至於灰野敬二於不失者的结他演奏,亦如他的个人结他独奏,总括可分两类。第一类是与各Avant-Garde及当代新音乐作曲家相类的无韵调取向。第二类是类似中世纪音乐格律的歌德式黑暗迷幻噪音。在不失者的作品中,我们很容易察觉到此分野,而乐队的近期双碟专辑I Saw It! That Which Before I Could Only Sense...正属於后者。
I Saw It! That Which Before I Could Only Sense...是不失者两年来首辑全新录音室作品。自98年於日本品牌Tokuma Japan Communications一连发表过两张专辑后 (A Little Longer Thus及The Wisdom Prepared),乐队只於法国发表过一张音乐会现场收音专集Withdrawn, This Sable Disclosure ere Derot'd。
A Reflecting Echo, My Soul Could Perhaps Become接近灰野敬二个人作品的诡异歌声与扭曲结他的对唱。I Sink Down In Search Of Your Breath's Abode及Don't Be Afraid, Even If Your Nerves Snap, You Can Tie Them To A Fragment Of The Universe开始进入以缓速燃烧的低迴吟咏与黑暗迷幻结他噪音。而Staring At A Point In Time, Memorizing, Vowing Never To Return则是在登入绝对虚无国度前的沉静反思。重要的时刻是横跨两张CD的长篇迷幻音响演奏I Saw It! That Which Before I Could Only Sense...。灰野敬二那出神入化的迷幻结他演奏,以庞大的声效扭曲变化,最幽深阴暗的灵魂碎片也被焚化成漫天幽蓝的火舌。最后是有如经文颂祷的后冥想作品Hasn't Something Like This Happened Before?
I Saw It! That Which Before I Could Only Sense大概是灰野敬二的眾多作品中,最完整的一部「无我意识界」索引。(转)