Kenso - Kenso III [1985]

Kenso is a progressive rock instrumental band from Japan.
This is Kenso's third album and maybe even better than the previous II. An amazing instrumental progressive rock album full of melodies and odd time signatures that never get to be that complex. Focusing mainly on the melodies and the great structure and not on improvisations and soloing is what makes this perfect. This is a MUST!

Studio Album, released in 1985

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Sacred dream I (2:49)
2. Power of the glory (4:16)
3.The breeze whispered through my mind (1:12)
4. Far East celebration (2:43)
5. La liberté de l'esprit (6:11)
6. Patter of the groovy (0:51)
7. Turn to solution (6:34)
8. Nostalgia (2:54)
9. Sacred dream II (6:04)
10. Beginnings (6:36)
Bonus track:
11. Sea (6:08)

Total Time: 46:18

Line-up / Musicians

- Kimiyoshi Matsumoto / bass
- Kenichi Oguchi / keyboards
- Toshihiko Sahashi / keyboards
- Yoshihisa Shimizu / guitar, autoharp, kalimba, mellotron, koto
- Haruhiko Yamamoto / drums, piano, percussion, glass, alto sax
GUESTS:
- Janna Kaku / voices (8)
- Atsushi Makiuchi / keyboards (7)
- Hiroyuki Namba / keyboards (5-7-10-11)
- Kyoko Nemoto / oboe (2-3)
- Tsunekatsu Takagi / vocals (4)
- Shiro Yajima / (4-11)
- Hiroyuki Namba / keyboards
- Aysushu Makiuchi / keyboards
- Kyoko Nemeto / oboe
- Shiro Yajima / flute
- Junna Kaku / vocal
- Tsunekatsu Takagi / vocal

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Listen to La Liberte De l'esprit

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.

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