Kitaro

Artist: Kitaro
P: 1990
Kitaro crafts this musical journey from the ancient chronicle (Kojiki) that recounts the birth of Japan and it’s people. Featuring the string section from the Skywalker Symphony, along with Kitaro’s signature keyboard and flute sounds, the score to this thematic backdrop is full of passion and beauty that is masterfully conceived, arranged and performed.
We learn from the liner notes of this 1990 release that Kojiki, is from the story of the same name familiar to Japanese school children, an ancient account of the creation of Japan. It is a mythical tale that provides a fitting thematic backdrop for the swelling symphonic flourishes that Kitaro uses liberally on this recording. Accompanied by a pop-rock ensemble, violinist Steve Kindler, and the string section from George Lucas's Skywalker Symphony Orchestra, Kitaro arranges a cinematic mix of drama and mystery that brings to mind the symphonic, crescendo-heavy side of John Tesh--appropriate for a fable that involves cataclysms, a hero's quest, a fair maiden, and a battle with an eight-headed dragon. Kitaro's keyboards and flutes are sometimes submerged in the mix, perhaps lost in the Celestial Rock Cave or swept away under the Bridge of Rainbows, but the intended attraction here is the widescreen flash and pop-orchestral dash generated by more than two-dozen pop and classical musicians. Overall, it may be a bit heavy-handed for New Age fans and a touch too pretty for progressive fans. The most effective piece is the disc's concluding work,"Reimei," a sweetly stirring, bell-chiming anthem. Overwrought to some, a masterpiece to others.

Artist: Kitaro
P: 1990 / 2007
This is the SACD version.
Kitaro crafts this musical journey from the ancient chronicle (Kojiki) that recounts the birth of Japan and it’s people. Featuring the string section from the Skywalker Symphony, along with Kitaro’s signature keyboard and flute sounds, the score to this thematic backdrop is full of passion and beauty that is masterfully conceived, arranged and performed.
We learn from the liner notes of this 1990 release that Kojiki, is from the story of the same name familiar to Japanese school children, an ancient account of the creation of Japan. It is a mythical tale that provides a fitting thematic backdrop for the swelling symphonic flourishes that Kitaro uses liberally on this recording. Accompanied by a pop-rock ensemble, violinist Steve Kindler, and the string section from George Lucas's Skywalker Symphony Orchestra, Kitaro arranges a cinematic mix of drama and mystery that brings to mind the symphonic, crescendo-heavy side of John Tesh--appropriate for a fable that involves cataclysms, a hero's quest, a fair maiden, and a battle with an eight-headed dragon. Kitaro's keyboards and flutes are sometimes submerged in the mix, perhaps lost in the Celestial Rock Cave or swept away under the Bridge of Rainbows, but the intended attraction here is the widescreen flash and pop-orchestral dash generated by more than two-dozen pop and classical musicians. Overall, it may be a bit heavy-handed for New Age fans and a touch too pretty for progressive fans. The most effective piece is the disc's concluding work,"Reimei," a sweetly stirring, bell-chiming anthem. Overwrought to some, a masterpiece to others.

Artist: Kitaro
P: 2017
Presenting a totally unique visual experience, the video presentation of “Kojiki and The Universe” merges Kitaro’s Grammy nominated music from the album “Kojiki" with space-age photographic scenes of the Universe. "Kojiki and The Universe" features time-lapse images, expertly intertwined with real-time films provided by and in cooperation with NASA and Kyoto University. Created by Kitaro in collaboration with Astronomy Professor Kazunari Shibata, the entire production was developed using modern film editing techniques, as well as state-of-the-art hardware and software. In Japanese mythology, Kojiki is a story closely related to evolution of the universe. It describes the origin of Heaven, Earth and the creation of the Gods. Utilizing Kitaro’s “Kojiki" score as the soundtrack, “Kojiki and The Universe” is a chronicle of astronomical research as well as a beautiful introduction to modern astronomy for everyone.

Region: All Region

Artist: Kitaro
P: 1999
His World Tour, recorded live, is even more forceful, intimate and direct than studio incarnations. Kojiki: A Story in Concert, translated as "The Record of Ancient Matters", is a compilation of traditional Japanese lore that was recited orally from generation to generation until the 8th century. Whether on the eerie "Hajimari", the lyrical "Sozo", the sorrowful "Koi", the haunting melancholy of "Nageki", or "Reimei", with its electric guitar jam session, Kitaro's music has never been sharper or more spirited.

Artist: Kitaro
P: 2012
World-renowned Native American activist Dennis Banks and Grammy winner artist Kitaro collaborate for a message of peace on this spoken word album. The project contains a message of international peace intertwined with stories and life lessons from Dennis, accompanied by Kitaro s musical sensitivity and prowess. The unique mix of Kitaro s music with Native instruments, along with Banks insight, makes Let Mother Earth Speak one of the most unique musical and spoken word-driven projects of this or any year. It s a journey we all should take and a message to which we all should carefully listen.

Artist: Kitaro
P: 1991
This is a concert recording of his first US concert.

Artist: Kitaro
P: 1984
This is a live recording from his best songs till 1984.

Artist: Kitaro
P: 2015
This stunning DVD box set features three critically acclaimed concert performances by Golden Globe® and Grammy®-winning music icon Kitaro!

Artist: Kitaro
P: 1994
Mandala is a journey that invites one on an adventure of the spirit and imagination. With the intensity of ‘Kokoro’ to the elegantly gentle ‘Planet’, Kitaro’s manages to intertwine many diverse elements in a tightly interwoven scheme that will delight the senses and move one to an appreciation of the extraordinary.

Artist: Kitaro
P: 2004
"Mizu Ni Inori Te" is an album which collects tracks used for the Japanese TV show from the NHK network.
There are 3 new (read "previously unreleased, made especially for this album") tracks on this CD (tracks 1,4,5), and the title track alone makes this a worthwhile purchase: very reminiscent of the "Oasis" and "Silver Cloud" era, rich keyboard textures, soothing melody, a very healing track.
Only available as Japan import.