Yoshida Brothers, Vol. 2

Yoshida Brothers, Vol. 2 Artist: Yoshida Brothers
Label: Domo Records
Category: Music


Buying details


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 794017303222
EAN: 0794017303222
ASIN: B0002RQ302


Release Date: 2004-09-14

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Listmania:

  1. J-Music Must Haves
  2. Serenity or, what I like to call...Spa Night
  3. Revolutionary modern Asian music that everyone talks about

Tracks:

  1. Frontier
  2. Gales of Wind (Hayate)
  3. Mirage (Shinkiro)
  4. Lullably of Takeda (Takeda no Komoriuta)
  5. Kodo
  6. Indigo
  7. Kagero
  8. Evening Calm (Yuunagi)
  9. Nikata
  10. Old/New - "Modern" Third Movement
  11. Arigato
  12. Kodo - Inside the Sun Remix

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant.......2007-02-11

For those who are familiar with the sound and music of the Shamisen instrument, you will be blown away by this album if you enjoy giant leaps in musical creativity. Like playing rock and roll on a Harpsichord, these two brothers take their Shamisens, instruments created hundreds, if not, thousands of years ago, and play various genres of modern music with them. Some musical genres lend themselves better to the Shamisen than others but the experimentation is both appreciated and brilliant. The tract, "Kodo" is played with a Break Beat and is nothing short of genius. These two brothers have introduced the Shamisen to a whole new generation of young Japanese fans and I hope to the World. I can't wait to get to Japan to go to one of their concerts and hope I can see them even sooner in the States. Brilliant!

5 out of 5 stars A new generation of music.......2005-03-05

Many have complained that this is not traditional music of this type. Yes, it is quite different because it is a blend with modern instruments and melodies that make it a project of our times today. I love the creative input into each of the tracts and the overall creativity of the artists. I would not call this new age music but post-modern music with a traditional "twist". The brothers are quite young, so be prepared to hear from them for many more years!

1 out of 5 stars Very Unfortunate..........2004-10-03

I am a big fan of the shamisen, and picked up this CD assuming that, since I had heard so much about the Yoshida Brothers as virtuosos of their instrument, that it would be packed full of the breathtaking, high-speed music that is usually associated with Tsugaru-jamisen. (the type of shamisen the Yoshida's play)

Unfortunately, I was sorely disappointed. Kodo is really the only good track on the CD. The rest is over-processed, horrid new-age stuff. I find it very unfortunate, that for some reason the beauty of this very Japanese instrument has been presented in every way (an Arabian style track, a Spanish flamenco style track, a Chinese track) OTHER than it's original context. I just feel like if I wanted to listen to flamenco music, I would buy a flamenco CD, not a shamisen CD.

Other than that, the Yoshida's are very technically talented, something I have to admit.

5 out of 5 stars Yoshida Kyodai - their second album in US.......2004-09-14

Well, actually this album is a compilation of two CDs released in Japan - Renaissance (2004) and Frontier (2003). I heard both, and I must tell you that this US version contains the best of the best of these two Tsugaru Shamisen virtuosos.

There are 11 original compositions, one remix and a music video of Nikata.

Frontier is a beautiful breathtaking New-Age theme for strings and percussion, featuring background vocal.

Gales of Wind, Mirage and Nikata are disco/pop compositions. They are very energetic, bright and shining, featuring professional guitar and drums arrangements. By the way, don't forget to check the music video of Nikata, which is also included in this CD.

Lullaby of Takeda, Evening Calm and Arigato are New Age relaxing beautiful themes arranged for uillean pipe, strings, piano, guitar and many other instruments.

Indigo is a Jazz theme featuring drums, bass, saxophone and keyboards.

Kagero sounds like flamenco. You'll hear guitar, palma, tabla, percussion, bass and violin.

Kodo and Old/New - are solo Shamisen themes.

CD is furnished with an 8-page colour booklet. MP3 samples for all 12 tracks are available on the web-site of Domo Records.

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  2. Live ~ Eleftheria Arvanitaki
  3. Spirit ~ Geoffrey Oryema
  4. EARTH TRIBE RHYTHMS ~ Brent Lewis
  5. Deep River ~ Hikaru Utada
  6. Reiki Offering ~ Shastro & Nadama
  7. Je Te Dis Vous ~ Patricia Kaas
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  9. Live at The Palace Theatre ~ Seven Nations
  10. Christmas Album ~ Nana Mouskouri

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