Kitaro's double-disc An Ancient Journey is collection of gentle, ethereal compositions utilizing his unique style of performance. Blending traditional Japanese instruments with lush keyboards, Kitaro crafted some very relaxing and meditative music on this album. Like any album in this genre, this is for very specific tastes only, but this is definitely one of the superior artists working in new age music. With gorgeous melodies and a penchant for keeping things low-key, Kitaro's An Ancient Journey is a proper follow-up to 2001's Ancient that should keep fans happy and possibly gain him new followers within the genre. 一貫して文明と自然の調和というメッセージを音にしてきた喜多郎が大ヒット・アルバム『エンシェント』の続編を2枚組で制作。自然の音を随所にサンプリングし、聴く者を四大文明に誘う。