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Osamu Kitajima
Benzaiten [Import]
Benzaiten [Import]
Everland Psych | CAT #: EPS-004
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KEY FEATURES
KEY FEATURES
- 2024 Reissue Edition
- 1xLP pressed on Black Vinyl
- Includes (almost) original OBI
- Original insert and Japanese Katta innersleeve
- Haunting japanese progressive jazzrock with world music tinges
- Fans of Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield and Jade Warrior will go crazy
- A legendary yet long lost crown jewel from the late 70s Japanese progressive rock scene
- Excellent sound and performance by high class professional musicians
- Remastered by the artist
- Ultimate collectors item for fans of 70s ethno progressive rock
DETAILS
DETAILS
ARTIST: Osamu Kitajima
LABEL: Everland Psych
CAT NO: EPS-004
RELEASE DATE:
GENRE / STYLE:
- Japanese Rock
- Psych
- Rock
RELEASE DESCRIPTION
RELEASE DESCRIPTION
World music and ethno sounds with an obvious Japanese origin meet progressive rock and psyche. The result is a captivating piece of melodic and deeply atmospheric music that paints pictures of life in ancient Japan into your mind when you lay back, close your eyes, and listen closely with your thoughts turned off. If PINK FLOYD were Japanese their music might have sounded like that. The frequency of the arrangements on „Benzaiten“ reminds of what our English heroes created in the early to mid-70s just with a different ethnical approach. „Benzaiten“ is even a more progressive effort than anything most British bands have ever managed to fabricate and is still utterly natural and vivid concerning the flow of the music. All participating musicians here are professionals and their performances are tight and still passionate. The sound is warm and vivid, the song structures are wide open and welcome you to slip inside. East meets West on this record and Osamu Kitajima and his companions really grab you by the soul. Electronic elements in the percussion section add some oddity to the whole musical picture. Not sure what Osamu Kitajima and his band intended when they recorded this record but I am certain they achieved it. The cool aspect of „Benzaiten“ is the rocking guitar which keeps the whole album together. Must be the Japanese pendant to German acts like AMON DÜÜL II, EMBRYO, and GURU GURU. Well, there is definitely some truth in this comparison. Anyway, this album will enchant you!
TRACKLIST
TRACKLIST
1. Benzaiten - God Of Music And Water
2. Taiyo - The Sun
3. Tengu - A Long-Nosed Goblin
4. Benzaiten (Reprise) - God Of Music And Water
5. Whoma - Immortality
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
ABOUT THE ARTIST


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