Kikagaku Moyo and Angel Bat David at the Empty Bottle in Chicago on November 20, 2021

After Kikagaku Moyo finished their headlining set on the second night of a two night residency at the Empty Bottle in Chicago back in November 2021, they had a surprise for the audience: a 30-minute jam session with opener Angel Bat David.

The combination of Japanese psychedelic rock and Chicago free jazz was a delight, exploring riffs and textures without overextending themselves or degenerating into aimless noodling. Angel kept them moving throughout with her ecstatic chanting and clarinet playing.

Recording information:

KIKAGAKU MOYO
ANGEL BAT DAWID
2021-11-20
Chicago, IL
The Empty Bottle

Go Kurosawa: drums
Tomo Katsurada: guitar
Kotsu Guy: bass
Daoud Popal: guitar
Ryu Kurosawa: sitar
Angel Bat Dawid: voice and clarinet

Xristian Espinoza: sax

Setlist:
01 Chicago jam (30:32)

Total tine = 30:32

This is a matrix recording
Source 1: Beyerdynamic MC 930 stereo pair (ORTF)
Source 2: mono soundboard feed from Eric Lemke
Recorder: Sound Devices MixPre 6 at 24/48
Software: Audacity, Fission, xAct

Recorded with explicit artist permission by Richard Hayes

Tremendous thanks to sound engineer Eric Lemke for going far out of his way to be of assistance in capturing this live recording, and to the band for allowing live recording of their performances.

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