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Usually a performer on soundtracks and a producer on wife Keiko Matsui's albums, Kazu Matsui is an able shakuhachi player in his own right.
On The Stone Monkey he plays with the genres a bit, mixing his shakuhachi with breakbeats and electronic keyboards.
The result is on the order of tribal beats, with some new age aspects and some worldbeat aspects.
The music can verge on the trippy from time to time, but the mix is held pretty tight by Matsui, making this an interesting addition to the collection of anyone listening to worldbeat (or a Keiko Matsui fan looking for an original context for her playing).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Edge of SunriseHajime Hyakkoku | Kazu Matsui | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | The Stone MonkeyKazu Matsui | Kazu Matsui | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Shadow of Its SoulKazu Matsui | Kazu Matsui | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Praising a TempleKazu Matsui | Kazu Matsui | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Red ForestKazu Matsui | Kazu Matsui | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Planting SeedsKazu Matsui | Kazu Matsui | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Windows of the DomeHajime Hyakkoku | Kazu Matsui | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Ancient Longing DanceKazu Matsui | Kazu Matsui | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Eye of the MoonKazu Matsui | Kazu Matsui | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | CrowKazu Matsui | Kazu Matsui | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 45 mins | 105 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masato Arai | Production Coordination |
| 2 | Hajime Hyakkoku | Arranger, Bass, Bass Instrument, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Main Personnel, Percussion, Programming |
| 3 | Kazu Matsui | Audio Production, Composer, Cover Art Concept, Main Personnel, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Shakuhachi |
| 4 | Keiko Matsui | Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Piano |
| 5 | Kunihiro Takuma | Photography |
| 6 | Takashi Tei | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 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). |