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Release Date: Monday 22 November 2004
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Both a continuation and a departure from earlier work, "Life" sets to music an old Zen koan, or teaching story, on "the meaning of life". Stephan Micus sings the text in Japanese and embodies the koan's multi-layered meanings in his composition, scored for a characteristically wide range of ethnic/traditional instruments - from the Ethiopian bagana to the Irish tin whistle.
1 Narration One And The Master's Question
(Stephan Micus)
14:26
2 The Temple
(Stephan Micus)
05:44
3 Narration Two
(Stephan Micus)
02:56
4 The Monk's Answer
(Stephan Micus)
04:04
5 Narration Three
(Stephan Micus)
03:35
6 The Master's Anger
(Stephan Micus)
04:54
7 Narration Four
(Stephan Micus)
04:47
8 The Monk's Question
(Stephan Micus)
04:10
9 The Sky
(Stephan Micus)
04:36
10 The Master's Answer
(Stephan Micus)