Demo - Strength KITARO COVER

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"'Strength' is something I have been listening for quite some time. The more I listen, the more I feel the melody and the energy of the piece. It is a very unique piece with very interesting chord progression. My favourite rendition is the Live version from Chicago 1999. The drums beats and the whole piece somehow worked well for my liking.

This is something I have been working on the past few days.

The layout of the track has been completed only. Sounds and editing has a long way to go."

AQUA 無限水 / KITARO 喜多郎 COVER

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"AQUA, another good piece to demonstrate Kitaro's signature sound from the miniKORG 700S/FS.

Inspiration came from the recent live recording of Kitaro. One of the thoughts and observations is that, AQUA has been in played many times live by Kitaro since the 1980s. Possibly, it is one of the pieces Kitaro likes performing.

One of the feelings I have noticed is that, AQUA has alot of mysterious elements, in a way of the chord progression. It is also one of the Kitaro pieces that allows much more emotional expressiveness through the melodies.

The initial release from 'Oasis' album has a rather straight tone but over the years of re-covers by Kitaro, this song has evolved to become more expressive than the first initial release.

In this cover, I chose the 'Harp' sound and the Squar-ish sound from different variations of AQUA. Keeping some of the familiar melodies of AQUA with variation and improvisation. improvisation is something I try to always work on.

Today's playing had a few dexterity issues."

Caravansary キャラバンサライ / Kitaro 喜多郎 COVER

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"I thought about re-tracking some of my older videos using the new set up. Here it is!I hope to continue more soon.

Some thoughts on this piece while playing: I always get out of 'feeling' during the first part of 'Caravansary', it is not easy to get into the feel very quickly. Maybe this tempo is slightly slower if you notice Kitaro's more recent live versions, the tempo is slightly faster than this. However, I noticed after moving onto the next phrases, the 'feeling' starts to get in sync with the music. Very interesting experience for this song.."

Hayazaki no Hana 早咲きの花～End Titleエンド ・タイトル／Kitaro 喜多郎 COVER

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"Full cover of the song is finally here! I apologise for some video artefacts that can be seen.

This is the first time I used the miniKORG 700FS to perform on this channel. I hope it brings some positive experience for the viewers. A-little variation from the original piece using the Korg 800DV to support some sections.

Some of the sounds used:
Korg 01/W
- Etherbells
- Harp
- 16' Piano
- FadeX bass
- Stringpad
- Choir

Leads:
- miniKORG 700FS
- Korg 800DV"

Unmixed - Hayazaki no Hana 早咲きの花～End Titleエンド ・タイトル／Kitaro 喜多郎 - Demo Cover

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"Unmixed version of the piece. All of the parts have been completed, remaining the melody part and mixing."

Hayazaki no Hana 早咲きの花～End Titleエンド ・タイトル／Kitaro 喜多郎 - Demo Cover

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"Working on this piece here.
This piece demonstrates the Kitaro signature sound very well."

miniKORG 700FS - Quick Demo

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"A quick demo on the new miniKORG 700FS with Kitaro Signature Sounds.
This version is true to Original miniKORG 700S, the distorted 'Triangle' wave is heard here.
The filter compared to the KORG 800DV is much resonant and aggressive. After hearing it myself, the miniKORG 700FS has a more 'Quirky' filter than the 800DV.
@Kitaro"

Kitaro 喜多郎 - Wings 翼 Cover

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"Initially, I was inspired by the live version of 'Wings', in how Kitaro managed to improvise throughout the whole piece live amazes me when I listened for the first time. Now, this project have been left for awhile which I wanted to do for a long time, now I feel it is the right time to release it together with the improvisation. In the end, it came out quite nicely, enjoy it! Thank you!

ps: I am arranging my set up and anticipating the new miniKORG700FS (late August) to be put up above the Korg 800DV. That's why the Juno106 is at the other rack."

This one was spotted and sent in via Soviet Space Child.

And a couple more:

Kitaro 喜多郎 - Magical Sand Dance 神秘なる砂の舞 Cover

"Another great song by Kitaro.
This rendition is between the different live versions. It includes a break in between for the continous rhythm.
This is also one of my favourites. Glad to make it into a cover.
This will be the last cover for the year as things will get busy.

Produced on Logic Pro X
Leads: Korg 800DV & Juno 106
Drums: Logic Pro X
Synth Bass: Logic Pro X
Strings: Logic Pro X
Choir: Logic Pro X
Guitar: Logic Pro X"

Kitaro 喜多郎 - Free Flight 飛翔 Cover


"I always like the 'Live in Yakushiji' version of 'Free Flight'. This version has an epic ending.
This time, I tried to attempt a short version of this song.
Most of the sounds are from the Korg 01/W: Animotion pad (combi), Choir.

There was a slight fumbling in-between the changing of sounds (800DV to 700S Square) but I did not want to cut off the video as I wanted to retain all in one shot.

Fun Fact: This Korg 800DV was one of the earlier units produced from my research. Also, the later units have the smaller logo at the right instead of the larger one, at the left side. This units does not have the Pedal connector input (VCF FK-1) like the later production units."