Song of the Day - May 18, 2005

Haco has taken traditional Japanese instrumentation and melodies to craft a new style of experimental pop. "Would You Like Some Mushrooms?" is a strange song, but in a good way. It reminds me if Captain Beefheart had a daughter with Kate Bush who they then raised in Japan. Now, that is never going to happen, but Haco is definitely different and in the genre of my acquired taste playlist of a few weeks ago. The surreal nature of the chanting chorus, "Would You Like Some Mushrooms?" makes you wonder just what kind of mushrooms you are being offered. Do you like mushrooms? Click here to listen.