Sean Wolcott – Lady Swordfighter (DIGITAL)

“Lady Swordfighter” the latest library album from composer & producer Sean Wolcott takes you on a psychedelic revenge odyssey over five chapters and 17 songs.

A love letter to Japanese soundtracks and cinema, “Lady Swordfighter” is part sonic kabuki play, part cult exploitation soundtrack, featuring a cast of traditional Japanese instrument maestros, including the shakuhachi, koto, shamisen, taiko drums, and more. Journey through a soundscape of soulful ballads, haunting chants, blood-splattered guitars, head-chopping beats, and ominous horns.

All songs were written, produced, arranged, orchestrated, and recorded by Sean Wolcott at Soundview Analog Recorders.

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Tracklist:
A

1. Nine Lives Are Not Enough (feat. Aura Ruddell) 九つの命では足りない
2. Beware the Vengeful Swordsman 復讐の剣士に気をつけろ
3. Phoenix Raises Its Wings (feat. Mary Ohno) 不死鳥が翼を広げる
4. Fifty Ryo for Takeshi's Head たけしの首には五十両
5. Goze of the Haunted Forest 心霊の森の瞽女
6. Revenge of the Bakeneko 化け猫の復讐
7. Gift of the Cursed Blade 呪われた刃の贈り物
8. Among Autumn Leaves, She Dies (feat. Mary Ohno) 秋の葉の中で彼女は死ぬ
9. Discovery at the Abandoned Shrine 廃れた神社での発見

B

10. The Lone Blade Strikes 孤独な刃が打つ
11. Wandering Priest of Nothingness (feat. Mary Ohno) さまよう虚無僧
12. Last Glow of the Peony Lantern 牡丹灯籠の最後の光
13. Prowl of the Nine-Tailed Fox 九尾の狐の徘徊
14. Death March of Boss Tetsugorō 鉄五郎親分の死の行進
15. Hand of the Sessho-seki (feat. Mary Ohno) 殺生石の手
16. Clash at Fire Mountain 火山での激突
17. Reflections in a Glass Eye (feat. Aura Ruddell) ガラスの目に映るもの

PLAYERS

Vocals
Mary Ohno (3, 7-8, 11, 15)
Aura Ruddell (1-2, 17)
Lauren Santi (4-5, 13)
Sean Wolcott (2)
Tuck (6)

Strings
Mary Ohno Shamisen (8, 11, 15)
Patrick Oiye Shamisen (4, 7, 10, 13, 16)
Aura Ruddell Koto (1-2, 6, 9-10, 12, 16-17)
Jared Squires Guitar (9)
Sean Wolcott Autoharp, Bass, Bass VI, Biwa, Bouzouki, Guitar
(1-2, 4-6, 9-10, 12-14, 16-17)

Wind
Kodō Araki VI Shamisen (1-2, 4-6, 9-14, 16-17)
Lacy Brown Shruti box (3)
Patrick Oiye Fue (3, 6)
Sean Wolcott Shō (2)

Brass
Conner Eisenmenger Bass Trombone, Trombone, Trumpet (1, 9-10, 14, 16-17)

Keyboards
Micah Hulscher Lowrey Genie, Piano, Univox Compac 2, Yamaha YC-30
(1-2, 4-6, 10, 12-13, 16-17)
Mario Luciano Univox Compac 2, Yamaha YC-30 (1-2, 17)
Sean Wolcott Lowrey Genie, Piano, Yamaha YC-30 (1-2, 5, 7, 14, 17)

Percussion
Lacey Brown Gong, Timpani (1-4, 9, 13, 15-16)
Trevor Church Drums, Clave, Cymbals, Effects, Wind-chimes
(1-2, 4-7, 9-10, 12-14, 16-17)
Mary Ohno Hyōshigi (1, 17)
Aura Ruddell Glockenspiel, Wind-chimes (7)
Sean Wolcott Chajchas, Effects, Finger Cymbals, Flexitone, Ōtsuzumi, Quijada, Tambourine, Tingsha, Tsuzumi, Vibraslap (1-4, 6, 9-10, 16-17)

Seattle Kokon Taiko
Michael Bayne Odaiko (4-5, 14)
Ngoc Dinh Kagura Suzu, Shime Daiko (4-5, 9, 14)
Lika Seigel Atarigane, Shime Daiko, Uchiwa Daiko (4, 6-7, 14)