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Artist: Jap Kasai 
Album: OWN ℃ 
Format: Digital / Tape 
Cat.No: CHI028 
Master: Jap Kasai 
Artwork: Saphy Vong 
Release Date: 10th May 2021

Japanese folk, Juke and Footwork meet in a joyful, hook-filled union on Jap Kasai’s newest album, OWN ℃. Using the Japanese concept of 温故知新 (onko-chishin), meaning "developing new ideas based on study of the past," Jap Kasai finds a totally unique expression of Japanese Ondo and Minyo folk music infused with a hypnotic and exuberant modernity.

Jap Kasai has been experimenting with ancient folk styles since 2015. He later discovered Footwork and juke.

“They created a new groove by sampling old soul music. They use soulful voices effectively,” explains the Kyoto-based producer. “So, I decided to replace [the vocals] with Japanese Monyo folk songs, because it was said that Minyo was the soul music of the country where I was born. At first it was half a joke. But, I gradually felt the depth of Minyo.” 
The marriage of Minyo and footwork isn’t as strange as it might sound on paper. On OWN ℃, the rhythmic, distended vocal style of Minyo singers (often backed by Jap Kasai’s own vocals) and the skittish, loose architecture of footwork creates a compelling new style that honours both musical traditions. Tracks such as 酔鴨 yoi kamo build in a grooving, circular loop, driven onwards by a ramshackle undercurrent of complex beats.

“Juke is a relatively new rhythm, but somehow ancient,” says Jap Kasai. “And fast rhythms make you feel slow in a way. Curiously, I got the same feeling when listening to Japanese folk songs. It's often a mix of slow drum rhythms and fast, metallic rhythms. Voices are also used differently from the West. I found this very interesting.” 
The title OWN ℃ combines a number of his concerns as an artist. It is a nod to his grandmother, ヲウン or Woun. Also, as he explains, "OWN ℃ can be read as "Ondo" in Japanese. And also OWN ℃ means "own body temperature". It is important in coronavirus disasters. Therefore, a simple wordplay gets a strange meaning.”

Despite sampling music from the recent and distant past, OWN ℃ addresses some very timely concerns. “Now the division of labour is very advanced,” he says. “We often feel as if our mind and body have become separate by internet. There are positive aspects to these systems. But I also think it has become more difficult to empathize deeply with things and to feel raw realisation. We need to change our lifestyles based on a real sense of mind and body.” A jubilant, danceable record, OWN ℃ reminds us of our own warm materiality.  

About Jap Kasai:
Based in Kyoto, Daisuke Iijima has been making music since 2015. He runs the cassette label hoge tapes.

OWN ℃

酔鴨 Yoi Kamo

Jap Kasai - 酔鴨 Yoi Kamo

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"Within luscious green fields awakes a fire. One last dance before the solstice.
As said before: an ode to childhood, camaraderie and naivete. May the fire in your hearts never go faint."

A collection of 9 tracks collected from all over the world. The second Tales Of instalment, brought to you by In Unison. Digital & CD release available.

released September 17, 2022

CD design by Lawrence McGuire + Victor Gybels
Mastering by @drgibby

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CDR album [str014] out on Oct. 27, 2024 at M3Autumn
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Available on Bandcamp https://seiji-takahashi.bandcamp.com/album/str014

1. Spectra (poetry reading by Lindsay Y. Liebert)
2. Blacked out
3. Shedding
4. Underground garden onokio remix https://soundcloud.com/onokio
5. In parallel re-cycled
6. Difference (performed by Hiroshi Miyamoto)
7. Potential with onokio
8. Tracing the river reprise
9. Nuon remix for Ext Sleep https://soundcloud.com/ext-sleep
10. Steady clock
11. Argo (vocal & lyrics by aon) https://soundcloud.com/nayutaon
12. Parhelion
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Cover Art by Caleb Woodward https://soundcloud.com/neuume

Made for I.TARU watch, 2024 (Tr 05, 08, 10) https://itaruwatch.net

Composition, Piano, Mixing & Mastering by Seiji Takahashi

str014 © 2024 Seiji Takahashi all rights reserved

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