Yoshiko Sais second album, Mikkou (lit. Stowaway), is a journey to a foreign world a fictional Silk Road existing only within Sais imagination. The album opens with wind blowing as a sitar plays in an unidentified raga, its only accompaniment a lonely tabla. Sai spends the album alternating between the folkloric instruments of the Indian sub-continent and familiar singer-songwriter arrangements. The two may seem contrasting on paper, but as the tracks meld into one another, it becomes clear that this is a journey through Sais Silk Road and youre nothing but a stowaway. Let the music take you on the journey, and you may find yourself wandering this Silk Road on a sleepless night. With artwork drawn by Sai herself and an OBI-strip, this record looks absolutely fantastic. Get Mikkou on limited edition vinyl, now available from P-VINE Records.
PLP-7124 -Artist-Sai Yoshiko