Benzaiten

by Osamu Kitajima

Benzaiten cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Island
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 39:25
  • Community rating: 3.88/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Masterfully blending ancient Eastern traditions with highly experimental, modern studio techniques, Osamu Kitajima crafted a deeply immersive, cross-cultural masterpiece. 'Benzaiten' is a remarkably peaceful, highly meditative journey through psychedelic folk, utilizing wonderfully playful tribal rhythms and deeply spiritual Japanese mythology to create a vibrant, spring-like acoustic atmosphere.

Genres

Descriptors: mythology, instrumental, fusion, experimental, atmospheric, flute, electronic, progressive, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Benzaiten - God of Music & Water (3:35)
  2. Taiyo the Sun (7:52)
  3. Tengu - A Long-Nosed Goblin (5:39)
  4. Benzaiten (Reprise) (11:26)
  5. Whoma Immortality (10:51)

Credits

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