The press release for "Asian Drums" says, "his urge to capture his [Japanese] musical roots in some form grew stronger and stronger. He produced Asian Drums in 1999...to prove his identity and feature it in his music based on a frank acceptance of his Japanese heritage." Such a statement engages scholarly discourses on authenticity, and perhaps seeks to preempt any discussions of misappropriation on Yoshida's part.

The sonic result is a combination of traditional Japanese musical elements and synthesizers. Neither this concept, nor Yoshida’s emphasis on taiko, a large Japanese drum, is particularly groundbreaking, although the execution is professionally done.

The liner notes are filled with canonized, exotic descriptions of Japan and work to reconstruct a primordial and socially integral root for Japanese drumming. For instance, "it might be that our ancestors gathered to beat the Taiko whenever they wanted to convey something which could not be expressed with words, worship of the gods, prayer for a good harvest, and gratitude for nature's gifts."

Pacific Moon, a division of Chapter One, positions itself as a purveyor of exotic sounds for the Western ear with record titles such as "East Wind," "Meditation," "Prayer," and "Ancient City." A website description of the company bears this out, stating, "throughout their history of four thousand years, the people of Asia have lived as one with nature, believing that man is intertwined with the universe..." In a clever marketing move, the CD jewelbox spine houses four sticks of incense with instructions on how to burn it.