Kenji Ikegami - KANNON

Kenji Ikegami
KANNON
Crosspoint, 17853 Records
Japan, 2024
LP

Deep, absolutely gorgeous ambient compositions for shakuhachi. The 16th-century Japanese bamboo flute is accompanied on the A-side by gentle spa-ambient percussion, and on the B-side by an Ainu mouth harp called a mukkuri. Released on the label of the legendary digger & offbeat DJ Chee Shimizu, this is one you can absolutely melt into. Not many copies in the U.S.