Tag: Hiroshi Kobayashi

New release: LLANÇÀ, by Christian Burchard & Hiroshi Kobayashi. NEMS#20

Christian Burchard, vibraphone, percussions; Hiroshi Kobayashi, flutes; Released by NEMS by courtesy of Marja Burchard. Recorded in Llançà, Girona, Catalonia on April, 4th, 1996. improvisations of two legends are in this recording. There’s additional material, but as a trio, with the addition of chinese sheng master Li Huangjia. The trio recording will be released too. But as a duo those are the only existing tracks. Christian Burchard founded the band Embryo in 1969 ans was its leader until his recent death. Embryo are still alive under the leadership and talent of his daughter Marja Burchard.

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New release: TWO WORLDS, by Hiroshi Kobayashi & Rafael Esteve. NEMS#19

Hiroshi Kobayashi, sinobue, flute, picolo, alto flute, bass flute; Rafael Esteve, double bass. This is the planned record by two masters sharing their two worlds: orient and occident. Efforts in order to release it in the 90’s failed; but the music is too good to remain in a shelf. It is amazing how both worlds merge to produce an outstanding piece of art. This was a duo with huge potential, as some had already realized then. Complexities of life made it not possible, but the recorded effort deserves another opportunity.

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New release: GUEN DAI LIVE AT COMMUNIQUÉ, by Hiroshi Kobayashi & Martin Hug, NEMS#15

This is an extraordinary document. A captured live session by the great flute player Hiroshi Kobayashi with drummer Martin Hug, at a legendary venue, the Communiqué, the underground temple of the Barcelona underground scene in the ninetees! Hiroshi Kobayashi, flutes, shakuhachi; Martin Hug, drums, percussion. Recorded live on 12-04-1994 at Communiqué, Sants, Barcelona. A G’s Club session, by G3G Records.

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CUANDO … ADONDE, by Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Nova Era Musica Secreta is rebirthing! Eight re-release!!

ROEDELIUS with the help of / con la ayuda de, ALEXANDER CZJZEK : SAXOPHONE, TJITSE LETTERIE : VIOLIN, STANISLAW MICHALAK : CONTRABASS, VIOLIN, HERMANN RID : VIOLIN SAXOPHONE, ANDRES GIL SYNTHESIZER (track 11), HIROSHI KOBAYASHI, FLUTE (track 11). This was the second album by Roedelius released by Edicions Nova Era. Less known than Variety of Moods, physical copies of the record are a rarity and very hard to find. The mood is similar to Variety, but, with the exception of the first track, this one is more relaxed and quiet. And with a eerie beautifulness.

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INSPIRATIONS, by Hiroshi Kobayashi. Nova Era Musica Secreta is rebirthing! Fourth re-release!!

Our fourth re-release is an hommage to the great Hiroshi Kobayashi, a great flute player, composer and improviser, gone away too soon. Second cd of Hiroshi Kobayashi for Nova Era. This one is a solo record.   Only Hiroshi is playing. The result is a meditative music leading to a deep introspection. 100% Hiroshi. Intense and complex. Dowload it! It will make us happy, and will make Hiroshi happy too, wherever hi is.

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GUEN DAI, by Hiroshi Kobayashi. Nova Era Musica Secreta is rebirthing! Third re-release!!

Our third re-release is an hommage to the great Hiroshi Kobayashi, a great flute player, composer and improviser, gone away too soon. First cd of Hiroshi Kobayashi for Nova Era. This one with other great musicians. Download it! It will make us happy, and will make Hiroshi happy too, wherever hi is. GUEN DAI: HIROSHI KOBAYASHI shakuhachi, EDUARD ALTABA electric bass• double bass, RICARDO ARIAS flute, electronics, PERE BOADA electric bass • LLUÍS BOIRA electric guitar, CONRADO T. COSTA electric guitar, RAFAEL ESTEVE double bass, BENET PALET trumpet, QUICU SAMSÓ drums.

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