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1996 studio album by Ghost
Lama Rabi Rabi
Studio album by Ghost
ReleasedDecember 10, 1996
Recorded1996
GenreNeo-psychedelia
Experimental rock
Psychedelic folk
Length59:25
LabelDrag City
ProducerTaishi Takizawa
Ghost chronology
Temple Stone
(1994) 		Lama Rabi Rabi
(1996) 		Snuffbox Immanence
(1999)

Lama Rabi Rabi is an album by the band Ghost. Drag City released the album in 1996, the first time a Ghost album had been issued by an American label.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Spin8/10

The Austin Chronicle wrote: "Highlights include the acid-psych mantra 'Rabirabi' and the fleeting, phantasmal folk of 'Into the Alley', eclipsed only by 11-minute crescendo 'Agate Scape'." Spin noted that "you can hear psychedelia, vocals fed through a megaphone, a folk tune interrupted by studio phasing, even hints of a power ballad." The Staten Island Advance determined that "whirling, chant-driven, progressive-rockers lead way to a beautifully rolling folk-rock, recalling an amalgamation of Quicksilver Messenger Service, Incredible String Band, Flying Saucer Attacks and Pink Floyd."

AllMusic wrote that "the lengthy, fascinating 'Mastillah' starts Lama on a striking high, with a series of percussive instruments meshed with acoustic drones and low, wordless mantras, leading to a steady rhythm pace."

Track listing

  1. "Masttillah" - 8:03
  2. "RabiRabi" - 7:32
  3. "Into the Alley" - 4:37
  4. "Marrakech" - 5:18
  5. "Who Found a Lost Rose in the Warship?" - 3:11
  6. "Mex Square Blue" - 4:14
  7. "My Hump is a Shell" - 1:44
  8. "Bad Bone" - 4:17
  9. "Abyssinia" - 3:36
  10. "Agate Scape" - 10:49
  11. "Summer's Ashen Fable" - 6:04

Personnel

  • Taishi Takizawa
  • Junichi Yamamoto
  • Iwao Yamazaki
  • Kazuo Ogino
  • Michio Kurihara
  • Masaki Batoh

References

  1. "Ghost Released "Lama Rabi Rabi" 25 Years Ago". Magnet. December 10, 2021.
  2. "Ghost: Snuffbox Immanence". Pitchfork.
  3. David, Erik (3 Aug 1999). "Spirits in the sky". The Village Voice. 44 (30): 108.
  4. ^ "Lama Rabi Rabi - Ghost | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ^ Salamon, Jeff (Jan 1997). "Spins". Spin. 12 (10): 87.
  6. "Ghost Discography". www.austinchronicle.com.
  7. Wright, Tom (February 2, 1997). "GHOST PRODUCES MUSIC ODD YET INSPIRATIONAL". Staten Island Advance. p. E2.
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