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- 01. Golden Mean
02. Wild Monk
03. Sei... Essence
04. Where Is The Real Japan?
05. Masterless Samurai
06. Breath Of Night
07. Edo Townsfolk
08. Floating Garden
09. Koshaku... To The Point
10. Whoga... GraceOSAMU KITAJIMA
Masterless Samurai
[engl] A more of world music, a more of ethno and definitely a more of progressive fusion rock approach is what marks „Masterless Samurai“, the second album by Japanese prog warrior Osamu Kitajima. He takes his vision of his country's traditional music being merged with the progressive rock and jazz music of the west even one step further, than he did with his previous albums. Excessive flute lines of Eastern origin, funky intricate grooves and fiery synthesizer eruptions are the basic ingredients for most of these impressive instrumental downhill. The fusion share in this sound is strong and still all the exotic elements from Japanese classic music pull each song far out of the mass of similar acts emerging in the late 70s. Now we leave behind the PINK FLOYD comparison and go for the Canterbury jazzrock scene with CARAVAN and SOFT MACHINE as leading figures and Osamu Kitajima definitely fit in between these giants due to his creativity and manifesting vision of a progressive world rock music. Don't take the rock element as utterly physical heaviness. The album rocks but in a more delicate way. The sparkling lines of the electric piano can tell where this record goes. And even a rather gentle tune like the instrumental ballad „Floating garden“ shows a wicked and progressive edge with expressive sax runs, cool twists and turns despite the all in all relaxed atmosphere.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 11.05.2017
- EAN
- EAN 0710473604260
- Format
- CD
- Release-Datum
- 01.10.2019
- EAN
- EAN 0710473184915
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