Worth every penny
James Behrens | Del Mar, CA United States | 08/21/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"World Standard has been recording music for over 20 years. This two-disc set is a sampling of their styles. Instantly recognizable as Japanese, the music is subtle and pretty, atmospheric and breezy, drifting between happiness and melancholy. All tracks are instrumental, any vocal tracks are sounds, not words.I recommend these discs because the music is relaxing, melodic, complex, and exotic. The liner notes are exhaustive, but are in Japanese. I also strongly recommend "Country Gazette" by World Standard."