Orient
by Hiroshi Sato
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 May 1979
- Label: Kitty
- Country: Japan
- Length: 31:10
- Community rating: 3.77/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Bridging traditional Japanese motifs with cutting-edge electronic funk, 'Orient' is a triumph of cosmopolitan groove. Hiroshi Sato's impeccable synthesizer programming and breezy melodies coalesce into an atmosphere of effortless sophistication. The release profoundly shaped the trajectory of the burgeoning City Pop movement, offering a uniquely synthesized vision of urban leisure.
Genres
Descriptors: fusion, japanese, funky, synth, melodic, rhythmic, groove-laden
Tracklist
- Kalimba Night = カリンバナイト (4:21)
- Son Go Kuw = 孫悟空 (4:14)
- Tsuki No Ko No Namae Wa Leo = 月の子の名前はレオ (4:10)
- Doncama = ドンカマ (2:37)
- Jo-Do = 浄土 (4:51)
- Sora Tobu Jutan = 空飛ぶじゅうたん (3:36)
- Picnic = ピクニック (3:40)
- Hikaru Kaze = ひかる風 (3:41)
Credits
- Koichi Chigi - artwork
- Tsunemasa Takahashi - illustration
- Koki Ito - bass
- Jun Aoyama - drums
- Yuji Toriyama - guitar
- Hidehiko Koike - synthesizer [yamaha cp-30], synthesizer [corg]
- Shigeru Suzuki - guitar
- Pecker - percussion