''Astral Voyage'' (released in Japan as ''Ten Kai'') is the first studio album by Japanese
new-age
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musician,
Kitarō. Released as ''Ten Kai'' in 1978, the album was re-released as ''Astral Voyage'' in 1985 by
Geffen Records after Kitarō signed a worldwide distribution deal with them.
Track listing
All music composed by Kitarō 喜多郎.
;Side one
# "By the Seaside" – 6:00
# "Soul of the Sea" – 2:40
# "Micro Cosmos" – 4:50
# "Beat" – 4:50
# "Fire" – 7:12
;Side two
# "Mu" – 2:38
# "Dawn of the Astral" – 5:10
# "Endless Dreamy World" – 3:28
# "Kaiso" – 4:34
# "Astral Voyage" – 8:00
Personnel
*
Kitarō – bass, drums, acoustic guitar,
koto
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* Koto (band), an Italian synth pop group
* Koto (instrument), a Japanese musical instrument
* Koto (kana), a ligature of two Japanese katakana
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* ...
,
mandolin
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,
Moog synthesizer
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, synthesizer, percussion
*
Ryusuke Seto –
biwa
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,
shakuhachi
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The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the .
* Lavi –
sitar
Production
*
Taka Nanri – Producer
*
Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff
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– Cover design
*
Moko Nanri – Executive producer
References
External links
Kitaro Official Page (English)Kitaro Official Page (Japanese)Kitaro TV -Kitaro's Official YouTube Page
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1978 debut albums
Kitarō albums