Ichiro Seki “Shinado No Mittsu”

Ichiro Seki
Shinado No Mittsu

ALM Records (Japan) 1981

LM-1225 (LP)

sleeve : VG+(wear an edge and corner, slightly dirts.)

media : EX/EX(some slightly surface noises.

Featured in the guidebook "OBSCURE SOUND REVISED EDITION" column. This album by shakuhachi player Ichiro Seki was released in 1981, planned and produced by Den Tagayasu, founder of the Ondekoza, and features a wonderful performance of Dohkyoku composed by Wadatsumido on side A, but the highlight of the album is side B, which features three ritual pieces composed by Takashi Yoshimatsu on the theme of the ancient wind god Sinado. Three ritual pieces composed by Takashi Yoshimatsu on the theme of the ancient wind god "Sinado", which expresses the slow and steady movement of stillness and motion, backed by the Japanese climate and culture, with shakuhachi, sangen, shimedaiko, and even a synthesizer played by Yoshimatsu. This is simply spiritual music, similar to "Monochrome II" by Ondekoza, composed by Maki Ishii. This is an undiscovered masterpiece that stands out for its avant-garde orientation that sets it apart from contemporary Japanese music.