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01. Yamash'Ta & The Horizon - Sunrise From West Sea Part 1
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02. Yamash'Ta & The Horizon - Sunrise From West Sea Part 2
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ARTIST
YAMASH'TA & THE HORIZON
TITLE
Sunrise From West Sea
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
WEWANTSOUNDS
CATALOG #
WWSCD 059CD
WWSCD 059CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
4/22/2022
Wewantsounds present a first time reissue of
Sunrise From West Sea
,
Stomu Yamash'ta
's cult LP originally released in 1971. A deep, cosmic, at time ambient performance recorded live and featuring two other Japanese legends:
Takehisa Kosugi
from the
Taj-Mahal Travellers
and jazz pianist
Masahiko Satoh
. The line-up also included
Hideakira Sakurai
on electric shamisen. Stomu Yamash'ta has been hailed as one of the best percussionists in the world by
John Cage
. Yamash'ta and Satoh recorded the landmark album
Metempsychosis
for Nippon Columbia in 1971. 1971 was also the year Yamash'ta released his highly-acclaimed
Red Buddha
solo album which was released in Europe and in the US. Inspired by the
Metempsychosis
experience Yamash'ta set to recreate the flowing energy of the album in a live setting with a smaller line-up. Recorded live at Yamaha Hall in Tokyo on April 18, 1971, just a few days after the end of the
Red Buddha
recording sessions, the all-night concert was recorded in front of an invite-only audience consisting of friends and musicians. Yamash'ta enrolled Satoh on keyboards together Taj Mahal Travellers leader Takehisa Kosugi, whom he'd met through his mentor, Japanese composer
Toru Takemitsu
. Hideakira Sakurai on electric shamisen was also added the lineup. Edited down to fit two sides of an album that will become
Sunrise From West Sea
, the performance is both hypnotic and ethereal. It starts with Kosugi's distinctive electric violin and develops into a deep, spiritual free form conversation between the four musicians, giving them all the space they need to freely improvise and interact with each other, mixing electronics, percussion, electric organ, and shamizen without ever clashing. The interaction alternates between quiet, tranquil Eastern meditations and more paced parts, fuelled by Yamash'ta's extraordinary percussion playing. Later known for his involvement in soundtracks for
Robert Altman
's 1972 film
Images
-- collaborating with
John Williams
-- and
Nic Roeg
's 1976 classic
The Man Who Fell To Earth
, and also for his foray into fusion with his group
Go
, Yamash'ta never reached the creativity heard in
Sunrise From West Sea
again. The album was recorded during one of the most fertile periods in Japan where such groups as
Les Rallizes Denudes
and Taj Mahal Travellers and jazz musicians like Masahiko Satoh and Yamash'ta were revolutionizing the Japanese music scene. Includes new introduction by
Paul Bowler
. Remastered from the master tapes.
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