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Masabumi Kikuchi - Wind - Japan 2 LP Record
Masabumi Kikuchi - Wind - Japan 2 LP Record
Vinyl Record
Jazz
Jazz Instrument
March 25, 2026
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Catalog No.: RINR22
JAN/ISBN: 4988044136007
Number of Discs: 2
Record Size: 12”
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Credits:
Masabumi Kikuchi
Description:
Japan's premier jazz pianist, Masaaki Kikuchi, leaves behind his one-of-a-kind electronic music masterpiece, 'Six Great Elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Space, Consciousness'—finally reissued! This legendary unreleased work, created after the acclaimed album 'Susto', is now revived as six SACD (hybrid discs) and a double vinyl record, remastered by Taylor Dupree, who enjoyed the deep trust of Ryuichi Sakamoto. "The music 'Six Great Elements = Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Space, Consciousness', created for 15 hours of film, is the one and only electronic music left behind by Masaaki Kikuchi. Following the electric jazz/funk of 'Susto' and 'One-Way Traveller', most of the 1980s was devoted to creating this music. It stands as a record of his confrontation with pure electronic sound, a globally rare work that bridges the missing link between jazz and electronic music. To be able to reintroduce this to the world through Taylor Dupree's remastering is nothing short of pure joy." (Masaaki Hara, rings producer) Wind gently sweeps through landscapes dyed in monotone. What is it searching for? What is it seeking?Where does the wind ultimately go? A single moment transports you to another dimension. There, time flows eternally. The accumulation of seconds, unstoppable by anyone. In that instant of feeling the grandeur of Earth and the universe, everyone looks back on themselves, and gazes upon themselves. (From the original LaserDisc insert material) All Selections Composed by MASABUMI KIKUCHI Real-Time Synthesizer Performance: MASABUMI KIKUCHI Recorded OCTOBER '84-MAY '86 at CRACKER-JAP STUDIO, Brooklyn, NY Re-Mastering: Taylor Deupree
Tracklisting:
1. WIND I,II1. WIND III1. WIND IV,V
1. WIND I,II
1. WIND III
1. WIND IV,V
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