芸能山城組 (Geinoh Yamashirogumi) is a Japanese musical collective founded on Ja… Read Full Bio ↴芸能山城組 (Geinoh Yamashirogumi) is a Japanese musical collective founded on January 19, 1974 by Shoji Yamashiro, consisting of hundreds of people from all walks of life: journalists, doctors, engineers, students, businessmen, etc. The array of talents and ideas available brings a peerless degree of creativity to their work, which is known for skillful fusion of traditional music with high technology. Their early albums were marked by a distinct world influence, with works such as Chi No Hibiki (Echoes of the Earth Sing East Europe) displaying Bulgarian and other eastern European singing styles and Africa Genjoh (The African Vision Singing) featuring African stylised chanting. Osore-zan - Dounokenbai, furthermore, offered a more psychedelic flavor with Krautrock influences and the introduction of guitar work.
Their breakthrough however came in the 1980s. MIDI digital synthesizers could not handle the tuning systems of traditional gamelan music, so the group had to start from scratch, teaching themselves how to program in order to modify their equipment. The album that followed, Ecophony Rinne (1986) was a new direction for the group, the first time they incorporated computer generated sounds into their work. It also marked the start of what's now known as the "trilogy". The success of this album brought them to the attention of Katsuhiro Otomo, who commissioned them to create what would become their most well-known work, the soundtrack of Akira. Ecophony Gaia, released in 1990, is the third album of the "trilogy" - Ecophony Rinne (1986) and Symphonic Suite AKIRA (1988) make up the respective first and second albums in the trilogy - and like Akira before it revels in experimentation, with traditional musical styles and modern instrumentation and synthesizers being used to create a wonderful fusion of styles that become almost impossible to clearly categorise.
Geinoh Yamashirogumi has faithfully and accurately reproduced over eighty different styles of traditional music and performances from around the world, but despite having performed internationally to a high degree of critical acclaim, they remain relatively unknown.
Their breakthrough however came in the 1980s. MIDI digital synthesizers could not handle the tuning systems of traditional gamelan music, so the group had to start from scratch, teaching themselves how to program in order to modify their equipment. The album that followed, Ecophony Rinne (1986) was a new direction for the group, the first time they incorporated computer generated sounds into their work. It also marked the start of what's now known as the "trilogy". The success of this album brought them to the attention of Katsuhiro Otomo, who commissioned them to create what would become their most well-known work, the soundtrack of Akira. Ecophony Gaia, released in 1990, is the third album of the "trilogy" - Ecophony Rinne (1986) and Symphonic Suite AKIRA (1988) make up the respective first and second albums in the trilogy - and like Akira before it revels in experimentation, with traditional musical styles and modern instrumentation and synthesizers being used to create a wonderful fusion of styles that become almost impossible to clearly categorise.
Geinoh Yamashirogumi has faithfully and accurately reproduced over eighty different styles of traditional music and performances from around the world, but despite having performed internationally to a high degree of critical acclaim, they remain relatively unknown.
Primordial Germination
芸能山城組 Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by 芸能山城組:
Kaneda 嵐 瓦礫 炎 破片 街 竜巻 力 光 ヤツら 祭り 空…
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@eepmon
I got this album as a gift back in the 90s. Timeless and prevails to this day. A rare gem. There are more tracks after this one. I really like the 2nd where it begins with a mantra of sorts 🙏
@RusticChivalry1985
Who gave this to you in the 90s? That's one hell of a Christmas present. lol
@simontust2188
Gracias por publicar esta reliquia!
@Chief
This is so beautiful. This needs to become mainstream
@glassjaw2007
It won´t, its reserved for those that seek something otherwordly and hidden :)
@zenxiety1512
THIS IS AMAZING!!! its perfect bro
@depechemodevilla
Thanks for posting this, its spectacular.
@SuperEmanator
this is awesome!!!! It's blowing my mind!!!!
@Aienkei
Otomo Katsuhiro really like the Ecophony Rinne album. This explain the score of Akira movie.
@tian297
I feel really smart listening to this to be honest.