Masayoshi TAKANAKA
The Rainbow Goblins
Kitty MME Japan
Rel: 13 Jun 22
Funk/Rare Groove
| Track 1. Prologue |
| Track 2. Once Upon A Song |
| Track 3. Seven Goblins |
| Track 4. The Sunset Valley |
| Track 5. The Moon Rose |
| Track 6. Soon |
| Track 7. Magical Night Light |
| Track 8. Rainbow Paradise |
| Track 9. Thunder Storm |
| Track 10. Rising Arch |
| Track 11. Just Chuckle |
| Track 12. Rainbow Was Reborn |
| Track 13. Plumed Bird |
| Track 14. You Can Never Come To This Place |
Originally released way back in 1981, Masayoshi Takanaki's The Rainbow Goblins has long been considered one of the finest examples of "J-Fusion" - a Japanese take on jazz-fusion that tended towards the colourful, musically detailed and hard-to-pigeonhole. While a showcase for Takanaka's virtuoso guitar playing, the album's kaleidoscopic feel and life-affirming qualities are just as much down to his nods to jazz-funk, modern-classical, post-disco and Steely Dan style jazz-rock as his undeniably brilliant solos. Highlights include, but are no way limited to, hybrid orchestral/electronic soundscape 'Magical Niht Light', jazz-funk dancefloor jam 'Seven Goblins', the urgent and energetic, rock-tinged 'Thunder Storm' and the undeniably Balearic, reggae-powered cheeriness of 'Just Chuckle'.