180g Vinyl LP From Germany! Distributed Exclusively by Elusive Disc!
TakeDake means "Bamboo Only". Thusly, all of the instruments on this album are made of bamboo - most of them made by John Kaizan Neptune himself.
"Probably the best words to describe John Kaizan Neptune are explorer and adventurer. Almost all the instruments used in TakéDaké are bamboo-only instruments of Neptune's own creation: baliphone (bamboo marimba), bambass, bamboo drum set, bamboo conga, bamboo frame drum, and, of course, shakuhachi. To that are added some other instruments from Bali, Vietnam, and more. TakéDaké in fact means "bamboo only." The music itself is as much an exploration as the instruments themselves. For example, the melody of the first piece "Ocean Motion" is based on a Japanese five-tone folk scale, the 12/8 rhythmic groove is African and it is accompanied by a Vietnamese torung. Two pieces are distinctly Balinese and Javanese in character. The other pieces have Japanese, Korean, Cambodian, African, and other influences. Quite a melting pot, but quite an adventure. Something to satisfy for the best musical travelers." - allmusic.com
Features:
180g Vinyl
Made in Germany
High Quality Reusable Outer Sleeve
Musicians:
John Kaizan Neptune, shakuhachi
Hitoshi Hamada, baliphone
Yoshihiko Katori, bambass
Mark DeRose, bamboo drum set
Yoshinori Nohmi, bamboo conga, percussion
Christopher Hardy, bamboo frame drum, percussion
Selections:
Side A:
1. Jegoging
2. Java
3. In The Hollow
4. Korea Idea
Side B:
1. Ocean Motion
2. Japanese Roots
3. Five Nodes
Recorded at Nippon Columbia, Studio No. 1 (Tokyo) September 1-3, 1997
TakeDake means "Bamboo Only". Thusly, all of the instruments on this album are made of bamboo - most of them made by John Kaizan Neptune himself.
"Probably the best words to describe John Kaizan Neptune are explorer and adventurer. Almost all the instruments used in TakéDaké are bamboo-only instruments of Neptune's own creation: baliphone (bamboo marimba), bambass, bamboo drum set, bamboo conga, bamboo frame drum, and, of course, shakuhachi. To that are added some other instruments from Bali, Vietnam, and more. TakéDaké in fact means "bamboo only." The music itself is as much an exploration as the instruments themselves. For example, the melody of the first piece "Ocean Motion" is based on a Japanese five-tone folk scale, the 12/8 rhythmic groove is African and it is accompanied by a Vietnamese torung. Two pieces are distinctly Balinese and Javanese in character. The other pieces have Japanese, Korean, Cambodian, African, and other influences. Quite a melting pot, but quite an adventure. Something to satisfy for the best musical travelers." - allmusic.com
Features:
180g Vinyl
Made in Germany
High Quality Reusable Outer Sleeve
Musicians:
John Kaizan Neptune, shakuhachi
Hitoshi Hamada, baliphone
Yoshihiko Katori, bambass
Mark DeRose, bamboo drum set
Yoshinori Nohmi, bamboo conga, percussion
Christopher Hardy, bamboo frame drum, percussion
Selections:
Side A:
1. Jegoging
2. Java
3. In The Hollow
4. Korea Idea
Side B:
1. Ocean Motion
2. Japanese Roots
3. Five Nodes
Recorded at Nippon Columbia, Studio No. 1 (Tokyo) September 1-3, 1997
