Reiko Ike - Kokotsu No Sekai albumHer erotic presence flutters across a multitude of erogenous non-verbal modes - moaning and uttered shrieks of ecstatic pleasure, sibilating suffocated whispers of excitement, and grunting and growling like a bitch in heat. When Ike does sing, it is in a subdued, husky voice about sex, submissive love and seduction. Although all the songs are cover versions, Ike confines herself to whispering but a small part of the original lyrics, spending the remainder on guttural erotic incantations backed by the desolate sound of a cheesy organ and a muffled yet ecstatic mellifluous vocal sound that is reminiscent of the 13th Floor Elevators’ Tommy Hall breathing down a jug. The entire recording is suffused with a unique atmosphere, a ripe and heady Japanese eroticism now sadly overwhelmed by the intrusive and infelicitous import of cheap Westernized thrills and assorted uneuphonious cultural junk. Nevertheless, Kôkotsu no Sekai launched Ike as the nightingale of the pink new wave.Tracklist1. Onna Wa Sore O Gaman Dekinai2. Yokohama Tasogar3. Keiken4. Memai (Shiseikatsu)5. Yoake No Scat6. Ame Ga Yandara7. Sasurai No Guitar8. Watashi To Iu Na No Onna9. Ai No Kizuna10. Ame No Hi No Blues11. Koi No Dorei12. Tenshi Ni Narenai13. Henshin14. Onna No Akai Chi Ga Sawagu15. Midnight Whisper In A Curved Air