Oasis

Kitaro, ??? | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Kuckuck Records
• ASIN: B000008HDD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  Unknown Binding
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #377,254 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Asa No Inori (Rising Sun)

2. Moro-Rism (Moro Rhythm)

3. Aratanaru Tabiji (New Wave)

4. Uchu Enerugi (Cosmic Energy)

5. Mugensui (Aqua)

6. Tsuki No Hikari (Moon-Light)

7. Chiheisen (Shimmering Horizon)

8. Shizen No Kaori (Fragrance of the Nature)

9. Mujaki (Innocent People)

10. Oasis (Oasis)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars music from the heavenly realms, June 1, 2004

By 

Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oasis (Audio CD)

Originally released in 1979, this was one of Kitaro's first albums, and many would argue that his early music is his best, and that "Oasis" is among Kitaro's most exquisite recordings; "Oasis" has his unique "other-worldly" feel to it, and would make a good pairing with the fantastic images from the Hubble Space Telescope. I never fail to imagine myself flying to a distant star when listening to either this CD, or my other favorite, "Ki", which was released in 1981.

All the music is created by Kitaro, and he plays the Korg, Roland and Yamaha synthesizers, as well as acoustic guitar and percussion. There are some tracks, like "Moro-Rism", "Eternal Spring" (sometimes listed as "Aqua"), and "Oasis", that are simply superb, but all the tracks are strong and intensely beautiful. Kitaro was a pioneer of "New Age" music, and though many copied his style, no one could duplicate the spirit and melodious excellence that was and always will be simply Kitaro.
Total playing time is 49'05.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Mirage, October 30, 2007

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Chromefreak - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oasis (Audio CD)

Oasis was, at the time, essentially a prolog to what many consider to be Kitaro's masterpiece, Silk Road. In some ways, the music on Oasis is even more representative of Kitaro's early post-Far East Family Band sound than any of his other albums. Kitaro doesn't possess the teutonic heaviness of Schulze, nor does he display the haute monde romanticism of Jarre; rather, it's the zen-like otherworldliness of his early work that makes such albums as Oasis and Astral Trip worthy additions to your personal intergalactic catalog of cosmic music. Kitaro's haunting lyricism (derived perhaps from classical Indian music) pervades many of the tracks on Oasis, and his--at the time unconventional--use of acoustic guitar and tribal percussion is still quite fresh for a music that has become incredibly conventionalized over the past few decades. Also, try the aforementioned Astral Trip and Full Moon Story, both of which are quite experimental and thus quite different than Silk Road and what came after.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music brought back beautiful memories., April 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Oasis (Audio CD)

The first time I heard Kitaro,I was visiting California.It was (believe it or not)in a flee market not far from Pismo Beach.The music made you feel welcomed & relaxed.In Canada,I have searched high & low for it without any luck.This morning I was lucky to find this site.Thank you !!!It brings back wonderful memories of California.It will be wonderful listening to Kitaro,in the hot-tub, looking at our beautiful mountains.