Basho ends the song somewhat abruptly, as if he remembered it wasn’t yet the 21st century. If he sounds ahead of his time here, it’s easy to point at the permanent revival cult of Fahey ...

By arrangement with Basho's Estate and the original custodians of the tapes, Tompkins Square is set to release Song of the Avatars : The Lost Master Tapes, a 5CD set of previously... unreleased ...

One of six children, his father was a low ranking provincial samurai who made a living by teaching calligraphy. Basho entered into the service of a local ruling military house where he befriended the ...