Osamu Kitajima - The Source download free

Must have the been the 80s when new age radio was all the rage and thank the cosmos for introducing us culturally inept youngster's here in the US to music that connected the east and west. Previously mainstream radio in the 80s and beyond played zero/nil world influenced music!The Source is a beautiful album with very lengthy tracks that comes across more as a concept album that a few loosely conjured up compositions.What does the listener receive for their open mind and a slice of precious time? A wonderfully accomplished album that combines trad. Japanese instruments such as the koto(a stringed instrument Osamu had been featuring since the 1970s), shakahuchi(the real deal not a sample), harp, lyricon(wind driven synthesizer and very expressive) and sundry support keyboards. This for 1985 was VERY technologically infused without the entire album becoming a pretentious advertisement for a synthesizer manufacturer. The music is low key almost meditative always flowing like a stream but never roaring like the Pacific ocean. The musicians here are allowed plenty of space to feature their own musical gifts to the listeners and drawing mainly on Asian scales pentatonic etc. with the end result a journey thru the mists of Japanese highlands and beyond thru the ancient temples of solace and reflection. Osamu is known for his previous much more progressive rock and later soul-ish tinged music infused with koto but this was a slow musical braking to delve deeper into the more spiritual roots of Buddhist influenced instrumental music. Btw there are NO vocals, drums, drum machines or heavy electric guitar instrumentation so prepare your ears for a very relaxed and deeply moving listening experience!