Lama Rabi Rabi

Lama Rabi Rabi
Studio album by
Ghost
ReleasedDecember 10, 1996
Recorded1996
GenreNeo-psychedelia
Experimental rock
Psychedelic folk
Length59:25
LabelDrag City
ProducerTaishi Takizawa
Ghost chronology
Temple Stone
(1994) 		Lama Rabi Rabi
(1996) 		Snuffbox Immanence
(1999)

Lama Rabi Rabi is an album by the band Ghost.[1][2] Drag City released the album in 1996, the first time a Ghost album had been issued by an American label.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Spin8/10[5]

The Austin Chronicle wrote: "Highlights include the acid-psych mantra 'Rabirabi' and the fleeting, phantasmal folk of 'Into the Alley', eclipsed only by 11-minute crescendo 'Agate Scape'."[6] Spin noted that "you can hear psychedelia, vocals fed through a megaphone, a folk tune interrupted by studio phasing, even hints of a power ballad."[5] The Staten Island Advance determined that "whirling, chant-driven, progressive-rockers lead way to a beautifully rolling folk-rock, recalling an amalgamation of Quicksilver Messenger Service, Incredible String Band, Flying Saucer Attacks and Pink Floyd."[7]

AllMusic wrote that "the lengthy, fascinating 'Mastillah' starts Lama on a striking high, with a series of percussive instruments meshed with acoustic drones and low, wordless mantras, leading to a steady rhythm pace."[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Masttillah" - 8:03
  2. "RabiRabi" - 7:32
  3. "Into the Alley" - 4:37
  4. "Marrakech" - 5:18
  5. "Who Found a Lost Rose in the Warship?" - 3:11
  6. "Mex Square Blue" - 4:14
  7. "My Hump is a Shell" - 1:44
  8. "Bad Bone" - 4:17
  9. "Abyssinia" - 3:36
  10. "Agate Scape" - 10:49
  11. "Summer's Ashen Fable" - 6:04

Personnel

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  • Taishi Takizawa
  • Junichi Yamamoto
  • Iwao Yamazaki
  • Kazuo Ogino
  • Michio Kurihara
  • Masaki Batoh

References

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  1. ^ "Ghost Released "Lama Rabi Rabi" 25 Years Ago". Magnet. December 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ghost: Snuffbox Immanence". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ David, Erik (3 Aug 1999). "Spirits in the sky". The Village Voice. 44 (30): 108.
  4. ^ a b "Lama Rabi Rabi - Ghost | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ^ a b Salamon, Jeff (Jan 1997). "Spins". Spin. 12 (10): 87.
  6. ^ "Ghost Discography". www.austinchronicle.com.
  7. ^ Wright, Tom (February 2, 1997). "GHOST PRODUCES MUSIC ODD YET INSPIRATIONAL". Staten Island Advance. p. E2.
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