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Kitaro
Silk Road 1
Genres: International Music, New Age, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Silk Road [Shichu No Michi]
2. Bell Tower [Shoro]
3. Heavenly Father [Renchi Sohzo Shin]
4. The Great River [Harukanaru Taiga]
5. The Great Wall of China [Chohjo] - Kitaro, Chohjo
6. Flying Celestial Nymphs [Hiten]
7. Silk Road Fantasy [Silk Road Genso]
8. Shimmering Light [Kikari to Kago]
9. Westbound [Nishi Ni Mukkatte]
10. Time [Toki No Nagare]
11. Bodhisattva [Bosatsu] - Kitaro, Becker, Walter [1]
12. Everlasting Road [Towa No Michi]

CD Details

All Artists: Kitaro
Title: Silk Road 1
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Domo Records
Release Date: 10/1/1996
Genres: International Music, New Age, Pop, Rock
Styles: Meditation, Progressive, Electronic
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 794017105024

Synopsis

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Originally the soundtrack to a Japanese television mini-series, Silk Road set the standard for electronic/spiritual albums in the mid-1980s. Kitaro's placement of synthesizer center-stage and densely layering complementary textures made Silk Road new age's innovative and influential equivalent of Sgt. Pepper's. Fluid synthesizer leads, sweeping washes, and sequenced rhythms evoke sacred-quest imagery that is imbued with a contemplative serenity. Soaring synthesizer lines suggest yearning for spiritual experience, while deep, rolling bass tones emulate a cosmic Om. The themes are continued in Silk Road II; both recordings are tastefully reserved--especially compared with the bombastic electronic orchestrations that mar many of Kitaro's later efforts. --Richard Price

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CD Reviews

Always great.

Aaron Newlands | 02/10/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In the dense genre of electronic music there are only a couple that set themselves apart as being truely unique. Kitaro is one of them. All his music has a similar style, but each is different in it's own way. They are amazing to listen to as background music or to relax to. Or just turn it up really loud and picture different places and times. His music is deep and beautiful like a painting that you just have to study for days and days. Well worth buying."

Absolutely amazing music...

A. Ort | Youngstown, Ohio | 09/06/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I swear this music is otherworldly (and I'm not talking geographically). It is soothing, hypnotic, mesmerizing stuff. I wouldn't go so far as to say it is actively engaging but, when played in the background, it transforms the environment. Over time the melodies become clear and each listen is like returning to an old friend who company has always provided comfort. Both volumes 1 and 2 form a companion set and are worth owning. I can't vouch for the CD (I used to go to sleep by a friends' copy a number of years ago but it, and he, is gone...) and can only speak of the vinyl LP but it sounds absolutely amazing. There are moments of great boldness and power and moments of solitude and silence. This music provides a great way to unwind or to contemplate the mysteries of the universe. All of Kitaro's stuff, especially his older stuff, is excellent. Allow yourself the pleasure."