Music composed, arranged and performed by Frederick Rousseau
Recorded during august and september 1993 at "La Ferme de Matacelle"
Overdubs recorded at Epsilon Lab. Paris, engineered by Philippe Colonna
Mixed, edited and mastered at Epsilon Lab. by F. Rousseau and P. Colonna
Special technical support by Audio land and F. Mandin
Music produced for SPX production by F.D.C. and F. Rousseau
This album is based on Japanese original performances from different sources and regions
Samples sources from "Satsuma Biwa" song "Kawanakajima performed by Sisui Enomoto
Samples sources from "Ethnic Sound" song Muserei performed by Chii Bulico, by courtesy ok King Records
Japan Samples sources from Japan 1 "Atsumori" performed by Kinshi Tsuruta, by courtesy of Ocora France
MUSICIANS:
Atsuko Constant: koto, vocals and backing
Miho: japanese narration, voices
Didier Malherbe: flutes, japanese flutes, tubes
Jean Philippe Rykiel: minimoog and synthesizers
Didier Sandra: shakuhashi
Frédérick Rousseau: synthesizers and percussions
Stephan Lang: violin
Enomoto Sisui: biwa, vocal
Chii Bulico: chinese violin
Kinshi Tsuruta: shamisen, vocals satsuma.
INSTRUMENTS:
Koto, shakuhashi, piccolo, bamboo flute, bass flute, japanese cymbals, small gong, kodo drums, percussions and various electronic instruments and synthesizers / Thanks to Japanese technology.
Poems from "Le parfum de la lune"by Buson, translated from japanese by Cheng Wing Fun and Hervé Collet, calligraphy by Cheng Wing Fun, with the kind authorisation of Moundarren Publishing.
Special thanks to all of you for helping me through this project
This album is dedicated to Judy, Camille and Marion.
Cover and inner photos: Pierre Espagne, Paris
Illustration: detail of a Kabuki Scene by Kunisada (around 1850), collection P. Espagne
Design: ALD / redesigned by Caroline Vergon
Publishing: POLYGRAM MUSIC FRANCE - HONEY B
Made in France by MPO
ⓒ 1997 ORIGINS
ⓟ 1994 SPX
Licensed by SPX
Distribution Origins France