Stellar

Description

Stellar is a unique creation. With an appreciation for all cultural styles, I made the primary goal to capture the song’s feeling and heritage, and then incorporate shamisen appropriately. Rather than just as a background ensemble to support a shredding shamisen, the feeling of Stellar is to incorporate the shamisen WITH all the instruments, as my dream for the future of shamisen is to be an instrument commonly played along with others.
—Kyle Abbott, producer

Artists

Kevin Kmetz (shamisen, gottan, guitar)
Masahiro Nitta (shamisen, gottan)
Kyle Abbott (shamisen, mandolin, cello, morin khuur, doshpuluur, pan flute, taiko, percussion, countertenor, throat-singing, vocals)

Special guests: Luke Abbott – guitar, vocals (4); Hiroshi Nitta – shamisen (5); Yoshie Nitta – vocals (5); Armando Alcaraz – vocals (3); Wendy Molin – vocals (3); The Great Morgani – accordion (1); Mason Hutchingson – bass (1)

Shout Outs!

Cheers to Samuel Mann in France for designing the amazing album art! If you’re making an artsy project, this is the guy to contact! (https://samuel-mann.tumblr.com/)

A big THANK YOU to all of these supporters who contributed to our Kickstarter campaign. You guys are awesome!

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