Eitetsu Hayashi, EITETSU FU-UN no KAI, Dozan Fujiwara, Kisho Tosya - Eitetsu The Taiei (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Hayashi Shichi-Sei (Seven Stars)
02. Hayashi Mitsumai (Three Dances)
03. Hayashi Jakuchu 2024 -The Wings of flightless birds-
04. Hayashi Taiko-utsu-kora

“The ensemble to create highly artistic music that is different from the past Taiko music”

A culmination of the work of the master of taiko, Eitetsu Hayashi. Eitetsu Hayashi’s first album in 18 years, with all new recordings, is a culmination of the sound world of Eitetsu Hayashi, who has reached the height of his maturity. This album, which is the first in the Ultimate Sound Series and continues the lineage of the Super Sound Adventure Series, which is a must-have for audiophiles, focuses on sound.

Top young taiko drummers active in Japan who resonate with Eitetsu Hayashi’s music make up this unit. It has a fluid membership of 10 or more drummers. In addition to performing in Hayashi’s original composition which features the big taiko drum, the members join Hayashi, who is a pioneer taiko soloist, when he creates an ensemble. “FU-UN no KAI” in the Japanese dictionary refers to a favorable opportunity for a highly aspiring figure to achieve his goals. The phrase was put to use as the name of the unit because it reflects their spirit. Since they were founded in 1995, its overwhelming power and live performances have elicited strong responses around the country and abroad. The summer of 2005 marked its 10th anniversary. Since that time, it has started full-fledged activities as an independent unit with Shuichiro Ueda, Mikita Hase, Makoto Tashiro and Tasuku Tsuji as key members.

The unit delights the audience with and extraordinary taiko ensemble in various formats while exhibiting the individuality of each member. Inheriting Hayashi’s aesthetic sense, the unit puts on a tight show with a good, grainy sound, tone sequences that flexibly combine the slow and fast, strong and weak, and polished sound landscapes.

Eitetsu Hayashi’s passionate performance of the taiko drums is brought out as an amazing super-deep bass. This is an amazing album that truly questions the limits of the fidelity of playback devices. Enjoy the unparalleled sound world of the special guests Fujiwara Dozan (shakuhachi) and Fujisha Takao (noh flute), who are top runners in the Japanese music world, and Eitetsu Fuun no Kai, who perform a sophisticated ensemble. Caution when playing: This album contains sounds with an extremely wide dynamic and frequency range, so please play it at a low volume to avoid damaging your speakers.

Eitetsu Hayashi, Taiko-drums
Special guests:
Fujiwara Dozan, shakuhachi
Fujisha Takao, noh flute
Eitetsu Fuun no Kai, Taiko-drums

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