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“In 1987, SoSaLa released the LP ALEF “Hajime!” under his old artist name Sadato on his independent label, Kampai Records….Sadato and his fellow musicians were, in addition to pioneering free jazz‑punk in a Japanese music scene that had no precedent for it, masters of ichion jobutsu. This translates as “one sound, achieving Buddhahood” – a quality in traditional Japanese music wherein the Zen Buddhist concept holds that a single, perfectly realized note contains the potential for spiritual awakening. It is the practice of producing a single tone as a meditative act, seeking enlightenment in the sound itself rather than in a sequence of notes. Sadato took this idea and fused it with a hybrid of Western musical forms. This band created something that never existed before, and may never exist again.” – Dawoud Kringle (DooBeeDooBeeDoo NY), April 8th, 2026

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“I found this disc to be rather disturbing, noisy, brutal, intense, and even scary at times. Better than some of the No Wave live sets that I caught in the late 1970s. SoSaLa recently played at the Cutting Room in NYC, more than 40 years after these sessions were recorded. He is still at it and still doing his own musical activism for just causes. He is still true to his original vision of poking fun at the powers that hold us down. He remains a brave soul.” – Bruce Lee Gallanter (DMG Newsletter), 11/7/2025

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“This album of free jazz/ noise/ NO WAVE rock has a heavy, punky sound that seems to express the energy and anger of especially the young in 1983 and is still felt today. One wonders if such music will ever stop feeling relevant.” Fiona McTaggart (Scottish Jazz Space), 10/23/2025

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“In addition to the superb music it contains, 1983 – Live at Montreux Jazz Festival and Rathausplatz Bern is an intriguing historical document. It highlights the extemporized experimentations in which artists like the SADATO GROUP were engaged. Hopefully, more will be available from SoSaLa’s “vault” for modern listeners to enjoy.” – By Hrayr Attarian (FREE JAZZ COLLECTIVE, October 14th, 2025).

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“Those of you who follow SoSaLa‘s musical career will know that in recent years, he has released, or re-released, retrospective recordings. These were from the 80s and 90s. These were particularly productive years for SoSaLa, who went by the name Sadato.
This collection was recorded live on two dates: July 18, 1983, at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and July 14, 1983, at the Rathausplatz in Bern, during the band’s tour of Switzerland. Claude Nobs, the founder and music director of the Montreaux Jazz Festival, personally invited SADATO GROUP to perform.

On these dates, SADATO GROUP featured Sadato on saxophone, Rhodes, and harmonica, Mutsuhiko Izumi on electric guitar and electric bass, and drummer-pianist Hitoshi Usami; the group he’d formed two years earlier in Osaka.” – Dawoud Kringle (DBDBD NY, July 23, 2025).

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