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Tokyo Pace

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[Genre]Modern
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History (John Kaizan Neptune):

"For anyone familiar with Tokyo," notes Neptune, "the title of this piece pretty much says it all." The pace is fast, but it is the playing in unison that creates the pressure and intensity. "Sometimes I wonder," Neptune says, "why I write music that is so difficult to play. The answer is simple: it's fun!" The rattling jug sound, by the way, is made on an Indian clay pot instrument called ghatam.

Tokyo Pace appears on the following albums

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Circle, The Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune
"For anyone familiar with Tokyo," notes Neptune, "the title of this piece pretty much says it all." The pace is fast, but it is the playing in unison that creates the pressure and intensity. "Sometimes I wonder," Neptune says, "why I write music that is so difficult to play. The answer is simple: it's fun!" The rattling jug sound, by the way, is made on an Indian clay pot instrument called ghatam.