i know that the title of this post seems to imply that i’m going to embark on some list-building exercise but actually its just an excuse for me to post a song by my favourite ‘band who released one great ep and then broke up’: sydney’s own ukiyo-e who put out this great six-track ep of organic post-rock that i almost accidentally bought in 2001 (i think) and quickly grew to love. the band broke up in 2002, post-humously releasing a remix album that i found pretty uninspiring. don’t know what they are doing now. this track is the one that sold it for me. when i think about it there aren’t many other bands that i have been so heavily into that have broken up, leaving me disappointed and slightly angry. i wish ukiyo-e weren’t in that category.

Ukiyo-e - Anjouan (6.68 MB)