Just call it Nakashi
Just call it Nakashi
I was reading a podcast blog, the far eastern audio review, the other day and took a listen to this group called Red Chamber, "an ensemble of masked players and dancers who throw down the Asian surf sounds of yesteryear."
The podcast talked about the "tightness," the "mystery," the "musicianship," but they never just came out and called it what it really was - a Nakashi band.
In 1992, I recorded a completely different kind of nakashi album, reworked in an LA studio with top session players. Guys like John Pena and Dave Garfield. Here's what happened to that album.
I've never figured out whether it's pronounced "Moe's (like owned by one of three stooges) or Moss (like that guy out of Bonanza), but the one down the hill from me is open until 2am most days, which means that if I get out of the club early enough, I can catch the best burger in town, the muo si la bao or the Spicy Mos Burger. They have lots of jalapenos and 
