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Masterless Samurai

by Osamu Kitajima

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rushianmullet From relaxing to funky disco tunes - this album has all the good of prog rock, jazz, funk and other musical styles on it - spiced up with instruments from Kitajimas home of japan. A masterpiece! Favorite track: Wild Monk.
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A more of world music, a more of ethno and definitely a more of progressive fusion rock approach is what marks „Masterless Samurai“, the second album by Japanese prog warrior Osamu Kitajima. He takes his vision of his country's traditional music being merged with the progressive rock and jazz music of the west even one step further, than he did with his previous albums. Excessive flute lines of Eastern origin, funky intricate grooves and fiery synthesizer eruptions are the basic ingredients for most of these impressive instrumental downhill. The fusion share in this sound is strong and still all the exotic elements from Japanese classic music pull each song far out of the mass of similar acts emerging in the late 70s. Now we leave behind the PINK FLOYD comparison and go for the Canterbury jazzrock scene with CARAVAN and SOFT MACHINE as leading figures and Osamu Kitajima definitely fit in between these giants due to his creativity and manifesting vision of a progressive world rock music. Don't take the rock element as utterly physical heaviness. The album rocks but in a more delicate way. The sparkling lines of the electric piano can tell where this record goes. And even a rather gentle tune like the instrumental ballad „Floating garden“ shows a wicked and progressive edge with expressive sax runs, cool twists and turns despite the all in all relaxed atmosphere.

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released April 5, 2017

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Established in 2009, pleasing music freaks around the globe with great music. While "Merlins Nose Records" concentrates on Psychedelic Rock, Acid Folk and shamanistic Pagan Folk, we are steadily expanding the musical horizon with several sublabels. Psych, Prog, Punk, Soul, Funk, Disco, Jazz, ... it's all on our roster! ... more

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