"Kiriko (Album Pop Mix)" genre: World Fusion
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	Kiriko sonically radiates a very hypnotic mood, quite different from anything The OBViOUS has attempted before. It's a song which marks a most intriguing pop/world beat collaboration between The OBViOUS & two traditional Japanese musicians from Tokyo.
	MP3.com CD: "Kiriko" Maxi CD Single (2002) - buy it! CD: Upcoming: obliVious CD (due late 2003)   Label: www.digitalBanana.net Credits: Co-produced by mr christopher and Tiazo Nakata (of T's Color)
	Story Behind the Song The song was originally inspired by mr christopher's meeting with a lovely waitress in a not-so-traditional Japanese restaurant in the Shinagawa district of Tokyo in spring 2002. Mr. Christopher was captivated by the sound of her name which instantly ins pired the main melody. However, it wasn't until mr christopher's chance "internet meeting" with Gagaku enthusiast, composer, musician, producer, Tiazo Nakata that the whole concept came together. Tiazo Nakata, who works and plays with a Japanese traditi onal instrumental group called T's Color, met only once with mr christopher at the Digital Banana Recording Studio in Harajuku (Tokyo, Japan), where they discussed (through interpreters) the arrangement. Then, both went to work in their respective studi os to create the inspired collaboration you now hear that fuses the usual OBViOUS guitar, bass and drums instrumentation with a Japanese traditional (specifically "Gagaku") instruments. Tiazo Nakata performed the Shamisen (a lute), Sho (a reeded pipe) and Biwa (a four-stringed lute). Other T's Color member, Yuka Hamane, added the featured virtuoso koto (13 stringed harp-like flat zither) performance in addition to beautiful backing vocals to "Kiriko." Tiazo produced and recorded all the traditional Japanese instrument tracks at his studio in Hino (Tokyo, Japan), afterwhich everything was mixed by mr christopher back at the Digital Banana Recording Studio. "I remember what an exciting but warm moment it was when I finally heard it all together", said mr c. "It was such an rich colorful sound." A musical match to such a lovely melodic name: "Kiriko" T's Color web site: http:// office430.com/TsColor For Gagaku info: http://www.gagaku.net/ ...and of course you can always find the OBViOUS at: http://the-obvious.com Additional OBViOUS thanks to: Tomoyuki Nishimura, Junko Morita, Steve Brown... and of course, Kiriko. Lyrics Kiriko Listen to the waves Her name surrounds me Kiriko Feel the autumn wind Her fingers through my hair KirikoΡ

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