Ito,Akira - Marine Flowers Surf Rock Cocteau Twins: 'Victorialand (2020 Repress)'

Cocteau Twins: 'Victorialand (2020 Repress)'

She catapulted onto the global music scene in 1996 when she featured on the celebrated compilation RED HOT + RIO

Sigh would weave intricate keyboard textures and skilled piano composition courtesy of Mirai Kawashima among the Frost-fuelled riffing to create an atmospherically distinctive and dark sound

as well as studio demos for album tracks (including “Shutup” and “I Hate Music”)

Snake Bite Love still retains the classic mix of true heavy metal and rock n'roll that Motörhead do so well

Ito,Akira - Marine Flowers Surf Rock Cocteau Twins: 'Victorialand (2020 Repress)'Some artists have gained huge recognition, some records have been idealized to the point of becoming cult albums and that's exactly the case of Marine Flowers, by Japanese multi artist Akira Ito. An album that is unique, delicate, exploratory a true one of a kind sonic adventure that 35 years after it's first release comes back in the form of a reissue via Glossy Mistakes. Looking back, Akira Ito's artistic career began not in music but in acting.