Album “Mother of Pearl” (2015)

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Audio samples (duration: 1:30)

  1. 01 Gipsy Naochika Sogabe 4:42
  2. 02 Mother of Pearl Naochika Sogabe 6:06
  3. 03 Killing Beauty Naochika Sogabe 3:35
  4. 04 Inori-Prayer Naochika Sogabe 4:34
  5. 05 Uzume (Goddess of Dance) Naochika Sogabe 4_32
  6. 06 Morning Star Naochika Sogabe 4:26
  7. 07 Isis Naochika Sogabe 4:32
  8. 08 Hanging Gardens of Babylon Naochika Sogabe 4:00
  9. 09 Roses Naochika Sogabe 4:56

Description

01. Gipsy

Lute, electric guitar, electric bass, drums, frame drum The rhythm is 9/8 time in irregular beat (4-3-2). It’s the typical rhythm of Roman Havasi, turkish gipsy. You find many videos of it in Youtube.

02. Mother of Pearl

3x Oud, electric guitar, frame drum and strings

04. Inori – Prayer

Baroque lute solo With prelude in half tone step I made this piece for the understanding between various religions.

05. Uzume (Goddess of Dance)

Heavy Metal with lute, oud, electric guitar, electric bass, frame drum, Tibetan zimbel, synthesizer Uzume is a goddess in Shinto, Japanese traditional religion. Once the sun goddess Ameterasu (Yes, the most important god for Japanese is FEMALE.) was angry and hide in the cave and the world became dark. Uzume danced before the cave. Amaterasu became curious and came out from the cave. So the world got the light again.

06. Morning Star

Lute, electric guitar and synthesizer

07. Isis

Lute, electric guitar, electric bass, drums and strings I wrote it in 8/8 time (3-3-2) in the first half, then 10/8 (3-3-4) to the end. I made the soli of oud and guitar like a dialogue.

08. Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Lute, electric guitar, electric bass, drums, frame drums, strings

09. Roses

Slow-metal with oud, electric guitar, electric bass, drums, frame drum, bell, strings “Rose” is the ornements at the sound hole of oud and lute.