Electric Island, Acoustic Sea
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| Electric Island, Acoustic Sea | |
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| Album by Tak Matsumoto & Daniel Ho | |
| Released | February 8, 2017 |
| Genre | Rock & Hawaiian |
| Length | 54:02 |
| Label | Vermillion Records |
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto & Daniel Ho |
Electric Island, Acoustic Sea is a studio album by Tak Matsumoto and Hawaiian multi-instrumentalist Daniel Ho, released on February 8, 2017. This is the first collaboration between the two Grammy Award-winning musicians and Tak's second such collaboration after 2010's TAKE YOUR PICK with American jazz legend Larry Carlton. The album received a simultaneous worldwide release when it was made available internationally on iTunes at launch.
The tour was supported by Tak Matsumoto & Daniel Ho Live! 2017 -Electric Island, Acoustic Sea- that held shows throughout Japan and had its final showing in Hawaii at Blue Note Hawaii.
Track listing
- Soaring on Dreams
- Fujiyama Highway
- Magokoro (True Heart)
- Infinite Escapade
- Faithfully
- File:tda01 05.ogg The only non-instrumental song on the album, "Faithfully" is an electric-acoustic cover of the classic 1983 ballad originally by Journey. Ho provides the vocals for the recording.
- Sunny Tuesday
- Wander Blues
- Adrenaline UP!
- Omotesando
- Island of peace
- File:tda01 10.ogg Self-cover of Tak Matsumoto's solo composition of the same name from New Horizon. The original song sourced its inspiration and title from Hawaii, thus its inclusion here.
- Rain
- File:tda01 11.ogg A second self-cover of a Tak Matsumoto solo composition and also from New Horizon, which served as the studio debut of the song as it was previously performed as his solo during B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 -ENDLESS SUMMER-.
- Lia
- File:tda01 12.ogg A cover of Daniel Ho's composition.
Personnel
Tak Matsumoto & Daniel Ho
- Tak Matsumoto: Electric Guitar, Music Composition (TRACKS 2, 6-11), Arrangement (TRACKS 2, 6-11)
- Daniel Ho: 12-String Guitar (TRACK 1), Rhythm Electric Guitar (TRACKS 1 & 3), Acoustic Guitar (TRACKS 5, 8, 7, 9, 12), Music Composition (TRACKS 1, 3, 4, 8, 12), Arrangement (TRACKS 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10-12), Vocals (TRACK 5), Bass (TRACKS 1, 4, 5, 6), Sanshin (TRACK 2), Ukulele (TRACKS 2 & 6), Tenor & Soprano Ukulele (TRACK 10), Piano (TRACKS 1, 3, 4, 10, 11), Keyboard (TRACKS 1, 3, 4), Electric Piano (TRACK 9), Triangle (TRACK 4), Cymbal (TRACK 4), Udu (TRACKS 6 & 11), Uriuri (TRACK 6), Ipu Heke (TRACKS 6, 10, 11), Shaker (TRACKS 6 & 11), Chinese Cymbal (TRACK 8), Caxixi (TRACK 10), Cha-Cha (TRACKS 10 & 11), Talking Drum (TRACK 11), Bongos (TRACK 11), China Cymbal (TRACK 11), Wood Rattle (TRACK 11)
- Steve Billman: Bass (TRACKS 2-7 & 9), Fretless Bass (TRACK 3)
- Barry Sparks: Bass (TRACK 11)
- David Enos: Wood Bass (TRACK 10)
- Randy Drake：Drums (TRACKS 1-4, 6-9), Taiko (TRACKS 2, 7, 8, 11), Agogô (TRACK 2), Güiro (TRACK 2), Tambourine (TRACK 2)
- Hiroko Ishikawa with Lime Ladies Orchestra：Strings (TRACK 10)
- Dana Xue: Cello (TRACKS 3 & 8)
- June Kuramoto: Koto (TRACKS 2, 4, 8, 11)
- Hideyuki Terachi: Arrangement (TRACKS 2, 7 & 9)
- Jonathan Cain & Steve Perry from Journey: Music Composition & Lyrics Composition (TRACK 5)