Electric Island, Acoustic Sea

Electric Island, Acoustic Sea
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

1. Soaring on Dreams

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2. Fujiyama Highway

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3. Magokoro (True Heart)

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4. Infinite Escapade

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5. 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.

6. Sunny Tuesday

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7. Wander Blues

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8. Adrenaline UP!

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9. Omotesando

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10. 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.

11. 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-.

12. 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)

External links

Electric Island, Acoustic Sea on International iTunes Store