For over a quarter century Japan s Kitaro has been an internationally recognized icon and globally acclaimed composer and musician. Influenced early on by American rock and R&B Kitaro began experimenting with synthesizers and a rainbow of unconventional sounds in the mid- 70s. His pioneering fusion of electronic artistry traditional Japanese forms and pop-inflected Western idioms created a lush harmonic and poetic sound that won the now legendary artist a huge international following. 1980 s Volume 1 in the revered Silk Road series is considered an all-time masterpiece with subsequent volumes only adding to it s luster. 87 s GRAMMY-nominated The Light Of The Spirit a collaboration with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart exceeded sales of two million in the U.S. alone elevating Kitaro s presence Stateside to an unprecedented degree. 1992 s transcendent Dream made with Yes Jon Anderson was also a smash and other highlights are too numerous to single out. 2000 s Thinking Of You is one of the most beautiful CDs of all time won a GRAMMY for Best New Age Album and Kitaro is universally acknowledged as a founding architect of the genre. That being said Kitaro s atmospheric powerfully emotive and multi-textured music truly defies the constraints of any genre epitomizing what Domo Records founder Eiichi Naito identifies as the label s guiding principle- To provide a home for both the creators and aficionados of quality music beyond the borders of categorization. Most fundamentally at it s heart Kitaro s music is always about sending a profound message of peace and spiritual development both personally and globally. With Sacred Journey Of Ku-kai Volume 2 the artist s lifelong vision coalesces into an elegant and wondrously integrated master work. The first in an important series it offers a beautifully expressed and richly resonant experience through which to contemplate our changing world.