Hiro Yanagida-Milk Time (1970)

This is one of the seminal and most celebrated albums of Japanese psychedelic rock. Created by keyboardist Hiro Yanagida, a legendary figure in Japanese hippie and lysergic culture, it features guitarist Kimio Mizutani, percussionist Hiro Tsunoda, electric violinist Hiroki Tamaki, bassist Keiju Ishikawa, and flautist Nozomi Nakatani. Together, they crafted an album brimming with raw guitar passages, organ, and energetic drumming. The lysergic, acid-tinged rock is contrasted by the understated flute, which brings calm and clarity to the frenzy with its marvelous interludes. This psychedelic style also evokes free jazz, funky rhythms, and even German krautrock. Ultimately, it's a brutal album of heavy, powerful rock improvisations with jazz and avant-garde influences.