Odaiko Improvisation "Arrival of Godzilla". 大太鼓で静かな即興シリーズ. Gentle Dance with Kosuzu No.4

I found some old footages of me having a gentle dance / improvisation with Kosuzu, that is my Odaiko. This was a day when a last minute change happened to a scheduled "writing/ composing session" and I had the Odaiko already set up. Due to the noise issue at my studio during the day time, I was only able to practice quietly. It is so tempting to be as loud as possible especially when you are facing such a large drum so having the limitation in how loud I can be was such a blessing in disguise, forcing me to have much gentler approach than usual, which brought new inspirations and allowed myself to enjoy the sounds of small nuances and details. Here I started exploring with the resonating decay of the drum by stroking the drum head with the sticks. Please check out the playlist for more. Check out my Taiko and Flute Duo, Zashiki Warashi https://www.taikoandflute.com