What has become of HIroshima? Great instrumentation and catchy melodies have been reduced to electronic/synth music loops that sound like they were recorded at home. I have missed June Kuramoto's koto, Johnny Mori's taiko drums, and Peter Hata's guitar for years (decades for some). Now there's no bass and no drums. It's all synthesized, so I doubt Danny Yamamoto was involved. Is this just Dan Kuramoto? If so, then where's the sax? "Above Your Dreams" is overly simple and ... read more