MURAOKA MINORU & NEW DIMENSION GROUP Shakuhachi BAMBOO 1971 Spiritual Japan Jazz

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MURAOKA MINORU & NEW DIMENSION GROUP: “Wagaki Meikyoku Series – Araki no Tsuki”

Label: DAIEI Records

Label Number: G-4008

ORIGINAL 1st JAPAN PRESSING from 1971 on the DAIEI Records label!!! – Killer Japanese Spiritual Shakuhachi jazz album. Rarely surfaces & in TOP CONDITION!!!!!!

GRADING:

LP Record: Near Mint

Gatefold Jacket: Excellent, some mildew aging spots visible against white background due to age.

Some words on this issue: MURAOKA MINORU & NEW DIMENTION GROUP: “Wagaki Meikyoku Series – Araki no Tsuki” (Daiei Records – G-4008) Bloody scarce Muraoka Minoru slide, original press on the short-lived Daiei Records imprint from February 1971. Muraoka sure made a string of records, possibly way too much but in between his tsunami of releases, some gems remain hidden and waiting to be discovered. This one here especially is a carefully crafted one, heavily breathing out a traditional Japanese aesthetic which he multi-folds into a bewitching sonic adventure through time and space. His use of traditional instruments such as koto, biwa, shakuhachi, fragrances of Gagaku & ceremonial music and taiko and transplanting them into a modern setting works remarkably intoxicating and right from the opening tones of “Araki No Tsuki” one gets transported towards still undetected isles that remain still hidden far away into the Japanese Sea. His fusing of modernity with traditional waves works bewitchingly well and at times – but never too bland or too straight into your face – one can sniff up some fumes that drifted in with the wind, baring miniscule vapors of diluted cocktail lounge moves, soft enka instrumental cum-rhythms and mild jazz orchestrations, turning the whole into a wicked but elegant hybrid musical genre that still needs to get defined and properly catalogued. This recording is Muraoka on his most traditional trip ever, a voyage where he sets out to reinvigorate traditional Japanese sonic sentiments with a new approach and lifting them out of the secluded fog of history in order to get sucked up and devoured by a new eager audience that walked the downtown streets in Tokyo anno 1971. A stunning record and possibly my all time favorite Muraoka slide ever. Possibly even better than “Bamboo” to these ears…but sadly enough his rarest and most unknown one due to the short-lived Daiei label it came out on. Original 1971 pressing in great condition!!!!

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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

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