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Sergio Maria Saguaro (Hiroaki Sugawara)
Rain Guitar
Forest Jams
- Cat No: FJLP-07
- updated:2026-07-28
Four different string instruments, modulators, flutes, and ethnic percussion are used. This is an analog reissue of a paradise obscure pop masterpiece that softens the heart with a triad of relaxing acoustic sounds, weary exotica, and electronic trip! This ethnopop masterpiece was released on CD in 2002 by master synthesizer operator Hiroaki Sugawara, who has participated in recordings by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi, as well as many other Japanese pop artists.
Track List

A wonderful work from "FOREST JAMS," a place of excavation full of love for music, which has also reissued Osamu Kitajima and Nami Takaratatsu, following the previous work by Tito Kawachi. HIROAKI SUGAWARA, who has been active as an arranger, guitarist, and producer since the 1980s, and has worked with artists such as Koji Yoshikawa in a wide range of musical genres from electro to bossa nova and Amami folk music, has released a CD under the pseudonym SERGIO MARIA SAGUARO. This is an analog version of his ethnopop/electroacoustic masterpiece released on CD under the pseudonym SERGIO MARIA SAGUARO! From the organic scape "Highspeed Grandma" that mysteriously invites with a kalimba loop to the weary pop "Ice Cream" that jams with electronic funk grooves and exotic strings, the wide range of musicality is integrated in a relaxing mood. The three audible tracks are good, but the whole album is wonderful and is one that you should drop the needle on slowly throughout the album. Handily recommended! (Original Japanese text by Akie)