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Yas-Kaz – Jomon-Sho
Yas-Kaz
Jomon-Sho
Label: Gramavision
Catalog Number: 18-7013-1
Released: 1984, 80's
One of the unsung heroes of the Japanese environmental music scene, Yas-Kaz is credited for introducing Balinese gamelan music to Ryuichi Sakamoto, Midori Takada (Mkwaju Ensemble), and Shoji Yamashiro (composer of Akira). While not widely known by any means, his 1984 solo debut Jomon-Sho would become a source of inspiration for generations of ambient artists. Featured in the “Organic” section of Chee Shimizu’s Obscure Sound disc guide, the album is a “peaceful, percussive and idyllic” New Age work featuring field recordings of birds, whistles, and natural sounds. Interesting to note: Yas-Kaz performed every composition here with no sequencers used in the recording.
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Gamelan / Obscure Sound / Organic / Percussion
Tracklist:
A1 Prelude – The Gate Of Breathing
A2 Jungle Book
A3 Bow Shaped Moon
A4 The Magical Stones & The Double Mirrors + The Wave Of Breathing
A5 Windscape
A6 Bone Knife
B1 Relation Between Bisons, Bananas And Rods – The Previous Night
B2 Warriors
B3 The Earring Of The Dancers
B4 Respite Of The Bows & Arrows
B5 Finale – Calendar
Credits:
Art Direction [Art Director] – Yoshifumi Okamoto
Artwork [Cover Art] – Natsuyoki Nakanishi
Composed By [All Compositions], Written-By, Arranged By – Yas-Kaz
Engineer [Recording & Remixing Engineer] – Tameharu Endo
Executive-Producer – Tameharu Endo (Candy)*
Lacquer Cut By – BK*
Music By [All Musics], Performer [Performance] – Yas-Kaz
Photography By [Photographer] – Takuya Kimura
Producer [Producer, Produced By] – Shigeo Yanagida
