Kodomo’s full-length debut release – titled Still Life – will be released on October 7th, 2008 on New York’s 5 Points Records.  This release features 9 original tracks and a bonus track, “Spira Mirablis” - currently featured in the MTV/Harmonix iPod video game “Phase.” The concept for the record was born of a series of photographs, each one serving as a springboard for the music.  The album explores how images of environments, landscapes, people, and objects are used to evoke musical ideas; each image giving rise to various rhythms, chords, and sonic textures.  The photos were taken in Italy, China, Japan, Switzerland, & around the US.  The CD release has a deluxe package that includes an expanded booklet featuring all 9 photos.

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From the album "In Emptiness".
Written and produced by Brian Saitzyk and John Kelley.

Rapture At Sea w/ John Kelley

Emancipator - Rattlesnakes

Tor - Blue Book Remixed out now! - hyperurl.co/BlueBookRemixed
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had the great privilege of joining a stacked roster for this remix album! Tor challenged me to put my twist on the intro to his album, a song that was originally 1:05 in length. enjoy, and download the album now!
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check out Tor - @torsmusic
check out Loci Records - @locirecords

Blue Book Remixed

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Tor - Intro (Edamame's rework)

A cross between Aphex Twin, Four Tet, and Boards of Canada. From the debut album Halcyon Days on Magnatune Records / Mokhov Music.

Halcyon Days

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07 nevergreen

Eucalyptus is a collaboration with Asheville based artist named @marley-carroll. 

This song is special because it's one of the last pieces of music I finished while living in Asheville, NC before moving to Los Angeles. 

The name Eucalyptus is inspired by the fresh smell of the essential oil. The feeling of that smell matches perfectly with early Spring greens in Asheville and this song is a perfect compliment to the two. Fresh electronic vibes mixed with DJ scratching and electric guitar.

Mastering by Shawn Hatfield of Audible Oddities

Koresma x Marley Carroll - Eucalyptus

Something mellow. Nostalgic space cruising music.

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Hiatus

"Free" channels inspiration from my grandfather who grew up in the Faroe Islands. He told me stories of the amazing land, how they climbed cliffs to get bird eggs, and would go fishing out at sea. "Free" aims to capture this feeling of adventure and openness in a song. The remix by @marley-carroll does an amazing job at capturing the elements of the original but taking it to a new danceable space. The driving beat, syncopated synthesizers, and fresh vocal chops make for an exciting new listen.

From the remixing artist, "For the "Free" remix, I borrowed a technique from house music in which uptempo songs are pitched down by a few semitones and reworked as slow-motion boogie edits. This process created a new stretched-out feel that inspired me to build a hazy, chilled-out instrumental around the original vocal." - Marley Carroll

Vocals: Alaska Reid
Mastering: Shawn Hatfield of Audible Oddities

Free (Marley Carroll Remix)

Kodomo is moniker for electronic music producer and composer Chris Child.  Kodomo’s work spans several genera’s and can be cinematic, dance driven, and dreamlike, with roots in IDM, minimalism, techno, and various styles of ambient music.  Child is also an Emmy award winning TV composer and has contributed music for a handful of games developed by Harmonix.  His music is regularly featured on NPR news shows.

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