Here's a 3rd album by NeoBallad, unit of singer Wakasa Sachi and drummer/producer Kamiryō Wataru (ex-P-Model, Grass Valley), who together perform Japanese traditional songs (minyō) with a techno twist.
A one-man event will be held at Koenji High on August 16, with guest musicians on Tsugaru-jamisen and violin.
NeoBallad "03 ~enishi~"
NeoBallad 「03 ~縁~」
1. Hachinohe kouta (Aomori pref.)
2. Nikkō Waraku-dōri (Tochigi pref.)
3. Miyagi nagamochiuta (Miyagi pref.)
4. Shimotsui bushi (Okayama pref.)
5. Mamurogawa ondo (Yamagata pref.)
6. Hiroshima kiyari ondo (Hiroshima pref.)
7. Shinsōma bushi (Fukushima pref.)
8. Sotoyama bushi (Iwate pref.)
9. Kase no yakko odori (Aomori pref.)
10. Akita nagamochiuta (Akita pref.)
Shinko Music SMRA-1009
Out 8/8, ¥1852 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records (Japan only) †, YesAsia,
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.
"Hachinohe kouta"
Album digest
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"02 ~ōgon no sato~"
"01" (Amazon)
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