It's "what the daisy is that music?" time of the month again and hereby I shall introduce you to Ondekoza.
Founded in 1969 by Den Tagayasu, Za Ondekoza (the demon drums group) is the banner carrier of my recent discovery.
They are a taiko band, Japanese drumming that is. Their shows are epic, as much as I see from online videos, with their sound composed of taiko, spiced with flute and chants. Not to be missed once they are around.
I started with their self-titled album, Ondekoza, released in 1997. Absolutely what I want. For an ear that listens to Kenji Kawai's pieces on Ghost in the Shell soundtracks over and over (best example here), Ondekoza is the music.
Here are some:
Yatai-Bayashi
Futozao
Monochrome II
Rythm.![]()
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