Doji Morita - Mother Sky - Beautiful Japanese Folk - New & Sealed - Ships Fast!!

Doji Morita (森田童子, Morita Dōji, January 15, 1953 – April 24, 2018) was a Japanese singer-songwriter from Tokyo.

Her first album, 1975's Good Bye, was inspired by a friend's death. All of her subsequent albums, such as Mother Sky and The Last Waltz, also explored tragic or morbid themes. Throughout her performing career, Morita was a secretive and reclusive performer who always wore round sunglasses and grew her curly hair long to hide her identity. She retired from music in 1983.

For your consideration is a reissue of her critically acclaimed album Mother Sky which was first released in 1976. 

Here's a review from SputnikMusic:

"You’ll be met with an emotional assertion of chamber folk. But the songs she sings aren’t partial to soothing broken hearts – they’ve been written with careful attention, performed with virtuous finesse. Modest violins unite with a piano, flutes and sparse synthesizers, bordered by lyrics in Japanese. Our Mistake shines with seductive ease, A Carrier Pigeon with affective choirs, Best Spring with an up-tempo contrast and Today Is The Miracle Morning through a crescendo-like climax. The sound is mostly conquered by acoustic guitars with very few moments of percussive interaction in accord with additional instruments. The formula is not of complex, but of tidy character. It’s a largely well hidden and overlooked gem that originates from the 70’s psychedelic folk scene; however don’t think Comus – think Nick Drake. One doesn’t delight in Mother Sky with a cigarette filter between the fingers but rather with a cup of tea, veiled in deep thought. Feel the strings tickle your skin and how Doji ensures you that everything will be okay as long as you confront your worries with cerebral peace.

For the answer to why Mother Sky plays such a therapeutic role to the listener lies within its ensuring calm. Morita Doji wrote psychedelic folk but there’s more to it than that. Fact is, Mother Sky is linked to a type of mindset that can actually be traced back to pop music. It’s not about a wide-ranging façade – it’s about connecting to the feelings of an individual. Punch comes in varied shape and here it’s embodied in remedial harmony. Come; rest your weary head to the sound of her voice. Emotions speak a universal tongue."

This is just beautiful stuff.  Highly recommended!

Tracklist::
  1. ぼくたちの失敗 (Our Mistake)
  2. ぼくと観光バスに乗ってみませんか (Will You Ride the Sightseeing Bus With Me)
  3. 伝書鳩 (Carrier Pigeon)
  4. 逆光線 (Back Light)
  5. ピラビタール (Pirabital Mesmerism medicinel)
  6. 海を見たいと思った (I Wanted to See the Ocean, I Thought)
  7. 男のくせに泣いてくれた (Though a Man, He Wept For Me)
  8. ニューヨークからの手紙 (Letter from NY)
  9. 春爛漫 (Best Spring)
  10. 今日は奇蹟の朝です (Today, Morning of Miracles)
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