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Kitarō: Gaia-Onbashira

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Label: Domo Records
Released: 1998.05.19
Time:
 49:16
Category: New Age
Producer(s): Kitarō
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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] Yamadashi: Tanne/Prayer (Kitarō) - 13:27
[2] Misty (Kitarō) - 4:13
[3] Gaia (Kitarō) - 7:11
[4] Wood Fairy (Kitarō) - 5:34
[5] Satobiki (Kitarō) - 9:21
[6] Kiotoshi (Kitarō) - 9:30

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Kitarō - Various Instruments, Arrangements, Cover Photo, Liner Notes, Photography, Producer

Ty Burhoe - Tabla, Tamboura
Angus Clark - 12 String & Electric Guitar
Jonathan Goldman - Chant
Tadayasu Nishi - Vocals, Kiyari Chant
Masa Ito - Classical Guitar
Kristin Stordahl Kanda - Flute, Transverse Flute
Luis Perez - Percussion
Ryusuje Seto - Biwa
Miazawa - Human Birds
Rieko - Human Birds
Keiko Takahashi - Hand Drums
Derek Zimmerman - Percussion

Gary Barlough - Engineer
Jun Yoshida - Engineer
Peter R. Kelsey - Mixing
Doug Sax - Mastering
Wendy Sherman - Art Direction, Design
Osamu Matsuki - Photography

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1998 CD Domo Records DOMO 91003

Recorded at Mochi Studio, Ward, CO. Mixed at Mad Hatter Studio, Los Angeles, CA. Mastered at the Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, CA.

Gaia-Onbashira is an album by the new age artist Kitarō. This is 41st Grammy nominated album in 1998 (Best New Age Album).




Inspired by Kitarō's visit to Japan, where he attended the "Onbashira" festival, Gaia - the title roughly translates to "Goddess of the Earth" - is filled with exotic, unpredictable sounds. It relies heavily on percussion and ancient wind instruments, which means it sounds as old as the hills, yet Kitarō's sensibility makes it unmistakably modern. It's arguably among his most spiritual albums, in how it recognizes how humans are tied to the earth itself, which remains eternally fascinating, utterly perplexing, and, ultimately, wondrously enchanting in its mysteries.

Reginald Livermore - All Music Guide



Inspired by the centuries-old Onbashira Matsuri (Pillar Festival) in Japan, Gaia Onbashira is an ambitious work of programmatic (that is, inspired by an outside, non-musical event) music that combines ancient percussion and wind instruments with a modern approach and some excellent synthesizer work. This ambition is most fully realized on the two-part "Yamadashi," which progresses steadily from a low-key beginning to rhythmic, taiko-style drumming and singing. This progression from simple beginnings to more and more complex musical structures is a feature on this album; the only real exception is "Kiotoshi," which has a classical-style concerto construction. Kitarō's sweeping, cinematic style is impressive and often enchanting; one is often left wondering what would happen if he had a full orchestra to work with.

Genevieve Williams - Amazon.com



GAIA ONBASHIRA pays tribute to Mother Earth and to Onbashira Matsuri, a festival celebrating the rebuilding of one of Japan's oldest structures, the Suwa Grand Shrine in Nagano. Kitarō, in other words, once again takes on two of his favorite themes: the importance of nature in our lives, and the need to maintain a spiritual connection to past traditions in this world of ever-increasing complexity and chaos. The album opens with bird imitations by Kitarō and guests (calling themselves "human birds"); the listener is then taken on a winding journey through a variety of sonic landscapes.

Stops along the way include the meditative "Tanne," evoking the image of mist-covered mountains from old Japanese paintings; the lushly orchestrated "Misty," reminiscent of Kitarō's award-winning score for Oliver Stone's HEAVEN & EARTH; and the droning, mildly Indian-influenced "Gaia," recalling his 1994 album, MANDALA. His textures range from the gentle and ethereal, bringing to mind his early treks along THE SILK ROAD, to the strident and pulsating, reminding us of his roots in progressive rock. He employs a rich array of instruments, including the Japanese biwa, the Indian tabla and tamboura, and the David Gilmour-inspired guitar work of Angus Clark.

CDUniverse.com
 

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