Himiko 90ROC "Sixteen Tons" is a sparsely

"Sixteen Tons" is a sparsely arranged coal-miner's lament

they found their own way between the powerful-but-too-polished sound of right now and the engaging-but-aging reinterpretations of classic punk/rock albums of the 60's and 70's

This tension between intent and interpretation has been a fundamental element of the group's output from their formation

There Then is an album of supreme songwriting and remarkable musical diversity

The sessions also feature another legend

Himiko 90ROC "Sixteen Tons" is a sparselyYumi Murata's second album with Mariah. It's a beautiful, stateless ambient record with it's halting vocals, which reflect the sonic experiments of Shimizu Yasuaki. Mariah, at a time when she was leaning towards hard rock; she used this song as a starting point to steer her into the new wave.