Mars studio sessions (sep 4, 1980 – sep 9, 1980)

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A set of 3 session held at Mars Studio, on 4th to 6th, 6th to 7th and 9th of September '80. One of the best quality recordings of Rallizes, still waiting to be officially released as of 2026.

Tracklist, Session 1:
Enter the mirror (cuts off)
A distant memory (Mizutani plays by himself, someone has a conversation over the recording)
Improvisation
Enter the Mirror (features Mizutani on organ)
Music box (Mizutani plays with a music box and sings "The night, assassin's night", Noma plays a bit with cymbals, honestly a very cute recording piece)
A tale of love (new)

Session 2:
A tale of love (continued)
Romance of the black grief, otherwise fallin' love with (cuts in)
Romance of the black grief, otherwise fallin' love with (part 2)
White awakening (part 1, outtake, cuts in)
White awakening (part 2, acoustic)
White awakening (part 3, acoustic, outtake, cuts off)
White awakening (part 4, organ, tambourine and glockenspiel)

Session 3:
Improvisation
Flame of ice (new arrangement, well kinda)
The night, assassin's night (slower arrangement)

This session is also one of the rare occasions when we can hear Mizutani just talking, instead of singing.
The 2004/2012 unofficial releases of these session, for some reason, contain a 1973 version of "Romance of the black grief" as a bonus track. Same recording was also released with "MIZUTANI/Les rallizes denudes"

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