De Lorians

Tokyo-based quintet De Lorians play a complex, freewheeling brand of spiritual jazz-rock heavily inspired by Frank Zappa and the Canterbury scene. The instrumentals on their 2019 full-length debut are filled with ecstatic solos and unpredictable time changes. The group was formed in 2016 by Takefumi Ishida (saxophones, electric guitar, synthesizer), Genki Goto (electric bass, cello), Soya Nogami (electric guitar, didgeridoo), and Hyozo Shiratori (keyboards, theremin). De Lorians played their first concert opening for Acid Mothers Temple near the end of the year. Soon after, S...