In 1991, Les Rallizes Denudes released three full length albums on CD, the
band’s first-ever recordings to be made available since their formation in
Kyoto more than two decades prior. In 1993, the band appeared in front of an
audience for the first time since 1988.
Their February 17 appearance at Club Cittaʼ, which came four days after their
“comeback” gig at Baus Theater, turned out to be one of the most notable out
of all the Rallizes performances thus far. The show has been talked about in
some circles as the stuff of legend. With guitars roaring at colossal levels,
even surpassing the immense volume of their earlier gigs, the doors were
vibrating as some audience members were said to have run out to the lobby to
find respite from the sonic assault.
This shattering (in almost a literal sense) performance, in its entirety, was
recorded and preserved on a 8-channel digital recorder. Discreetly kept in
storage for thirty years, these multi-track masters form the basis of CITTAʼ ʻ93,
a brand new album that accurately captures the transcendental roar that
shook the walls of the venue in Kawasaki that one night. Carefully and
sympathetically mixed by former Rallizes member Makoto Kubota, CITTAʼ ʼ93
presents a Rallizes sound that has never before been heard in any official
capacity.
The Rallizes lineup that night consisted of Takashi Mizutani (vocals, guitar),
Katsuhiko Ishii (guitar), Yokai Takahashi (bass), Kodo Noma (drums). Album
jacket artwork features photography by Takehiko Nakafuji; liner notes by
Shinya Matsuyama.
夜、暗殺者の夜 / The Night, Assassin's Night , 記憶は遠い / Memory is Far
Away , 夜より深く / Deeper Than the Night , 永遠に今が / Eternally Now , 白
い目覚め_1993 / White Awakening 1993 , 鳥の声 / Bird Calls in the Dusk ,
Darkness Returns 2 , The Last One 1993
