Asakawa's second album follows the lead from the first. "花いちもんめ" and her take on the traditional Krishna chant "ゴビンダ (Govinda)" sound to this day remarkably hip and entrancing - a couple of oriental psych-folk-jazz bangers that can easily remind us of why folks like George Harrison & Co. were drawn to those parts of the world, and how it all came together -, while the rest of the record meanders about in a more or less loungy way. On the plus side, I'm thinking that if I listen to enough Asakawa records (there's quite a few to choose from), I just might be able to put together a top-notch personal anthology yet. More to follow, I guess...
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