Japanese ambient improv psych collective Yaryu and fingerpicking improv guitar from Italy

'For Damage' is the debut release from Japanese psych improv collective Yaryu. Formed in 2022, Yaryu is led by Hyozo, keyboardist for the now defunct De Lorians (Beyond Beyond is Beyond Records) and includes contributions from Dhidalah, Acid Mothers Temple, and Sundays & Cybele. And much like their psychedelic forebearers of the early 1970s, Yaryu shifts the musical focus from a rock based approach to a sound rooted in improvisational jazz, New Age, and traditional Japanese folk. If you're familiar with Japanese psych and prog, it's a similar musical path that Osamu Kitajima and Fumio Miyashita (Far Out, Far East Family Band) travelled in the 1970s.

Pre-release now available and full digital release and limited edition vinyl avilable from October 25.

In collaboration with Centripetal Force (North America), Cardinal Fuzz (UK), and Ramble Records (AUS).

https://ramblerecords.bandcamp.com/album/for-damage

Tre storie per chitarra by Comambient

Ramble is thrilled to be releasing in conjunction with Italy's Torto Editions, Tre storie per chitarra by Comambient, aka Riccardo Komesar.

Riccardo Komesar, is a self-taught guitarist interested in sound experimentation and improvisation and has played in various projects such as Dyskinesia, Koma and Viscera///.

'Tre storie per chitarra by Comambien' is a vast panorama of instrumental guitar music and emotional soundscape: the mellow and distinctive fingerpicking is the drive of the journey, weaving in circular patterns and evolving throughout the whole structure.

His personal playing style is developed on a nine strings guitar, with the three single low strings and the double high strings, giving a unique essence and flavour to the compositions. In the booklet of the album Riccardo quotes a Jack London “Star Rover” excerpt, matching the mystic naturalism of his tunes with one of the most shamanic novels from the writer.

https://ramblerecords.bandcamp.com/album/tre-storie-per-chitarra