame on "Florida" before he started making b-more, house, and oversaturating the house/electro music market with bland remixes. And "Hello" a psych burner sampled by Edan...if i remember correctly on "Beauty and the Beat." But I think the most memorable moment on Harumi's self-titled album is the 25 minute "Twice Told Tales Of The Pomegranate Forest" which contains a koto with warped efx and several San Francisco cats talking about their mystical experience - I presume with help of LSD since it was the 'dope' drug of the late 60's. Although, they could have been students of Gurdjieff, Swedenborg, Suzuki, or the Upanishads. But I somehow doubt it.
Tune in, Turn On, Drop Harumi funk bombs
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