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SoSaLa: 1994-Live At CBGB

Sohrab Saadat

Label: DooBeeDoo Records
Released: 2024
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Tracks

Yurei (Ghost); Death; Wer Wie Wo Was Warum (Who How Where What Why); Life Drunk (Dedicated To Gallon Drunk), Positiv Ja (Positive Yes); Tavalod (Birthday); 35 Cent Puppy Sandwich (Dedicated To Fugazi); Kurushi Shiawase (Painful Happiness); 65.

Personnel

Sohrab Saadat

saxophone, tenor

Toshimaru Nakamura

guitar

Masaki Shimizu

bass, electric

Ryo Kato

drums

Additional Personnel / Information

Sohrab Saadat, aka SoSaLa: soprano saxophone and vocals;

Album Description

SoSaLa “1994-Live at CBGB” - A Resurrected Masterpiece of Japanese NO WAVE in NYC.

“Man, you’re a real rocker! ” --Marc Ribot

SoSaLa (whose artist name was Sadato at the time this album was recorded) has released his next etrospective recording, “1994 - Live at CBGB.” This live album follows up on the previous album, “1993,” this time looking back to 1994, a significant year in SoSaLa’s music career. The music was performed live at the legendary punk club CBGB in New York on January 8th, 1994, with SoSaLa’s Tokyo- based quartet, SADATO.

SADATO was a well-known band in the Japanese independent rock and noise music scene and one of the first and a few with a DIY approach to music. Because of this, the song “Life Drunk” was dedicated to Gallon Drunk, and “35 Cent Puppy Sandwich” was dedicated to FUGAZI and their DIY attitude. SADATO fearlessly pioneered New York City underground NO WAVE music to audiences in Tokyo. SADATO’s music was deep, noisy, and angry indie-free jazzy rock, with dada-inspired messages expressed in the lyrics. CBGB’s manager, Louise Parnassy Park, loved their music so much that she invited them to perform twice the same week.

This retrospective album, recorded and mixed by famed producer and engineer Martin Bisi, is another must-have for fans of SoSaLa’s unique and accomplished music career. The CD is a high-end 24-bit limited edition, with only 100 autographed copies.

Digital album release on Spotify, iTunes, etc.: January 3rd, 2025