Asa-Chang & 巡礼

Asa-Chang & Jun Ray is a Japanese experimental music group noted for blending traditional Japanese instruments, Indian percussion (tablas) and electronic experimentation.

The group's releases include records from 1998 and 2001 and the 2002 album reviewed here, 'Jun Ray Song Chang', which mixes tablas, traditional Japanese instruments and electronic sampling.

The 2002 album 'Jun Ray Song Chang' is an intentionally unsettling, highly experimental record mixing tablas, traditional Japanese instruments and electronics. Tracks rely on repeating motifs and unusual instrumentation. The review praises originality but criticizes coherence and listening pleasure. Overall: intriguing and ethereal, yet not indispensable.

For:Listeners of experimental and avant-garde music; fans of electronic/world fusions and unusual instrumentation.