Taiwanese Mystery Dharma Band

from Sakura High by Santa Dharma

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PT-30 + mokugyo + Ukulele + Microkorg + Buddha Machine

A few years back we were traveling in Taiwan and happened upon this marvelous mystery band playing in a tent. We didn't want to intrude on their gorgeous groove, so we just sort of paused and listened at the edge and then continued on our own journey. We might never know who they were, but this song celebrates that magical mystery band.

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Tall ice cream, mountains, sky
Music in a tent but we're too shy
A funeral, a wedding, a party?
We crept on the edge of eternity

Silent rhythm intoxicants
Peaceful and innocuous
Beats fluttered in our soul
Feeling you'll never grow old

A Buddha rock band
The best in the land
I wanted to shake their hands
Clapping and singing and fans
Taiwanese Mystery Dharma Band

Let's make Buddhism electric
Zen you never expected
Shake your booty to enlightenment
There's lots of Twitter excitement

Anything but what's become normal:
a president with a vacant soul
Ready to rule the world until it breaks
Beginner's mind doesn't mean we ignore mistakes

A Buddha rock band
The best in the land
I wanted to shake their hands
Clapping and singing and fans
Taiwanese Mystery Dharma Band

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from Sakura High, released May 30, 2019

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Santa Dharma Tokyo, Japan

Santa Dharma is a Tokyo-based experimental pop duo formed in 2012 after a chance meeting in a tiny hookah bar. Their nostalgia-infused DIY sound mixes 80s toy synthesizers, fuzzy electric ukulele, retro drum machines, and field recordings as a backdrop for lyrics about reincarnation and space travelers. They create an energetic live electro sound without the use of computers. ... more

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