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“As I sit here
Waiting and wanting
Surrounded by the ambient blur of the city lights
Waiting at a stop sign
Wanting to go beyond.”


It is exactly this longing to go beyond, beyond the solitary musical journey, that brought these two very gifted artists from Kyoto to cross each other’s’ paths. Marihiko Hara and Masumi Muranaka (Polar M), the 2 seasoned musicians from Kyoto, after 10 years of admiring each other works, decided to take on a voyage together, and sailed beyond the charted territories of their music. And thus, the beautiful result from this wonderful voyage - a special collaboration album entitled “Beyond”, was born.

In this album, both artists went beyond their own borders, over their perceived views, across existing ideas and ways of thinking, to allow their emotions to flow freely in the music making process. As a result, Marihiko, with his gorgeous piano touches, and Masumi, with his heart-felt guitars, jointly crafted the 10 delicate, and breath-takingly beautiful music pieces.

Traces of elegant post-classical, sweet-sounding folktronica, dreamy ambient, and even blue-ish jazz, can be found in this sound-rich album, with all elements masterfully blended together to create an exquisite music listening experience. Piano melodies that drifted in like fireflies at night, layers of guitars that painted the backdrop soundscapes, drips of tiny electronics, spaces between the notes…. The exquisiteness in music that created by Marihiko and Masumi’s wonderful talents are simply beyond words.

Mia Cabalfin, the renowned contemporary dancer from Philippines, who befriended the artists when they composed the music for her residency performance in Kyoto in 2012, lent her beautiful voice in spoken words for 3 amazing tracks. The album is mastered by Tokyo’s renowned musician and sound engineer, Chihei Hatakeyama, and features photos by prominent Japanese photographer Marisa Shimamoto, and designs by Itsuka Sato of sonihouse.

http://www.mu-nest.com/release-info.php?f=mnc014

Dream Bird / Marihiko Hara & Polar M

Kanazu Tomoyuki - 花泥棒

"prayer" and "insincere love" both tracks from the album "12 & 1 SONG" (KI-008R, KITCHEN. LABEL)

Available via KITCHEN. LABEL 
http://www.kitchen-label.com/ki008r-reissue-janis-crunch-haruka-nakamura-12-1-song

Available on iTunes 
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/12-1-song/id643452001?uo=4

Janis Cruch & haruka nakamura - prayer, insincere love (12 & 1 SONG, 2011)

Sea Side

Luis León & Unseener - Land Of Wonders
SATYAXPLR001

satyarecs.bandcamp.com/album/satyaxplr001-land-of-wonders

Land Of Wonders

Satin Pearl

Buy on Bandcamp

Luis León & Unseener - Satin Pearl

KITCHEN. LABEL SHOWCASE 2012 
"EPILOGUE OF AUTUMN"
 8th December 2012 at Fujimigaoka Church, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo

April Lee (vocals) 
Ricks Ang (guitar & programming)

Live mix by Ken Inamori 
Additional production by Ricks Ang

Originally from the album "A LITTLE FABLE" by ASPIDISTRAFLY (2011, KITCHEN. LABEL)
http://www.kitchen-label.com/catalogue/ki007r-aspidistrafly-a-little-fable/

© 2011 www.kitchen.label.com · www.aspidistrafly.com


LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS (live at Fujimigaoka Church, Tokyo)

Junya Nishimura × no11room

piano & photo : Junya Nishimura（jun)
https://soundcloud.com/junj6
guitar：no11room

春の庭、記憶の彼方 〜 remember spring garden 〜 Junya Nishimura × no11room

Cicada - Told You!

Shunichiro Fujimoto “Rejoice”

I wake up in the morning, and place the score on the stand.
I open the keyboard lid and practice as always.
As soon as my fingers feel right, I take a deep breath and place my fingers on the keys once again.
Just as the musicians did in the old days.
Composing music starts every morning in this simple way.
Connecting to the piano.
Everyday repeats itself.
Playing until you find the perfect chord and scale.
The score which was made through many inspirations and revisions, reveals the time with the piano.
Traditionally made music that no one has heard.
The main theme of this album is “forfeiture”.
Rising up from a loss and moving towards accepting the present state.
What is here is not the past, but something for the present, rejoice.
The sound of the wood creaking and the sound of the player breathing.
The gentle sound of the piano strings resonating with each other.
It is almost as if it were midnight, creating a calm world of shadows.
45 minutes of a tranquil midnight.
Enjoy the music.

This song is LIVE version.

more detail
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No need to reach, it’s there / Fujimoto Shunichiro

https://machinone.bandcamp.com/track/full-moon-apartment
Taken from 『Leaf Boat and Tiny Lighthouse』（Pieni bonus album）
http://machinone.blogspot.com/2018/11/leaf-boat-and-tiny-lighthouse.html                                                                                   
 『Leaf Boat and Tiny Lighthouse』
幼少期、東北での思い出を元に奏でられた、「Pieni」収録『leaf boat』から繋がる小さな町と灯台の物語。

flau shop と　一部の専門店にセカンドアルバムの特典としてつく１４曲入り、手廻しオルゴール主体のPieniのプロトタイプ的作品。

特典作品取り扱い店　http://machinone.blogspot.com/2018/11/pieni_15.html

A story of a small town and a lighthouse connected from "leaf boat" recorded "Pieni" recorded in childhood, based on memories in Tohoku.

Flau shop and some specialty shops entered 14 songs to be given as a bonus for the second album, prototypical works by Pieni, mainly handworking music box.

満月荘／Full Moon Apartment

02 prairie home suite part 2

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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS (live at Fujimigaoka Church, Tokyo)

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