Stephan Micus - Desert Poems

I think this is one of the most overlooked Micus albums. It doesn't have the epic quality of say Ocean or the experimental edge of The Music of Stones, neither the devotional loneliness of Athos, but still it's a noteworthy album. For one, it contains one of the most beautiful short tracks he's ever written, "Adela," another track with mourning violins that's great, "Shen Khar Venakhi," a great love song with an a-cappella delivery, "Contessa Entelina," and a lonely shakuhachi hymn, "For Yukand generally it's a diverse album with both classical music elements and a lot of African percussion moments that are cool and relaxing. 2001 cd on ECM.


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Kōhachiro Miyata ‎– Shakuhachi - The Japanese Flute

 

Mournful and meditative sounds from the master of the Japanese flute called shakuhachi, which has a wide note range despite having only five holes, thus requiring a masterful technique. This is the original shit, no lame-ass ethnic bullshit played in restaurants. Recorded in 1976 during an American tourand released on vinyl in 1977, it contains melodies based on ancient compositions as it is noted. 1991 cd on Elektra Nonesuch.

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