Taj Mahal Travellers - Oz Days Live

Oz Records 1973

01 Oz Days Live Improvisation

As a bonus to any Taj Mahal Travellers fans out there, here is the live recording from the 1973 Various Artists album 'Oz days Live'.

The Oz Rock Cafe in Tokyo staged a benefit concert in which various Japanese underground artists performed and had the recordings make up this album.

The first two sides of this double album are straight rock 'n' roll performances from the likes of  Miyako Ochi and Acid Seven and unfortunately they're not particularly interesting. 

The Taj Mahal Travellers performance takes up side 3 and is represented here. Rougher sounding than their albums, this is a mesmerising performance, with field recordings and other instruments being as dominant as drones.

Side 4 was taken up with recordings from the Les Rallizes Dénudés performance. Next year, I shall start posting on this most intense, psychedelic and ground breaking band.

Taj Mahal Travellers - Live Stockholm July, 1971

Drone Syndicate 2000

01 Live '71, Pt. 1
02 Live '71, Pt. 2


The third and final available album from improvisational drone ensemble Taj Mahal Travellers.

Released a few times throughout the 2000's, this recording pre-dates the two official contemporary TMT albums.

Wonderful abstract drone.

Taj Mahal Travellers - August 1974

CBS Japan 1975

01 I

02 II

03 III

04 IV

The Taj Mahal Travellers entered Nippon Columbia Studio No.1 in Tokyo to record their second album. The final album released in the groups lifetime, it was a mammoth 88 minute double of improvised abstract and drone.

Taj Mahal Travellers - July 15, 1972

CBS/Sony Japan 1972


01 The Taj-Mahal Travelers Between 6:20~6:46P.M.
02 The Taj-Mahal Travelers Between 7:03~7:15P.M.
03 The Taj-Mahal Travelers Between 7:50~8:05P.M.


 Takehisa Kosugi had his Taj Mahal Travellers improvise live performances on beaches, hillsides, art galleries and more. This is Japanese avant garde/drone at its finest.

Recorded at Sohgetsu Hall, Tokyo, Japan.