Kitaro
Japan's answer to Jean-Michel Jarre, who was France's answer to Tangerine Dream. I forget the original question nowadays, but it had something to do with re-defining classical music for the digital age. Kitaro does weave Japanese elements into what has always been (for me) a Teutonic art form, but the real setting for this music is the space around our world and between our ears.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1978 | TEN KAI |
| 1979 | FROM THE FULL MOON STORY |
| 1979 | OASIS |
| 1980 | SILK ROAD 1 |
| 1980 | SILK ROAD 2 |
| 1981 | SILK ROAD 3 (TUNHUANG) |
| 1982 | IN PERSON |
| 1983 | TEN-JIKU |
| 1983 | SILVER CLOUD |
| 1983 | SILK ROAD 4 |
| 1983 | AN INTRODUCTION |
| 1983 | SILK ROAD SUITE |
| 1984 | LIVE IN ASIA (a.k.a. ASIA) |
| 1984 | MY BEST |
| 1985 | MILLENNIA |
| 1985 | INDIA |
| 1985 | TOWARD THE WEST |
| 1986 | TENKU |
| 1986 | Milky Way |
| 1987 | THE LIGHT OF THE SPIRIT |
| 1988 December 6 | THE BEST OF TEN YEARS (1976-1986) |
| 1990 March 27 | KOJIKI |
| 1991 | LIVE IN AMERICA |
| 1992 | DREAM |
| 1992 | Island of Life |
| 1992 November 3 | THE BEST OF KITARO |
| 1993 | HEAVEN AND EARTH |
| 1994 August 29 | MANDALA |
| 1995 | Kokoro |
| 1995 July 4 | AN ENCHANTED EVENING |
| 1996 August 20 | PEACE ON EARTH |
| 1998 May 19 | GAIA • ONBASHIRA |
| 1999 September 22 | BEST COLLECTION |
| 1999 November 2 | THINKING OF YOU |
| 2000 May 11 | SOONG SISTERS |
| 2001 January 24 | AN ANCIENT JOURNEY |
| 2001 March 28 | BEST OF KITARO VOLUME 2 |
| 2001 May 8 | ANCIENT |
| 2002 March 27 | ASHU CHAKAN (ASIAN TEAHOUSE or ASIAN CAFE) |
| 2002 May 9 | MIZU NI INORI TE |
| 2002 October 8 | DAYLIGHT, MOONLIGHT |
| 2003 February 25 | BEST OF SILK ROAD |
| 2003 September 9 | SACRED JOURNEY OF KU-KAI |
| 2004 June 22 | SAIHOU: JOURNEY OF SILK ROAD |
| 2004 June 29 | SHIKOKU 88 KASHO |
| 2005 February 22 | SACRED JOURNEY OF KU-KAI VOLUME 2 |
| 2006 February 21 | SPIRITUAL GARDEN |
| 2006 November 7 | THE ESSENTIAL |
| 2007 September 25 | SACRED JOURNEY OF KU-KAI VOLUME 3 |
| 2007 November 6 | THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
| 2009 March 10 | TOYO'S CAMERA: JAPANESE AMERICAN HISTORY DURING WORLD WAR II |
| 2009 April 24 | IMPRESSIONS OF THE WEST LAKE |
| 2009 October 20 | BEST OF KITARO (4-cd set) |
| 2010 January 26 | GRAMMY NOMINATED |
| 2010 March 1 | LIVE FROM ASIA |
| 2010 March 1 | LIVE IN BANGKOK |
| 2010 March 1 | LIVE IN HONG KONG |
| 2010 March 1 | LIVE IN SHANGHAI |
| 2010 March 1 | LIVE IN SINGAPORE |
| 2010 April 13 | THE DELUXE AUDIO & VISUAL COLLECTION |
| 2010 August 10 | 442: LIVE WITH HONOR, DIE WITH DIGNITY |
| 2010 September 14 | SACRED JOURNEY OF KU-KAI VOLUME 4 |
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