The Sound of the White Phoenix CD Details
On the "Sound of the White Phoenix" Josh Smith's dynamic and avant-garde playing style of the shakuhachi , a Japanese bamboo flute, will take you on a mysterious journey through tradition and the imagination.This CD and compositions were highly influenced by the environment where he lives in Japan. Katsuragi is a serene area of Nara surrounded by the mountains of Nijozan, Katsuragi-san and Kongo-san. This CD, the Sound of the White Phoenix (or Hakuho-on), has a traditional feeling as well as an abstract feeling of the White Phoenix gliding through the surrounding foggy mountains.
Song List 1. Myogetsu (Bright Moon) 2. Yamagoe (Crossing the Mountain) 3. Sagariha (Falling Leaves) 4. Lullaby of the Chugoku Region 5. Yoikaze (Dark Wind) 6. Lullaby of Katsuragi 7. Sokkan 8. Tamuke 9. Hakuho (White Phoenix) 10. Myogetsu (Mysterious Moon)
Josh's other meditational, relaxing, and traditional CDs are on the following pages: A shakuhachi duo who blend analog with digital sounds, Kurofune is a combination of shakuhachi duets as well as synthesizer.
Mahoroba CD
Kurofune CD
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