The Light of the Spirit is one of Kitaro's best CDs.
Perhaps it is because Mickey Hart co-produced, or perhaps Kitaro asked Hart to co-produce because it is so good.
It doesn't really matter if either of those is the reason; this is just an awesome CD.
Kitaro's specialty has always been the symphonic synth and this is no exception.
He augments that synth with several guest musicians on a variety of ambient instruments.
This is truly ambient music, albeit on the new age side of that style.
The vocal accompaniment by Lynn Ray and Jeannie Tracy counts as instrumental as well.
The sound design treats the wordless vocals as an extra sound to incorporate.
David Jenkins contributes a smoking electric guitar that gives this rock & roll textures as well.
This disc stands proudly with work by Constance Demby, Vangelis, Suzanne Ciani, and Dean Evenson as some of the best adult contemporary instrumental new age music.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mysterious EncounterKitaro | Kitaro | Play | 06:02 | 13 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | SundanceKitaro | Kitaro | Play | 06:19 | 14 MB | 35 MB |
| 3 | The FieldKitaro | Kitaro | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | The Light of the SpiritKitaro | Kitaro | Play | 07:31 | 17 MB | 40 MB |
| 5 | In the BeginningKitaro | Kitaro | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | MoondanceKitaro | Kitaro | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Howling ThunderKitaro | Kitaro | Play | 06:07 | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | Journey to a FantasyKitaro | Kitaro | Play | 07:09 | 16 MB | 38 MB |
| 48 mins | 111 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 244 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroshi Araki | Guitar, Guitar (Baritone) |
| 2 | Bobby Black | Guitar (Baritone), Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel |
| 3 | Tom Flye | Engineer, Recording |
| 4 | David Grisman | Mandolin |
| 5 | Mickey Hart | Percussion, Producer, Spatialization, Special Effects |
| 6 | Tomoyuki Hayashi | Keyboards |
| 7 | Pat Hill | Assistant Producer, Production Assistant |
| 8 | George Horn | Mastering |
| 9 | Zakir Hussain | Percussion |
| 10 | David Jenkins | Guitar (Electric) |
| 11 | Kitaro | Arranger, Composer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 12 | Laura LiPuma | Design |
| 13 | Jose Lorenzo | Percussion |
| 14 | John Meyer | Flute |
| 15 | Yukio Ohyama | Photography |
| 16 | Lynn Ray | Vocals |
| 17 | Ruriko Sakumi | Assistant Producer, Production Assistant |
| 18 | Doug Sax | Remastering |
| 19 | Tom Size | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 20 | Jeff Sterling | Operation, Programming, Synthesizer |
| 21 | Ryuzo Toyotaka | Photography |
| 22 | Jeanie Tracy | Vocals |
| 23 | Norihiro Tsuru | Violin |
| 24 | Bobby Vega | Bass (Electric) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |