Australian-born singer/songwriter Paul Adolphus had been living on and off in Japan since 1968 when, about to move back to Australia, he organized a low-budget recording session in Kyoto, with the help of multi-instrumentalist Mitsu Harada. She contributed piano, organ, koto on his first, privately released album (only 200 were printed) and she did also the production. Recorded in a kind of living room atmosphere, some friends attending, with nature around them and an old Buddhist temple nearby, there was used a very peaceful and meditative, special atmosphere to record the album. The album luckily was recorded well. 'The Dawn Wind' (1973) has acquired relative cult status among folk music collectors. The Shadoks label reissued it in July 2007, without bonus tracks. The sound quality is fine, with rare blemishes on the tapes.
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Francois Couture
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