"The Journey" is the latest work under the name of Yasushi Ide since "Cosmic Suite 2." It is a remix album selected from "Late Night Blues" "Cosmic Suite" and "Cosmic Suite 2." This album, featuring 15 artists from Japan and abroad including Ken Ishii, Shuya Okino & ROOT SOUL, Yoshinori Sunahara, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Charles Webster, Chris Coco, DJ NATURE, and Kiko Navarro, transcends the typical boundaries of a remix album. Spanning 115 minutes, it feels like "a soundtrack to an imaginary movie," or perhaps even "the movie itself," evoking a variety of images and stories for the listener. Additionally, the entire 115-minute, 20-track album is a non-stop mix, with re-edits and dub processing applied in places by Ide and his creative partner, Watusi. Like the movie "Star Wars," you can enjoy the album from either part, or even in reverse order. Each disc is a nearly 60-minute, 10-track non-stop mix, making them full albums in their own right. The artwork features pieces by up-and-coming Japanese painter Yuko Kamiyama. Truly, from space to the ancient past, and from the ancient past to space. Welcome to a 115-minute mind trip. -Yasushi Ide -Whether you listen to it while relaxing or immerse yourself in it, there's something to be felt. I'm honored to have participated in such a richly expressive and musically sophisticated album. - Ken Ishii The collection of songs is like the favorite mix tape you take on your long trip to a vacation! Before you know it, you are already at your destination because time is lost in the quality! So much great music of varying vibrations. Top work! -DJ NATURE An epic saga that continues to expand from the Cosmic Suite. Each remix is like a scene, weaving a story and projecting images into your mind. Truly, this is "cinema for the ears." A masterpiece that defies the conventional norms of remix albums. -Takamori Kadoi