Casiopea - Eyes Of The Mind (1981) [24bit FLAC]

Eyes of the Mind is the fifth album and the fourth studio album by Casiopea, released in 1981. The album was recorded in Los Angeles.

If you have never heard Casiopea, you should. Especially if you are a jazz/fusion fan. Casiopea is quite simply the tightest, most melodic jazz fusion band I have heard. If you like the original Yellowjackets album, you will love Casiopea.

Although this album is nearly thirty years old, it is probably one of the best the band's ever done. For those of you who are recording afficionados, the album was originally done on a 32 track digital recorder, which was unheard of in those days. Most bands are in the studio six months to a year making an album; Casiopea typically records an ENTIRE album in the studio over a two to six week period!

I can't say enough about this album. The members of Casiopea had by this point refined their sound to a razor sharp perfection, while at the same time staying creative. I have owned literally hundreds of albums in my life, and this one still rates as one of my favorites. The first track, Asayake is the best instrumental song I've ever heard to wake up with. The YAMAHA-tone of this band is fully expressed in this album.

I don't think anyone would dispute that this is Casiopea's best album ever (closely followed by two more of theirs like "Photographs" and "Makeup City").
Casiopea is here at their best, at the apex of the career with a solid album; every single cut is a winner; and 5 of them hit the Jazz charts around the world in the early 80s like nothing we've seen out of Casiopea nor anybody else out of the vast Japanese Jazz world; cuts like:

- Asayake, A Place in the Sun, Eyes of the Mind, a cut that you cannot find in any compilations of Casiopea and that has become a true sought-after gem: La Costa (with a superb Brazilian flavor) and ... Space Road (Has the most infectious Batucada-Jazz by any non-Brazilian I've ever heard; absolutely fantastic)

Minoru Mukaiya, Issei Noro, Tetsuo Sakurai and Akira Jimbo have a superb talent and this is their best showcase.