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Kitarō: Daichi (Full Moon Story)

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Label: Geffen Records
Released: 1979
Time:
 46:26
Category: New Age
Producer(s): Takayo Nanri
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.domomusicgroup.com/kitaro/
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Purchase date: 2015
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Kuripa (Kitarō) - 4:58
[2] Aurora (Kitarō) - 3:40
[3] Hikari No Mai (Kitarō) - 5:36
[4] Fuji (Kitarō) - 3:48
[5] Full Moon (Kitarō) - 5:05
[6] Resurrection (Kitarō) - 5:10
[7] From Astral (Kitarō) - 4:00
[8] Heavenly Illusion (Kitarō) - 6:17
[9] New Lights (Kitarō) - 8:12

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Kitarō - Engineer, Remixing, Instruments, Compilation

Takayo Nanri - Producer
Sakae Sekine - Remixing
Osamu Shimoju - Mastering
Masa Mikage - Art Direction
Yoshihiro Kumagai - Cover Design
Yukio Hamaguchi - Cover Design

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1979 LP Polydor 810 945-1
1985 CD Geffen Records 9 24083-2

Recorded at Kitarō's home studio, Nigo-me Mt. Fuji, December 1978 - January 1979.
Remixed by Kitarō and Sakae Sekine, Victor Studio, Tokyo, January 1979.
Mastered at SNB Mastering Studios, Montreal.


Second album of Kitarō. Published as "Daichi" -the symbols on the japanese cover read "Daichi". Also released as "Full Moon Story". Geffen Records re-released the album in 1985.



There was a time this last winter when I would get home from school and the sun would be setting. Ignoring any homework I had, I would retreat to the depths of my room, put on Brand New’s The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me and play Super Mario Sunshine. It may seem like an odd juxtaposition of music and game, but oddly enough, it was perfect for the conflicting moods of depression and the desire to get away from it for me. In June, as summer set in, my focus changed to Mario Kart: Double Dash! and with it my musical muse became Kitarō. After having a powerful experiencing while listening to Astral Voyage for the first time, I moved to Full Moon Story the following night. In fact, I believe I was drinking Mountain Dew: Code Red while listening to it, and it was quite the mindblowing experience.

Although the experience of listening to Full Moon Story can at times be one of terror rather than of relaxation, unlike Kitarō’s other work, it’s just as mind-bending as anything else. He eases you into the world he creates with the sound of flowing water, dripping synths, and a hooting owl, a moment which recalls Can’s “Sing Swan Song,” which ironically was also made by a Japanese man only six years prior to the recording of Full Moon Story, the difference being, of course, that “Damo Suzuki ain’t got nothin’ on Kitarō.” Like Astral Voyage, after we are abruptly cast into Kitarō’s strange world, we are given no exit from it, though there is one exception here. Kitarō makes but one mistake, which is the inclusion of a strange a-capella group chant halfway through side one. It rudely jettisons the listener from what he has created and nearly sours the rest of the experience, as it fills so out of place amongst the other tracks that blend together so smoothly. The interweaving synth melodies are as captivating as ever, if not more so, and the production is better this time around so the details don’t get lost in a sea of distortion as often as they did on Astral Voyage.

Like Truman Burbank once said, it is true that you really get the whole kitten-kaboodle with Full Moon Story. You get the improvised synth build-ups backed by repeating melodies, occasional acoustic guitar, and tribal drums to drive the more anthemic pieces. His music combines melodies of the eastern world with western instrumentation, and although his critics would point out that too often repetition hinders the competance of his music, Kitarō faithful can attest that it does not, as it creates a trance-like state in the mind of the listener. It’s the kind of music that’s perfect for sitting back and letting your mind take you off, but one must be warned because when the synth melodies delve into the creepy side of the spectrum, the results can be off-putting. At about forty-five minutes in length, Full Moon Story may seem overlong, but having both quantity and quality is hardly a complaint.

I highly recommend that you peruse local thrift stores for Kitarō’s work, because there really isn’t any reason not to. And believe me, it is a good feeling when you stumble upon something this amazing and obscure.

joey b - September 5th, 2011
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