Mitsune - Dotanba [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.:  CDRW272 
Barcode: 0884108019856
Release Date: 27 Nov 2026
Genre: Folk, Jazz

 Japanese folk fusion quartet Mitsune deliver a breathtaking 25-minute continuous concept album - a
‘forbidden sound journey’ bridging tradition and psychedelic experimentation.
 Comprising two shamisen player / vocalists, a contrabassist and a percussionist, the ensemble
weave Tsugaru shamisen roots with Khaleeji rhythms, Indian raga, prog, jazz and cinematic soundscapes.
 Recorded live to tape at Brewery Studios in Berlin and sculpted into wild, transcendent dimensions by
producers Adam Sait and Pascal Karier, the album reflects deeply on human existence, nature and
transience.
 LP on Orange coloured vinyl with obi strip.

Tracklisting
1. I Dotanba: is it a day before the day?
2. II Nigōme no zasetsu
3. III Jinsei chōro no gotoshi, or, The Taniwha asked the butterfly, “what do you wanna wear in paradise?”
4. IV Saitara Bushi (lovesong to our toil)
5. V Mitsune Ondo
6. VI Kumonoko chirasu
7. VII Setogiwa: death before life