MITSUNE

Japanese folk reimagined for the 21st century with classic prog influences.

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“OUR NEW EP is heavily influenced by Close To The Edge.” This comment leaves Prog momentarily speechless. Australian Youka Snell is discussing the forthcoming, and currently untitled, release by her Berlin-based group Mitsune. Given the band’s love of Japanese folk, which includes dressing in traditional costume on stage, such an overt reference to classic prog comes somewhat unexpected. “I played that album over and over again,” says Snell. “It’s an absolute masterpiece, and it’s really influenced the direction of our new recording as it’s one continuous 24-minute piece, with the theme at the start repeating at the end.” Mitsune categorise themselves as a Japanese neo-folk fusion band, with members hailing from Japan, Australia, Germany and Greece. They came together in 2018 as a trio based around the three-stringed lute, the…

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