His goal was to create a unique sound that would be appropriate for the coming millennium.

The album "Japanese Village" is the last production by Klaus Dinger (1946–2008). It is the extraordinary conclusion of a series of three albums that emerged from a project also entitled “Japandorf”. (The two previous albums are "pre-Japanese village" and "VIVA Remix 2010" and previously unpublished.)

The history of the project begins in early 2000, when Klaus was looking for a very special musical collaboration. His goal was to create a unique sound that would be appropriate for the coming millennium. For this new project, he invited various artists and musicians to recording sessions in his studio that same year. About his artist friend Nakao He also met Japanese artists and musicians who were part of the great Japanese community in Düsseldorf Since the 1970s, when Japanese companies established their European offices in Düsseldorf One of the largest Japanese communities in Europe had been created, with a community center, school, temple and shops. The sessions with Kazu, Nakao, Miki and Satoshi were particularly intense, exciting and inspiring. "Nakao opened the door to Japandorf", Klaus said later.

From the beginning, Klaus, Kazu, Nakao, Miki and Satoshi In addition to working in the studio, they spend a lot of time together outdoors, cycling, camping, discussing, in order to slowly expand and deepen the foundation on which their music was created. The basic idea of Klaus was: to work with a group that shared a common artistic background rather than simply consisting of technically skilled musicians.

This way of working obviously took time. And even though Klaus in the seven years of production for"Japanese Village" financial difficulties, he devoted all his time and passion to the project - and that always meant: to the members of the project. Klaus wanted them to contribute their ideas, accept challenges and gain their own experiences. In this way, the project also fulfilled a wish that Klaus spoke about from time to time, namely to be able to pass on his artistic experiences to younger people.

The rehearsal and recording sessions from 2000 to 2007 took place either in Klaus' Düsseldorf studio near the airport or in its Studio in Zeeland on the Dutch coast, where most of the songs for "Japanese Village" A few recordings in February and March 2008 made Klaus, Kazu and Miki alone. On March 21, shortly before the album was completed, Klaus died of a heart attack. Klaus' partner Miki completed the three albums together with Kazu in 2010.

The result is an album whose music and lyrics are always about the city of Düsseldorf and especially the "Japanese Village" the Japanese community. A surprising, magical, optimistic, beautiful album – a new manifesto from Klaus Dinger.