Accidental are proud as punch to tell you all that the eponymous debut from Japanese traditional space funk band, Setsubun Bean Unit, is out this week!
Having conquered Sonar in June, the band have been busy developing their live show which they'll unleash on the UK in an extensive tour later this year. Written by members of Folk outfit Bellowhead, their sound is a heavy amalgam of traditional Japanese bon dance rhythms, dub, electronics and jazz, with the inimitable voice of singer Kamura binding it all together into a heady package, which boomkat described thus : "At times you could almost be forgiven for thinking that Setsubun Bean Unit was a lost progressive jazz LP from the 70s, probably affiliated with Sun Ra or his galactic cohorts, but then it's a little too weird even for that", high praise indeed!
"the oddest pleasure you'll experience all year." [The Independent]
"some of the most unclassifiable and exhilarating contemporary music you've ever heard." [FROOTS]
"endlessly surprising and enjoyable.....perversely catchy" [Howard Male, The Independent on Sunday]
"the sort of album that will keep revealing hidden treasures on every single subsequent listen" [Boomkat]
This stunning debut is available on Itunes and here
