Taj Mahal Travellers

The Taj Mahal Travellers (also given variously as Taj Mahal Travelers, Taj-Mahal Travellers, etc.) were a Japanese experimental music ensemble founded by Fluxus member Takehisa Kosugi in 1969. The group performed spontaneously improvised drones (compare with Dronology), often using standard musical instruments, albeit in unconventional ways (e.g., a bowed double bass placed flat on its back). The group's sound was heavily reliant on electronic processing, particularly delay effects.

Personnel

* Takehisa Kosugi: electric violin, harmonica, voice etc.
* Ryo Koike: electric double bass, "suntool" (possibly santur), voice, etc.
* Yukio Tsuchiya: tuba, percussion, etc.
* Seiji Nagai: trumpet, Mini-Korg synthesizer, tympani, etc.
* Michihiro Kimura: voice, percussion, mandolin, etc.
* Tokio Hasegawa: voice, percussion, etc.
* Kinji Hayashi: electronic technique

Discography

* Live Stockholm July 1971
** Double LP, CBS Japan, 1971
** Re-issue: Double CD, Drone Syndicate DS-01/02, 2001
* July 15, 1972
** LP, CBS Japan SOCM-95, 1972
** Re-issue: CD, Showboat SWAX-501, 2002
* Oz Days Live
** Double LP, with Les Rallizes Dénudés, 1973
* August 1974
** Double LP, CBS Japan OP-7147-8-N, 1975
** Re-issue: Double CD, P-Vine PCD-1463/4, 1998

External links

* Taj Mahal Travellers: Overview at All Music Guide
* Discography/Biography at SoundOhm
*More information