Astral Voyage (album) explained

Astral Voyage
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kitarō
Cover:	Astral Voyage album cover.jpg
Alt:	ten_kai.jpg
Released:	1978 (Reissued in 1985)
Recorded:	November 1977 – February 1978 in Thunder Sound Studios, Tokyo
Genre:	New-age
Length:	49:22
Label:	Geffen Records
Producer:	Taka Nanri
Next Title:	From the Full Moon Story
Next Year:	1979

Astral Voyage (released in Japan as Ten Kai) is the first studio album by Japanese new-age musician, Kitarō. Released as Ten Kai in 1978, the album was re-released as Astral Voyage in 1985 by Geffen Records after Kitarō signed a worldwide distribution deal with them.

Track listing

All music composed by Kitarō 喜多郎.

Side one

1. "By the Seaside" – 6:00
2. "Soul of the Sea" – 2:40
3. "Micro Cosmos" – 4:50
4. "Beat" – 4:50
5. "Fire" – 7:12

Side two

1. "Mu" – 2:38
2. "Dawn of the Astral" – 5:10
3. "Endless Dreamy World" – 3:28
4. "Kaiso" – 4:34
5. "Astral Voyage" – 8:00

Personnel

• Kitarō – bass, drums, acoustic guitar, koto, mandolin, Moog synthesizer, synthesizer, percussion
• Ryusuke Seto – biwa, shakuhachi
• Lavi – sitar

Production

• Taka Nanri – Producer
• Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – Cover design
• Moko Nanri – Executive producer

External links

• Kitaro Official Page (English)
• Kitaro Official Page (Japanese)
• Kitaro TV -Kitaro's Official YouTube Page