I was listening to the music from famous Danjiri Matsuri in Kishiwada city, Osaka prefecture, and tried reproducing the impressive rhythms with Korg Gadget when I was in (probably) Munich airport waiting for the connecting flight.

Danjirhythm

The origin of this song was formed when I was playing around with Roland MC-303 decades ago.

Butterfly Dance

The first track I tried to feature Japanese traditional Taiko sound. For a beginner producer like me, it was very very hard to make Taiko and fat enough Kick sit together. After 1,000s times of trial and errors, I think it finally worked out well!

Acid Bayashi

I think the sound of Koto is too typical for Japanesey music and usually a little boring. But this Koto loop fits greatly with the breakbeat, which made me decide to make a song. The idea was originally born from playing with Roland MC-303 decades ago… finally it took shape.

Cherry Petals Dance

Inspired by Ageyama Matsuri in Nasu-Karasuyama city in Tochigi prefecture.

Mountain Raising Dance

I still don’t know in what region of Japan and when it was shot, but once I saw on YouTube this impressive Matsuri scene where a number of young people shout and jump together with this 6-6-12 rhythms. And I thought it’s interesting if I turned their passions into a DnB track.

6-6-12

Danjirhythm (Techno Mix)

Butterfly Dance (Techno Mix)

I don’t know what represents Enka musically but this Fue (flute) loop sounds like a part of Enka to me.

Acid Bayashi (Enka Mix)

There is a forest our family calls ‘creepy forest’ in Nerima-ku, Tokyo. The song is about imaginary midnight matsuri festival that takes place in that forest night to night during sticky and humid summer.

Creepy Forest Dance

The inspiration of this song is from Amenouzume. When Amaterasu hid behind a rock door and the world turned completely dark, in order to lure her out, Amenouzume laid a wooden bucket in front of the door and danced stomping her feet on it, while touching her breasts and exposing her lower body. The eight million gods burst into laughter watching this and it led to Amaterasu coming out. 
I erased original mix of this song by mistake and totally lost memory of how I made the main synth loop. Made a sampling of the loop out of the mastered audio that had luckily survived and managed to recreate the song!

Heavenly Maiden's Dance

Kishimojin in Zoshigaya, Toshima-ku, Tokyo is one of my favorite temples. I believe we had our son because I had visited and prayed here regularly. 
Kishimo had hundreds of children but at the same time always stole other people's children and ate them. Buddha hid her children to teach her the grief of losing children. She regretted and converted to Buddhism, and became a guardian goddess of children.
The bell sound you hear is taken from the bell hung over one of the offertory boxes in this temple.

Kishimo Offertory Box

I think this Taiko-beat-getting-faster-and-then-slower pattern is used a lot in traditional East Asian music.  Off the top of my head, I can tell you can hear it in Japan and China. This feels like to me that something is beginning. I applied this tempo change for not only Taiko but everything.

Eye Opening Dance

In Buddhism, Three Treasures refer to Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha (Buppouso). Buddhism monk reading aloud the sutra and it will take you to another world. This track owes a lot to Reaktor 6 by Native Instruments.

Three Treasures Dance

Thousand armed Kannon is a bodhisattva who expresses great compassion and protects all living things. With a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, it searches for people who are suffering and reach out to them. If the Kannon played multiple drums and percussions with those arms it might sound like this.

Thousand Arms Dance

A creator of Japanese-y electronic/dance tracks. 
和風エレクトロニック・ダンスミュージックのクリエーターです。

Fuemoto Umino 海乃笛元

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