Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Kenso - Kenso II (1982)




Now Kenso is a progressive rock band from Japan.Their music is strictly instrumental. You will hear a LOT of melodic passages.A lot of odd meters especially 5/8, 7/8, 3/4 but they do it in such a way that from one point on you'll be singing along with the melodies! Excellent music from these guys, with the rhythm changing constantly, having more changes in a 4 minute song than others of thei kind. This second album of theirs along with the 3rd are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!They've become my personal favorite prog band since the moment i heard the first note!

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Sora ni hikaru
2. Masui part 1
3. Masui part 2
4. Hyoto
5. Brand shiko
6. Harukanaru chi e
7. Naibu e no tsukikage
8. Sayonara Progre
Bonus tracks:
9. Nihon no mugiuta
10. Inei no fue
11. Umi


Line-up / Musicians

- Atsushi Makiuchi / keyboards (1 to 8)
- Kimiyoshi Matsumoto / bass (1 to 8)
- Yoshihisa Shimizu / guitar, kbds, mellotron
- Shiro Yajima / flute
- Haruhiko Yamamoto / drums
GUESTS:
- Sachiko Miyashita / vocals
- Masayuki Tanaka / bass (9 to 11)


Sora Ni Hikaru on youtube played live in a faster tempo.


Enjoy it

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