Music composed to and inspired by the ancient chants of Japanese Zen Buddhism. The album consists of three independent suites, each of which takes elements from the various chants used in the lineage of Rinzai-ji.
The three suites are the following:
1 - Nakama + Rinzai Zen Center Oslo
2 - Nakama
3 - Christian Meaas Svendsen solo
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from
New Rituals,
released May 24, 2019
Recorded at Rainbow Studio Oslo in May and October 2017 and January 2018
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Peer Espen Ursfjord
Cover design and photos by Mikkel Cappelen Smith
All music copyright © 2019 Christian Meaas Svendsen
Nakama:
Agnes Hvizdalek – voice
Adrian Løseth Waade – violin
Ayumi Tanaka – piano
Andreas Wildhagen – drums
Christian Meaas Svendsen – bass, compositions
Choir:
Lead singer (Ino) – Peter Davami
Drummer (Mokugyo) – Kreg Viesselman
Others – Karoline Ruderaas Albrigtsen, Susanne Monka, Kjetil Jerve, Hilmar Fredriksen, Petter Lohne, Aris Kaloudis, Pål Jakob Walstad, Caroline Jacobsen, Leni Torvbråten, Anne Rolfsen, Nora Kremer, Aleksandra M. Søderlind