Yoshida Brothers / Tsugaru Shamisen
| Album: | Tsugaru Shamisen | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Yoshida Brothers | Added: | Jun 2008 | |
| Label: | Domo Records, Inc. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2008-06-22 | Pull Date: | 2008-08-24 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 24 | Aug 17 | Aug 10 | Aug 3 | Jul 20 | Jul 13 | Jul 6 | Jun 29 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 07, 2010: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Overland Blues |
4. | Aug 31, 2008: | The Zikr
Kodo |
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| 2. | Aug 03, 2010: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Overland Blues |
5. | Aug 22, 2008: | Memory Select
Overland Blues |
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| 3. | Apr 28, 2009: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Overland Blues |
6. | Aug 21, 2008: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
Kodo (Inside The Sun Remix) |
Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2008-06-21
Reviewed 2008-06-21
A “best of” album featuring the wildly popular Japanese brothers and their Tsugaru Shamisens (a 3-foot long, 3-stringed instrument played with a pick). They blend traditional Japanese with western influences and create a very cool sound. Variously backed by strings, perc, and other instruments. Instrumentals.
*1. Slow female wailing then fast shamisen electronica. Tres hip. 4:22
*2. Way cool, upbeat dueling shamisens. 3:18
*3. Cool country twang w/shamisens as banjos. Mid, great sound. 4:31
4. Slow & sweeping blend of old & new w/a lush sound. Picks up. 3:21
*5. Upbeat picking, a lively tour-de-force. 2:24
6. Taiko drums/flute a mid/upbeat modernization of a traditional sound. 6:37
*7. Cool blend of accordion/strings/perc. Sweeping w/varying tempos. 4:24
8. Keyboards/bass. Soft, lyrical, nostalgic, downtempo. 3:31
9. Fast picking with some great tradeoffs between the two. 3:46
10, Starts w/a trad-taiko sound. Add lush strings. Slow soundtrack. 4:41
*11. Remix of #2 w/electronica. Used in a Wii ad. 4:13
13. Tribute to Ennio Morricone. Various tempos, extra electrics. Kinda cool. 5:42
*1. Slow female wailing then fast shamisen electronica. Tres hip. 4:22
*2. Way cool, upbeat dueling shamisens. 3:18
*3. Cool country twang w/shamisens as banjos. Mid, great sound. 4:31
4. Slow & sweeping blend of old & new w/a lush sound. Picks up. 3:21
*5. Upbeat picking, a lively tour-de-force. 2:24
6. Taiko drums/flute a mid/upbeat modernization of a traditional sound. 6:37
*7. Cool blend of accordion/strings/perc. Sweeping w/varying tempos. 4:24
8. Keyboards/bass. Soft, lyrical, nostalgic, downtempo. 3:31
9. Fast picking with some great tradeoffs between the two. 3:46
10, Starts w/a trad-taiko sound. Add lush strings. Slow soundtrack. 4:41
*11. Remix of #2 w/electronica. Used in a Wii ad. 4:13
13. Tribute to Ennio Morricone. Various tempos, extra electrics. Kinda cool. 5:42
Track Listing
| 1. | Storm | 8. | My Heart Holds | |||
| 2. | Kodo | 9. | Blooming | |||
| 3. | Overland Blues | 10. | Cherry Blossoms In Winter | |||
| 4. | A Hill With No Name | 11. | Kodo | |||
| 5. | Modern | 12. | Rising | |||
| 6. | Saiun | 13. | Morricone | |||
| 7. | Passion | . |