Silk Road, Vol. 2

Kitaro

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 30, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1981
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: New World Music
• ASIN: B00006CTF5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #79,638 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Peace [Shizukesa No Nakade]

2. Takla Makan Desert [Takuramakan Sabaku]

3. Eternal Spring [Inochi No Izumi]

4. Silver Moon [Karakhoto No Genso]

5. Magical Sand Dance [Shimpi Naru Suna No Mai]

6. Year 40080 [40080 Nen]

7. Time Travel [Jikukan]

8. Reincarnation [Saisei]

9. Dawning [Yoake]

10. Tienshan [Tenzan]

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Originally the soundtrack to a Japanese television mini-series, Silk Road set the standard for electronic/spiritual albums in the mid-1980s. Kitaro's placement of synthesizer center stage and densely layering complementary textures made Silk Road new age's innovative and influential equivalent of Sgt. Pepper's. Fluid synthesizer leads, sweeping washes, and sequenced rhythms evoke sacred-quest imagery that is imbued with a contemplative serenity. Soaring synthesizer lines suggest yearning for spiritual experience, while deep, rolling bass tones emulate a cosmic Om. The themes are continued in Silk Road II; both recordings are tastefully reserved--especially compared with the bombastic electronic orchestrations that mar many of Kitaro's later efforts. --Richard Price

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest New Age album ever made., August 5, 2007

By	J. Schell - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Yes, it is a lofty statement to be sure to call this the single greatest New Age album ever produced, but once you hear it, you hopefully would agree. Originally released as a two-CD set (with what is now called Silk Road 1), this groundbreaking audio odyssey (originally written for a documentary on the Silk Road connecting China to Japan), is awe-inspiring, moving, and ultimately transcendant. The final track of this epic tour-de-force, Tienshan, is the single greatest track I have ever heard of any kind of music. I have been motivated throughout my life by this entire album, particularly Tienshan. Big words, but it's a big album. I cannot recommend it highly enough if you like Tangerine Dream, Deuter or even Yanni. Kitaro, however, is in a class by himself. Dim the lights, close your eyes, and journey into the deepest realms of time, space and the human imagination with this monolithically beautiful album.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved first one , love this one too ., November 27, 2002

By	Vlad (russianwriter.net) - See all my reviews

Cann't tell you about recording quality of this edition - I have older one . This is the part 2 CD from " Silk Road " collection . And it stays with the tradition of first album : slow and deep , very relexing mood . If on some of Kitaro albums I have favorite parts and have to put them on "repeat" ," Silk Road " ( 1 and 2 ) I just listen to .

1.0 out of 5 stars Junk, November 2, 2009

By	David Hall (panorama city, ca United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This cd has a production value of zero. This is not the fault of the seller but of the production company. The music that was loaded onto the master cd has the beginning of plays that are cut off and the end of the play chopped off. Do not buy this cd it is a waste of money. This is no reflection on the seller or Kitaro. Only on the producers of the cd.