{"product_id":"various-tonkori-horobi-no-gogenkin","title":"Various – Tonkori: Horobi no Gogenkin","description":"\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0; border: 1px solid #bbb; border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; background-color: #fff;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;\"\u003e\n\u003cth colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 15px; color: #333;\"\u003e📀 Product Details\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb; font-weight: bold; width: 30%; color: #222;\"\u003eYear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb;\"\u003e1979\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eCountry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eCBS\/Sony – 25AG 667\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eMedia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eEX\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eSleeve\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eEX- (w\/Insert)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #222;\"\u003eObi\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eEX\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 6px; background: #efefef; border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; font-weight: bold; margin: 6px 0 10px;\"\u003eComments\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJapan Original Pressing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHypnotic five-string cycles from the Sakhalin Ainu tradition — raw, intimate and endlessly repetitive, with a natural minimalism that feels almost startlingly contemporary.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eonkori: Horobi no Gogenkin opens a doorway into one of the most distinctive rhythmic worlds in Ainu music. Recorded in 1979 with Sakhalin Ainu tradition bearers, the album centers on the tonkori — a five-string plucked instrument whose dry, crystalline notes form hypnotic cycles through repetition and tiny shifts in rhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is remarkable is how little is needed to create such a deep sense of movement. Patterns circle again and again, gradually changing their weight and pulse until the music begins to feel almost minimalist to contemporary ears — not through studio technique or electronics, but through an old musical language built from strings, resonance and repetition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor listeners drawn to minimalism, ambient or ritual music, this is a fascinating route into Ainu traditional sound — intimate, mesmerizing and completely unlike the usual idea of Japanese music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RECORD MONSTER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43353436389585,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/9413\/0641\/files\/IMG_7768.jpg?v=1790941123","url":"https:\/\/www.recordmonster.net\/products\/various-tonkori-horobi-no-gogenkin","provider":"RECORD MONSTER","version":"1.0","type":"link"}