共演者も豪華で、アコーディオンのcobaやギターの渡辺香津美、カホーンの斉藤ノブらと三味線が絡み合う場面もスリリングだ。三味線の可能性をいっそう広げた意欲作。(小山 守)
At the same time, music genres used by Agatsuma varies from Neo-Classics and New Age to Jazz, Pop and Rock. And almost Irish music of "In the Sky" could be well used by Riverdance! mmmmm, I love it, I want to dance myself when I listen to it!
The palette of music instruments used is impressive too: drums, guitar, shakuhachi, accordion, violins, cello, piano, etc. For a number of tracks programming is done by Seiichi Kyoda (a famous musician, composer and producer).
Unlike the expansive Japanese version of 'Beyond', this US version does not have a copy-control, costing much cheaper. CD is furnished with a colour 12-page booklet. MP3 samples for all 10 tracks are available on the web-site of Domo Records.
I invite you to try this new CD of Agatsuma!
上妻宏光の三味線プレーはますますかっこよくなり、ますますよくなってきました。はやくも次回作に期待してしまいます。