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River Rhythm

River Rhythm

"Neptune's recent visit to India. Shakuhachi in ensemble with traditional Indian musicians and instruments."

John Kaizan Neptune
Kosei Publishing Company - KJKN-9300
1994

Дорожка Название Кандзи Длина Исполнитель
1 River Rhythm リバー・リズム 05'48 Сякухати: John Kaizan Neptune
The tabla tharang, a set of tuned drums, is the first sound you hear. Tharang means "river," "wave," or "galloping rhythm." Tabla usually refers to a set of drums: the lower baya is played with the left hand, and the tuned tabla is played with the right. The tabla tharang tuning here is a Japanese pentatonic scale like that found on the shakuhachi.
2 Adyar Sunrise アダヤルの日の出 05'13 Сякухати: John Kaizan Neptune
The Theosophical Society grounds in Adyar, one of the most beautiful places in Madras, face the Bay of Bengal, where the sun comes up.
3 Two Pockets トゥー・ポケット 05'17 Сякухати: John Kaizan Neptune
A typical South Indian group-flute, violin, mridangam, ghatam-is contrasted with a jazz group-shakuhachi, keyboard, bass, drums. Often we blend different ideas, but here we have highlighted the differences between a 9/8 Indian modal groove and a 4/4 swing blues groove.
4 Mayamalavagaula マヤマラヴァガウラ 05'45 Сякухати: John Kaizan Neptune
The title is the name of the first raga a student works on in the South Indian tradition. 0' D F G~ A~ A C are the bare bones of the raga, but all the ornaments between the tones give it a unique flavor. Matsuda plays his keyboard solo on a small Indian harmonium.
5 High on Five ハイ・オン・ファイブ 05'39 Сякухати: John Kaizan Neptune
The morsing (Indian jew's-harp) and the other Indian percussion help the rhythm section in defining the five-beat cycle. The veena is the older relative of the better-known sitar.
6 String Offering 弦の捧げもの 05'05 Сякухати: John Kaizan Neptune
This tune features the santoor, an Indian hammer-dulcimer with movable
bridges and tuning pegs for all the strings.
7 Rapids 急流 03'34 Сякухати: John Kaizan Neptune
I like the energy of lots of people playing in fast unison, particularly lots of percussion. Some of the musicians said they thought playing the piece was like "shooting the rapids on a river."
8 Bring to Light 発見 04'14 Сякухати: John Kaizan Neptune
Joy in the delight of discovery was the feeling I was looking for. I think the human voice is the only "instrument" more interesting than the shakuhachi.
9 Shades of Blue 青の色合い 05'09 Сякухати: John Kaizan Neptune
The "blues" comes in a lot of different flavors. The second section features a nagaswaram, a double-reed instrument that is probably the loudest wind instrument I have ever heard. The combination of nagaswaram and tavil, used during weddings and other ceremonies, has been described as "the village PA system."
10 Ripple さざ波 04'01 Сякухати: John Kaizan Neptune
The jalatharangam is a rare (even in India) instrument that is basically a set of different-sized ceramic bowls tuned by putting water into them and struck with a stick.
11 Quiet Essence 和気 04'13 Сякухати: John Kaizan Neptune
The Indian flute and the shakuhachi are contrasted here in a honkyoku (original shakuhachi solo) type of piece: Japanese pentatonic scale with free rhythm. I especially like the different approaches to the ornaments.
12 Piece in Our Time, A アワー・タイム 08'37 Сякухати: John Kaizan Neptune
Eight different percussionists, using all Indian percussion except for the drum set, come together here featuring composed and improvised sections. As an ex-drummer, I like working with the variety of percussion and various rhythmic patterns.