Cover of Yoshitsune

Yoshitsune

PoiL Ueda

3 November 2023

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Tracklist 8 tracks, 40:00
  1. 1Kumo 雲(船弁慶)6:11
  2. 2Kumo 雲(船弁慶)4:20
  3. 3Kumo 雲(船弁慶)2:58
  4. 4Omine-san 大峰山(吉野静)6:12
  5. 5Yoshino 吉野(静の和歌)8:00
  6. 6Ataka 安宅4:44
  7. 7Kokô 虎口2:49
  8. 8Kokô 虎口4:47

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Rated 10/10

Employing ancient Japanese storytelling techniques such as Buddhist chants and the playing of the biwa (lute), Ueda flexes her expressive expertise in retelling the tale of a successful samurai lord later betrayed unto death by his jealous brother. Japanese bardic tradition meets French avant-garde, and the result is music that alternates between creepy ghost story and a full assault on the ears, depicting moments of calm with moments of battle and flight.