Silkroad/Kinu-Michi - 2nd is actually Japanese guitarist Koji Tsumoto's third all instrumental CD (following the path laid out by Silkroad/Kinu-Michi - 1st), and this one is billed as the next installment of "the ultimate modal instrumental progressive rock from Asia." Fiery guitar riffs and nimble solos eminate from the speakers as Tsumoto drives home his message, blending hard rock and progressive elements. Tsumoto's guitar playing travels a lot of musical ground, almost paralleling the story (in Japanese, in the liner notes) of the Silk Road on which the album is based. Another fine effort by one of Japan's up-and-coming axemen.
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The record
| 1 | Orient Instrumental Guitar | 3:25 |
| 2 | Persian Sky Over Alborz Instrumental Guitar | 5:06 |
| 3 | Quantum Leap Instrumental Guitar | 3:52 |
| 4 | Road Of The Faith Instrumental Guitar | 4:17 |
| 5 | Silken Word Instrumental Guitar | 4:25 |
| 6 | Tahrir In Caspian Sea Instrumental Guitar | 4:10 |
| 7 | Ulterior Thought Instrumental Guitar | 4:21 |
| 8 | Veil Of Mashhad Instrumental Guitar | 4:35 |
| 9 | Widow's Peak Instrumental Guitar | 4:27 |
| 10 | Xeric Ground Instrumental Guitar | 4:53 |
| 11 | Yearning Toward... Instrumental Guitar | 0:59 |
| 12 | Zoroastrian Obstructs Zodiacal Lights Instrumental Guitar | 3:00 |
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