I always get ghibli vibes from this music. 

星の旅

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Pre-order: https://www.kitchen-label.com/store/no-24-kotonoha-ironomi/

“kotonoha” is ironomi’s 8th album and first ever release on vinyl. A tonal portrait of microscopic nuances particular of a Japanese midsummer saunter through deep emerald green forests and tranquil fields, transcribed into a meditative pastoral reverie created with crystalline piano playing, lute acoustics and real-time processing.

The title “kotonoha” (琹の葉) comes from a poetic anachronistic metaphor, combining form of leaves (葉 ha) and plucked string instruments (琹 koto) depicted in classical antiquity. With a distinctive sound that matches the sonic architecture of Japanese aesthetics, ironomi adds “koto no ha” into their extensive catalog already defined by its uniquely committed minimalism and serenity.

“kotonoha” was originally built on a sequence of four continuous scenes that makes up one long-form composition. The titles of these improvisational pieces (shioribi, namisora, ayumikaze, hagoromo) invoke a literal kind of sensuous, fleeting phenomena. The beauty and charm of these tracks lie in their impressionist fusion with Japanese nature and sensibilities. ironomi’s pieces rarely build and despite their sparse acoustic density, they have a presence that cuts sweetly into the listener’s reality. ironomi created their very own brand of “environmental music”, the literal translation of the Japanese term kankyo ongaku (環境音楽) - music designed to harmonise with, rather than dominate, its natural surroundings. In the specific spatial context of “kotonha”, the record heals the aural sense away from our jangling cities and restless daily environments.

The album includes two additional compositions “tsukishirube” and “maigo”, the latter being regularly featured as the concluding passage that brings ironomi’s live performances to an end. The expanded cadence remained a firm fan-favourite since 2010 and now documented in recording for the first time.

ironomi releases “kotonoha” on 30 August 2019 via KITCHEN. LABEL worldwide. Available on limited edition translucent green vinyl LP (Estimated shipping: 29 Sep 2019), CD and digital formats, with artwork by Tokyo-based photographer Yoichi Onoda. This record is mastered by Gen Tanabe at Studio Camel House in Yamanashi, Japan.

Tracklist
1. 栞日 shioribi
2. 波空 namisora
3. 歩風 ayumikaze
4. 葉衣 hagoromo
5. 月導 tsukishirube
6. 舞子 maigo

Released by KITCHEN. LABEL
Ⓟ & © 2019 KITCHEN. LABEL

琹の葉 kotonoha

ironomi - 舞子 maigo (琹の葉 kotonoha, 2019) - preview

ironomi - 月導 tsukishirube (琹の葉 kotonoha, 2019)- preview

ironomi - 葉衣 hagoromo (琹の葉 kotonoha, 2019)- preview

ironomi - 栞日 shioribi (琹の葉 kotonoha, 2019) - preview

a simple piano piece for this year's totokoko label (JP) Christmas Compilation album. Will be available for free download on 01/12/2012 

Hope you guys will like it...

invisible snow

Henning Schmiedt’s new original variations of Bach’s famous Goldberg aria deal with the same theme as the original – to find rest in sleepless nights and the hope that slumber will finally come.
Accordingly the titles of the songs In Henning’s new album Schlafen tell the story of a hypnosis session.

The upright muted piano is played extremely softly and gently, presenting the iconic classical gem in a very different attitude.
Microphones placed very closely to the piano capture an intimate sound and emphasise the noises and movements inside the piano.
The music paints the blue color of twilight and might make you sink in deeply.

Henning Schmiedt - Wie War

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"By deathly pale light, silent is the night."

Established within the cultural nexus of Tokyo and tracing its origins to Singapore, KITCHEN. LABEL stands as the home for artists traversing the realms of ambient and transcendent musical expressions.

Founded by Ricks Ang in 2008 and named with an essence drawn from the magic realism of Banana Yoshimoto's novel "Kitchen," the independent label has gone on to release music by haruka nakamura, ASPIDISTRAFLY, ironomi, Meitei, sonicbrat, Kin Leonn, Hiroshi Ebina and more.

ironomi - 舞子 maigo (琹の葉 kotonoha, 2019) - preview

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