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Agatsuma's second album largely duplicates what he did on his first -- he plays his shamisen like ringing a bell over programmed backing tracks. The difference is that, this time around, there's more care and thought in at least some of those programmed tracks. So while something like "Dawnlight" can come across as bland in the very worst new age sense, a track like "Baetnorae/Tsugaru Yosare Bushi" works well, integrating the drum and shamisen in unison and answering phrases. Agatsuma's playing and technique have sharpened, too, and he pulls of complex runs with ridiculous ease, able to shift in feel from funky to meditative with great ease. His work more than compensates when the backing tracks become nonentities (as on "In the Sky" and the decidedly ungroovy "Shami's Groove"). But he needs more of a challenge -- and probably human interaction -- than is presented here. When it does all come together, as on "Heartbeat," it's sublime; however, too often it falls flat -- "Panther" is a prime example, about as unfunky as it's possible to get. Please, someone, pair this man with real musicians who'll challenge him, and then let the sparks fly.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
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Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Composer, Producer, Musician, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seiichi Kyoda, Producer, Arranger, Recording Arranger, Programming, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Hitoshi Watanabe, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Kiyotsugu Amano, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Yuichi Togashiki, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Masatoshi Kainuma, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hiroshi Soekawa, Shakuhachi, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Composer, Producer, Musician, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seiichi Kyoda, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Yoichi Nozaki, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - coba, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Composer, Producer, Musician, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seiichi Kyoda, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Yoichi Nozaki, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2004 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Composer, Producer, Musician, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seiichi Kyoda, Producer, Arranger, Recording Arranger, Programming, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Producer, Arranger, Musician, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Duk-Soo, Arranger, Work Arranger - Korian Folk Song, Composer - Tsugaru Folk Song, Composer
℗ 2004 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Composer, Producer, Musician, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seiichi Kyoda, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Yoichi Nozaki, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Kazumi Watanabe, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mio Abe, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ayumi Hashimoto, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Mio Okamura, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Kaoru Hagiwara, Viola, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Composer, Producer, Musician, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seiichi Kyoda, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Yoichi Nozaki, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2004 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Musician, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nobu Saito, Arranger, Percussion, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Composer, Producer, Percussion, Musician, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seiichi Kyoda, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Yoichi Nozaki, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2004 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Musician, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Satoru Shionoya, Arranger, Piano, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 EMI Music Japan Inc.
Album review
Agatsuma's second album largely duplicates what he did on his first -- he plays his shamisen like ringing a bell over programmed backing tracks. The difference is that, this time around, there's more care and thought in at least some of those programmed tracks. So while something like "Dawnlight" can come across as bland in the very worst new age sense, a track like "Baetnorae/Tsugaru Yosare Bushi" works well, integrating the drum and shamisen in unison and answering phrases. Agatsuma's playing and technique have sharpened, too, and he pulls of complex runs with ridiculous ease, able to shift in feel from funky to meditative with great ease. His work more than compensates when the backing tracks become nonentities (as on "In the Sky" and the decidedly ungroovy "Shami's Groove"). But he needs more of a challenge -- and probably human interaction -- than is presented here. When it does all come together, as on "Heartbeat," it's sublime; however, too often it falls flat -- "Panther" is a prime example, about as unfunky as it's possible to get. Please, someone, pair this man with real musicians who'll challenge him, and then let the sparks fly.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:37
- Main artists: Hiromitsu Agatsuma
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI MUSIC JAPAN INC.
- Genre: Electronic New Age
© 2004 EMI Japan ℗ 2004 EMI Japan
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