Izutsu

Track Listings

1. Taiyo - Ayuo, Makiko Sakurai

2. Ama No Umi - Ayuo, Makiko Sakurai

3. Lament - Ayuo, Makiko Sakurai

4. Izutsu 1

5. Izutsu 2

6. Izutsu 3

7. Izutsu 4

8. Izutsu 5

9. Izutsu 6

10. Izutsu 7

11. Izutsu 8

12. Izutsu 10

13. Izutsu 10

14. Izutsu 11

15. Izutsu 12 - Ayuo

Tracks:

Taiyo
Ama no umi
Lament
Izutsu 1
Izutsu 2
Izutsu 3
Izutsu 4
Izutsu 5
Izutsu 6
Izutsu 7
Izutsu 8
Izutsu 9
Izutsu 10
Izutsu 11
Izutsu 12

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful stuff.......2001-05-08

I generally am put-off by anything that smacks of "the New Age," from the sound of Pachelbel's "Canon" sawing away over recordings of surf and seagull to the obnoxious simplicities of dipsticks like Stuart Wilde -- but this CD, which owes at least SOMETHING to New Age music, is very much an exception to this rule. It's absolutely lovely, amazing stuff. Scored largely for Celtic harp, voice, and hurdygurdy, this disc is some of the most sincerely peaceful, soothing, rapturous music I've encountered. It's very minimal and not particularly structurally sophisticated, but it has a rich and strange quality that most New Age music lacks. The traditions it draws on -- Celtic, Japanese, and Indian, among others -- make a pretty interesting mix, as well, and the vocalist (a Japanese singer whose name I don't have handy) is really marvelous. (What lyrics there are are in Japanese, note). It's a favorite of mine, at present, and I've played it almost every night, prior to sleeping, since I bought it a couple of weeks ago. Highly recommended.

mysterious and moving.......2000-07-02

Where do I begin with this CD? I initially became curious about it because it is on John Zorn's label, then I read about it and the artist was compared to Moondog, Sun Ra, and Keiji Haino, so I knew that I had to get it. When I finally got to listen to it I was pleasantly shocked; it didn't sond like any of those people! But it didn't sound like anything else I'd ever heard either (thus the comparison). I was expecting wild improv jazz/noise, but what I got was a combination of Japanese/Hindu new age classical beauty. I was hooked from the moment I heard the first track, which is the most moving song I've ever heard. Ayuo is a master musician; he uses a hurdy-gurdy, sitar-guitar, celtic harp, etc.,all topped off by a female Japanese vocalist with a stunning voice. This is world music, pure and simple. I just wish I could figue out which world it's from. A classic from a hardcore individualist.

Track Listings:

Track Listings

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I'm Jae Stormus [Explicit Lyrics]

Lee Lessack

Great Russian Artists: Zara Dolukhanova (Arias)

Man of Constant Sorrow

Jazz Music: 1923-1924

Motorcade of Generosity

Holly Days [Import]

Music: Adelante [CD-single] [Import]

Variations on a Sacred Theme, Vol. 2

Most Folks

1. Taiyo - Ayuo, Makiko Sakurai
2. Ama No Umi - Ayuo, Makiko Sakurai
3. Lament - Ayuo, Makiko Sakurai
4. Izutsu 1
5. Izutsu 2
6. Izutsu 3
7. Izutsu 4
8. Izutsu 5
9. Izutsu 6
10. Izutsu 7
11. Izutsu 8
12. Izutsu 10
13. Izutsu 10
14. Izutsu 11
15. Izutsu 12 - Ayuo