Solmania live at Conpass, Osaka [full gig]

[@MarsHottentot]

THANKS FOR THIS!! What a Great performance! I'm always blown away that these guys are STILL innovating their mutant guitars - freaking HEROES. An aside: Anyone have an idea as to who is distributing Alchemy stateside? Solmania are putting out their first new album in 18 YEARS and, being a huge fan, I NEED IT!

[@siblesilton5559]

+MarsHottentot I just discovered this band and I would LOVE to know more, if I could have any information on this album or tour dates I would love to see it lol

[@SenzuriChampion]

+MarsHottentot back in the day, before they closed/reopened, Jojo would just ship stuff to the states directly. send Alchemy an e-mail.

[@MarsHottentot]

+SenzuriChampion I did and he did - it's on the way! Thanks!

[@jas31937]

Wow this is amazing.! PLAY LOUD!

[@deoclicianookssipinvieira5858]

Thank you for sharing!

[@Dyslexic_Mudkip]

Does anyone have the tabs?

[@SlyHikari03]

These are some rad axes.

[@Ryan-wq7dg]

Oh shit!! Did you see the image @4:52?! I swear it was Kurt Cobain.

[@TrogdorMan]

These guitars are pretty cool looking. Does anyone know who built them?

[@MarsHottentot]

+Trogdor Man (supertrogdorman5252) Masahinko Ohno - the guy on the left. They've been doing this since the late 80's and have continually made new guitars with numerous pick-ups, sympathetic strings, outputs, effects, microphones etc. They used to be really crude looking, but they've got it down to an art now. Those things are beautiful!

[@pocok5000]

It is quite difficult to notice any correlation between the sound and what they are doing.

[@thepixelrantsshow662]

That’s kinda the point bozo

[@arte0021]

so basically these guys just show off their cool effects pedals without playing actual notes or melody

[@amb600cd0]

That’s definitely one way of looking at it, the limitations/boundaries they are pushing with how they use those pedals is what makes it noise and music, the very alien soundscape is the art that’s being put on display

[@drpibisback7680]

I mean, they're also showing off their sick-ass modified guitars, which alone produce sounds unimaginable from normal axes.