Tak¿¿Dak¿¿ & Neptune: Asian Roots

by John Kaizan Neptune, TakeDake

Overview

Probably the best words to describe John Kaizan Neptune are explorer and adventurer. Almost all the instruments used in TakeDake are bamboo-only instruments of Neptune's own creation: baliphone (bamboo marimba), bambass, bamboo drum set, bamboo conga, bamboo frame drum, and, of course, shakuhachi. To that are added some other instruments from Bali, Vietnam, and more. TakeDake in fact means "bamboo only." The music itself is as much an exploration as the instruments themselves. For example, the melody of the first piece "Ocean Motion" is based on a Japanese five-tone folk scale, the 12/8 rhythmic groove is African and it is accompanied by a Vietnamese torung. Two pieces are distinctly Balinese and Javanese in character. The other pieces have Japanese, Korean, Cambodian, African, and other influences. Quite a melting pot, but quite an adventure. Something to satisfy for the best musical travelers. ~ Bruno Deschenes

Product Details

Release Date:	08/04/1998
Label:	Denon / Denon Records
UPC:	0795041807229
Rank:	18677

Tracks

1. Ocean Motion
2. In the Hollow
3. Jegoging
4. Java
5. Korea Idea
6. Japanese Roots
7. Five Nodes
8. Uduboo
9. Parting Paths
10. Sky and Sand Way
11. Angklung Journey
12. Angklung Journey

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Kaizan Neptune   Primary Artist,Shakuhachi,Flute
TakeDake   Primary Artist
Neptune-Fukuhara-Yoshihama   Primary Artist
Yoshinori Nomi   Congas,Percussion
Mark DeRose   Bamboo Drum Set
Hitoshi Hamada   Balafon
Christopher Hardy   Congas,Percussion

Technical Credits

Hiroyuki Okano   Producer
John Kaizan Neptune   Liner Notes,Art Direction,Arranger,Composer
Augustus Pablo   Composer
Freddy Friday   Composer
TakeDake   Composer
Hiroyuki Hosaka   Mastering
Hitoshi Hamada   Composer
Toshiyasu Shiozawa   Engineer
Hiroshi Hato   Photography
Alvin O. Tyler   Composer