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This is what happens when a Western composer thinks about Eastern places whose art, culture, and history have affected him deeply. These are not "Asian" pieces so much as they are "MY Asian" pieces; each is intimately intertwined with the "Western" man I am. While most have a main theme, these are always colored by other countries, cultures, and times, some real and some imagined. What I hope to achieve is that all facets, east and west, shine in each moment only with and through the light of the other.
Welcome; enjoy.
Steve Layton
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| (2000) For a traditional Japanese ensemble, but blending Japanese and Western musical languages. In early Japan, having a "pillow" of grass could mean that someone was travelling without any of the normal comforts; often into exile, or towards their execution. | MP3.com CD: My Asia -  buy it!
Label: NiwoSound
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| (2000) Southeast Asia (with a few borrowings from north and south), just before the rains return. | MP3.com CD: My Asia - buy it!
Label: NiwoSound
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| (2001) A mix of a number of memories, mostly from Japan. What begins as a traditional sound transforms itself as the dream unfolds. |
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