Mô - Frederick Rousseau (1994)

Music composed, arranged and performed by Frederick Rousseau

Recorded during august and september 1993 at "La Ferme de Matacelle", 1993 Origins
Mixed, edited and mastered at Epsilon Lab. by F.Rousseau and P.Colonna

This album is based on Japanese original performances from different sources and regions

Samples sources from Satsuma Biwa song Kawanakajima performed by Sisui Enomoto
Samples sources from Ethnic Sound song Muserei performed by Chii Bulico, by courtesy of King Records
Japan Samples sources from japan 1 Atsumori performed by Kinshi Tsuruta, by courtesy of Ocara France

Musicians :
Atsuko Constant : koto, vocals and backing
Miho : japanese narration voices
Didier Malherbe : flutes, japanese flutes, tubes
Jean Philippe Rykiel : minimoog and synthesisers
Didier Sandra : shakuhashi
Frederick Rousseau : synthesisers and percussions
Stephan Lang : Violin
Enomoto Sisui : biwa, vocal
Chii Bulico : Chinese violin
Kinshi Tsuruta : shamisen, vocals satsuma

Instrumentation : Koto, shakuhashi, piccolo, bamboo flute, bass flute, japanese cymbals, small gong, kodo drums, percussions and various electronic instruments and synthesisers

Poems from Le Parfum De La Lune by Busson,
translated from japanese by Cheng Wing Fun and Hervé Collet

  1. The Legend - Frederick Rousseau (2:43)
  2. Maboloshi Quest - Frederick Rousseau (4:54)
  3. Tale Of Okinawa - Frederick Rousseau (5:59)
  4. The March - Frederick Rousseau (4:28)
  5. The Prayer - Frederick Rousseau (5:11)
  6. Kabuki Masks - Frederick Rousseau (4:13)
  7. Wood Spirits - Frederick Rousseau (5:03)
  8. Seventh Circle - Frederick Rousseau (4:10)
  9. The Dream Of The Snowflake - Frederick Rousseau (3:58)
  10. La Femme Et Son Ombre - Frederick Rousseau (6:17)
  11. Warriors - Frederick Rousseau (3:43)
  12. Woman To Child - Frederick Rousseau (3:47)