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The Shape of Eggs

by East Whistle

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Aquellos Ojos Grises 04:11
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2.
El Canalezo 04:10
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3.
Éamonn An Chnoic 04:09
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4.
Lamento Di Tristano 02:53
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Mary Young and Fair 05:39
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La Vitiday San Lorenzo 03:55
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La Rouletta 04:34
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Gentle Maiden 02:23
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Bailecito 02:14
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Rothbury Hills 01:43
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The Gobbie-O 02:29
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The Shape of Eggs 01:16
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about

The Shape Of Eggs album is a mellow suite of melodies from different South American Countries, Ireland and Northumbria, arranged for Japanese and Western acoustic instruments.

It was recorded 30 years ago in 1991 in Kyoto, Japan.
This is a remastered reissue exclusive to Bandcamp.

"In the early 1990s I was living in Kyoto and was becoming deeply immersed in the Kyoto music scene. I was beginning my shakuhachi studies with Yokoyama sensei, composing music for Japanese Butoh dancers, and playing folk tunes like the ones on this album at informal gatherings and acoustic music clubs around town.

A lot of this musical activity was happening together with Melissa Holding, another English musician living in Kyoto. She shared my love of folk tunes from around the world, and also was immersed in the study of Japanese instruments. Dana Sasaki was a Canadian guitar player we became friends with, and Bob Barraza was an American percussionist that we knew through his work with Japanese dancers. There was something exciting about coming together as an international quartet and we started to develop a small following around town that encouraged us to invest the time and money in going into a professional studio where these tunes came together as an album

It's interesting to hear the sound of the 'flauto dolce' on this recording, merging beautiful colours and phrases with Japanese instruments and South American/Irish melodies. I don't play these kinds of tunes any more, but there is something timeless about the sounds and it's a great pleasure to re-release the album here.

Dana Sasaki became a very good friend and soulmate in the 20 years after we made this album. He was a very serious student of Zen meditation, and in the months leading up to his passing in 2014 we had many deep discussions on this subject that still affect and influence me today. In some ways the re-release of The Shape of Eggs is made in Dana's memory.

Track Listing:
1. Aquellos Ojos Grises - Trad. Argentina 4.11
2. El Canalezo - Trad. Equador 4.11
3. Éamonn An Chnoic - Trad. Irish 4.10
4. Lamento Di Tristano - Anon. 11th Cent Italy 2.54
5. Mary Young and Fair - Trad. Irish 5.40
6. La Vitiday San Lorenzo - Trad. Bolivia 3.56
7. La Rouletta - Huayno - Trad. Peru 4.34
8. Gentle Maiden - Trad. Northumbrian 2.23
9. Bailecito - Trad. Bolivia 2.14
10. Rothbury Hills - Trad. Northumbrian 1.43
11. The Gobbie-O - Trad. Irish 2.30
12. The Shape of Eggs - Dana Sasaki 1.16

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released September 25, 2021

Musicians:
Adrian Freedman - Shakuhachi, Flauto Dolce
Melissa Holding - Koto, Accordion
Dana Sasaki - Guitar, Voice
Bob Barraza - Percussion

All Tunes Arranged and Produced by Adrian Freedman
Recorded and Mixed by Shunji Tsuji, Townhouse Studios
Kyoto, Japan, April 1991
Re-Mastered by Adrian Freedman, Dartington 2021

Photography and Design - Dana Sasaki

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Adrian Freedman Devon, UK

Adrian Freedman is a master of the shakuhachi, bamboo Zen flute of Japan. His music is heartfelt and full of subtle dynamics which conjure an atmosphere of rarefied peace, with a deeply healing sense of spaciousness, pristine clarity and delicate beauty. The scope of his music is diverse, including songs was well as instrumental music, but an ineffable sense of the sacred is retained throughout. ... more

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