Cassette: KITARO: Silk Road Volumes 1 & 2 ( 1981 Kuckuck CASSETTE)

The Kitaro Silk Road cassette is a soundtracks & musicals genre cassette featuring the artist Kitaro. The cassette comes in a standard jewel case and was manufactured in West Germany. It offers listeners a unique musical experience with its captivating sound and evocative compositions, perfect for those who appreciate elrctronic ambient and instrumental music.

This is the cassette tape version of Kitaro's album Silk Road.

It was originally the soundtrack to a Japanese television mini-series.

The album is a pioneering work in electronic and new-age music.

It primarily uses analog synthesizers like the miniKORG 700S, Korg-800 DV, and Minimoog.

Kitaro's album Silk Road. Originally released in 1980 as the soundtrack to a Japanese television documentary series of the same name, this album became a classic of the new-age and electronic music genres. The music blends traditional Japanese influences with Western electronic instrumentation.

Track Listing-

Silk Road typically features the following tracks:

• A1Silk Road Theme (Shichu no Michi)
• A2Bell Tower (Shoro)
• A3Heavenly Father (Tenchi Sohzo Shin)
• A4The Great River (Harukanaru Taiga)
• A5The Great Wall Of China (Chohjo)
• A6Flying Celestial Nymphs (Hiten)
• A7Silk Road Fantasy (Silk Road Genso)
• A8Shimmering Light (Hikari to Kage)
• A9Westbound (Nishi ni Mukkatte)
• A10Time (Toki no Nagare)
• A11Bodhisattva (Bosatsu)
• A12Everlasting Road (Towa no Michi)
• B1Peace (Shizukesa no Nakade)
• B2Takla Makan Desert (Takuramakan Sabaku)
• B3Eternal Spring (Inochi no Izumi)
• B4Silver Moon (Karakhoto no Genso)
• B5Magical Sand Dance (Shimpi naru Suna no Mai)
• B6Year 40080 (40080 Nen)
• B7Time Travel (Jikukan)
• B8Reincarnation (Saisei)
• B9Dawning (Yoake)
• B10Tienshan (Tenzan)

This album was highly influential and commercially successful, with combined sales of volumes 1 and 2 exceeding three million copies worldwide.

Case/cassette may have minor imperfections due to handling and storage. See photos for condition.

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