HIGH RISE Vinyl & CDs

Review: From the moment they emerged in the early days of the 80s Tokyo underground, High Rise set themselves apart as radical outliers, shattering the limits of rock and psychedelic music with a ferocity unmatched even in that heady era. Their third album, 1992's Dispersion, maintained the group's in-the-red intensity while also pushing into new directions. A rough-n'-ready, Ballardian nightmare, this new reissue repackages the album in all its huge-roomy, intense-soloing instrumental rabidity.