Crow by Shinji Kikuchi
OJP043: Shinji Kikuchi / Crow
Guitarist and composer Shinji Kikuchi was born 50 years ago in Kanagawa Japan and is living now in Shimane prefecture. He lived also for 4 years in the US and 4 more years in Brazil and you can definitely listen that the musical scene of both countries influenced him when composing his songs. He had piano lessons when he was 7 and started to lear classical guitar at 15.
17 was the year he started to compose and play in bands.
What he is saying about playing with people:
« I’ve played most of my life with Andean musicians from Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia… professionally,
not because that kind of music was my favorite but because life works that way. I enjoyed to play with them but I always had the desire to play other kinds of styles to express different emotions.
That was the strongest reason why I was composing and recording when I had time working with them. I was mostly playing in Japan but we traveled around Asia, like Korea where we stayed 2 months. When in brazil I was in many different projects playing jazz ,bossa nova kind of things and I guess I learned a lot of different technics. In the Us, I was too young to play professionally but played and learned a lot as well. I love listening to the cicadas insects as the melodies they do is like a message contained in their music and they are the reason I sing wishing I could have their spirit when I sing or play. »
It was about time to rediscover this great spiritual musician and here is a compilation of some of his songs: 8 own compositions in the various styles that inspired him from his 17 till today and 4 covers of his favorite Japanese songs.
Tracklist
| 1. | Fukurou | 3:51 |
| 2. | Saru Ni Tuite | 3:14 |
| 3. | Haruka Kanata | 4:21 |
| 4. | Minn Minn | 3:21 |
| 5. | Inu No Fuun | 3:13 |
| 6. | Tokyo Dodonpa Musume | 3:13 |
| 7. | Karasu | 3:18 |
| 8. | Motto Koinno | 3:31 |
| 9. | Makirika | 3:35 |
| 10. | Imomushi | 3:34 |
| 11. | Everything | 6:18 |
| 12. | Namida Kun Sayonara | 2:49 |
