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█▓█ General Info :
█▓█ Title .........: Dramatic
█▓█ Artist ........: Kotaro Oshio
█▓█ Music Style ...: Instrumental
█▓█ Type ..........: Album
█▓█ Release Date ..: Nov-22-2003
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█▓█ Used Tools :
█▓█ Grabber .......: Eac
█▓█ Encoder .......: Lame
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█▓█ Additional Info:
█▓█ Source ........: CDDA
█▓█ No. Of Songs ..: 11
█▓█ Size ..........: 60,8 MB
█▓█ Playtime ......: 44:11 min
█▓█ URL ...........: http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/oshio/en/i
█▓█ Label .........: emi
█▓█ Quality .......: 192kbps / 44,1kHz / HQ / Full Stereo
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█▓█ 01 ::: Splash ::: 03:44
█▓█ 02 ::: Sun Dance ::: 03:56
█▓█ 03 ::: Wind Song ::: 04:01
█▓█ 04 ::: Happy Island ::: 04:12
█▓█ 05 ::: Canon ::: 04:05
█▓█ 06 ::: Bolero ::: 04:57
█▓█ 07 ::: Changing Skies ::: 03:03
█▓█ 08 ::: Promises ::: 05:18
█▓█ 09 ::: Chaser ::: 03:57
█▓█ 10 ::: Prologue ::: 02:37
█▓█ 11 ::: Again.. ::: 04:21
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█▓█ Kotaro Oshio was born in Osaka, Japan on February 1st, 1968. While there
█▓█ are many solo guitar players who play nylon-string guitar, Oshio took the
█▓█ challenge of mastering a steel-string acoustic guitar in a highly unique
█▓█ style. It was Oshio's strong desire to bring out the maximum capacity of
█▓█ an acoustic guitar that impelled him to boldly employ various techniques
█▓█ such as open tuning and tapping. Oshio artfully infuses those inventive
█▓█ techniques into the emotional core of each of the songs on "STARTING
█▓█ POINT" - rather than overpowering, Oshio's astonishing technique enhances
█▓█ his lyrical interpretations. From the whimsical to the bittersweet, Oshio
█▓█ brings science and poetry into perfect harmony.
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█▓█ Listening to his music for the first time, one would think there are a
█▓█ number of different musicians performing together in a room - but in
█▓█ reality, it's just Oshio alone that does absolutely everything on one
█▓█ acoustic guitar. His music is full of emotions backed with
█▓█ state-of-the-art technique, often treated with percussive arrangement.
█▓█ Oshio not only performs self-penned original tunes, but he also covers
█▓█ great music of various fields, from movie themes to animation themes to
█▓█ nursery rhymes to school songs.
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█▓█ It was in December 1999 that Oshio recorded an album on his own as an
█▓█ indie effort. The album gradually caught people's ears in Osaka area,
█▓█ leading him to release the second indie album in March 2001. "Blue sky"
█▓█ from the second album was selected the theme music on a TV talk show, and
█▓█ his music was introduced to the general public on various TV/radio
█▓█ programs and magazines. A two-hour special program on Oshio was also aired
█▓█ on nationwide cable radio networks around that time.
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█▓█ Oshio also made a stunning debut at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival
█▓█ in July 2002. Not only did he amaze the audience with his solo
█▓█ performance, but he was also invited to the jam session with BB King in
█▓█ the main hall, where everyone was talking about "that incredible Japanese
█▓█ guitarist"!
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█▓█ July 2002 saw the release of Oshio's first major-label album "STARTING
█▓█ POINT" which includes his original tunes, covers of movie themes and a
█▓█ track that he has composed for a movie for the first time. "STARTING
█▓█ POINT" portrays a musician's pure love for music and one extreme example
█▓█ of what acoustic guitar is capable of offering.
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█▓█ The talent of the guitarist was soon recognized by the national TV station
█▓█ NHK for whom Oshio wrote and recorded the original main theme "Kaze no
█▓█ Kanata" for the documentary series that NHK produced about the Antarctica
█▓█ in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the station's founding.
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█▓█ While constantly keeping himself busy with live dates all over Japan, the
█▓█ second album "Dramatic" was released in June 2003. Living up to everyone's
█▓█ expectation, "Dramatic" debuted on the national sales chart at #24, quite
█▓█ remarkable for an instrumental album. Various tracks from the album were
█▓█ selected the theme music on different TV/radio programs.
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