Thursday, September 9, 2021

Yosuke Watanabe - 思考の樹 (My Invisible Tree) 2021 Musilogue

Musilogue releases a new album by a percussionist Yosuke Watanabe. Together with five musicians, he has created this album full of tension and atmosphere, with an emphasis on improvisation.

With the exception of the percussion solo on the first track, every track is a duo performance between Watanabe and the musicians, which highlights the individuality of each player.

A succession of genre-less waves of sound, including ethnic collaborations with players familiar with traditional music such as the fiddle (Ireland), gadulka (Bulgaria) and kokyu (Japan), and sessions with violin and guitar using effects pedals in contemporary style.

Watanabe's evolving hybrid set of drums and percussions freely performances between static and dynamic in this ultra distinctive work.

1. 自由奔放 (Free and Alive) 03:58
2. 駆け抜ける (Dashing) 05:16
3. 光、揺れる (The Light, Sways) 02:28
4. 制御不能 (Out of Control) 04:56
5. 気、散る (The Mind, Wonders) 01:26
6. 枯山水 (Zen Garden) 03:33
7. 底の闇 (Lurking Darkness) 06:35
8. 秋の天気 (Kaleidoscopic Weather) 05:52
9. 律、乱れる (The Rhythm, Scatters) 01:06
10. 海面と鳥 (The Sea and The Bird) 04:11
11. 声、暴れる (The Voice, Bursts) 01:42
12. ぬくもり (Warmth) 02:49
13. 大騒動 (Spree) 05:17
14. こきりこ節 (Kokiriko-Bushi) 04:14