AUDIOPHILE LP:RYUSUKE SETO / MIROKU:JAPAN OBI

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 :RYUSUKE SETO "MIROKU" (LP)(1979)   
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Catalog:Catalog:Catalog:ZEN (ZEN 1005)   
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  :Tracklisting  Side-A:1. Question & Answer (6’57)-Seto draws upon the teachings of the Zen master Misao Matsuoka for the theme of this piece . Out of the “tale of a white monk” comes a parable of water and waves . “Life is like a wave, or a wave like life, rising only to fall, and falling yet rising again. Smashed into a thousand pieces upon the rocks, yet always remaining the same in essence.”  2. Angels Forest (3’57)-An angel dances from tree to tree in an open wood while chanting the five great universal tones…..Seto traveled to distant Togakushi to listen to the silent murmuring of its remote seclusion. The result is the sound of nature itself crystallized in a three-way dialogue between the forest, percussion instruments, and an angel.  3. Cool Rain In August (6’14)-Seto has journeyed to many places in his dreams, and this song is derived from one of them. He is walking in a forest in a cool August rain. In his dream, he comes to realize the truth of the unity of all things……that all men are brothers, all else -- the trees, flowers, and birds around him - are cousins, and the wind and sky his friends.  4. Dream Land (4’41)-“Dream Land” alludes to the illusionary goals set by people, whether it be wealth, success, or fame. Seto underlines the futility of toiling in the ocean of society to reach such ephemeral goals, and points to the heart and mind for the eternal.  
Side-B:1. Fire & Water (2’37)-Written especially for this album, according to an arrangement by Japan’s famous conductor Kosuke Onozaki. Fire and water are the mysterious stuff of the universe and within them lies the source of all things.  2. Miroku (5.6.7) (6’41)-The first instrumental piece by Seto. The theme came to him one night in his California home. First comes five, then six, and then seven beats. The first stanza consists of 36 bars. 36 can be read Miroku in Japanese, for Mi is three and Roku is six. 567 Miroku is fire (vertical), 369 Miroku is water (horizontal), each adds up to 18, and when they come together as a cross it becomes 36.…………………Miroku.  3. Susano No Mikoto (13’01)-There is an ancient myth in Japan, handed down orally from the distant past. An eight- headed serpent terrorizes the people and all attempts to slaughter it end in failure. The hero, Susano no Mikoto lulls the monster with wine and song and cuts off its heads when it falls into a drunken stupor. This is the first in a series of myths and tales from Japan that Seto plans to put to music.  4. Miroku (3.6.9) (2’31)-This last piece of the album starts with a chorus of the five great tones of space and moves on to a three-six-nine theme. These five tones are said to resound with incredible force throughout the universe. The mystic chant “Om”, of Yoga as conceived by Seto, is also derived from the same source.      
:Recorded 1979 at SME MUSIC Studio Tokyo & Hollywood CA.  
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