Holotropica

Observatory (feat. Nana Pi)

Ediciones Éter, Medellín, 2022

Producido por Ezmeralda
Masterizado por Miguel Isaza

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Production by Ezmeralda
Master by Miguel Isaza

Flores En El Río

See-Through

The Grotto

Serenity

New Dawn

Sometimes Life Is Hard And So We Should Help Each Other

Today I Woke up Earlier Than Usual

With a strong interest in geology and biology, Takahashi started imagining the landscape and life of the Earth in prehistoric times based on fossils and illustrated books, later used as inspiration for his compositions. At first sight, these images make it easy to envision the ecosystems and environments of prehistoric Earth as so distinct from those of today that they could almost be seen as different planets. Living through the pandemic, when Takahashi first started composing the songs, made him rethink his initial thoughts. 

“The Palaeozoic era was a time of extinction, of prosperity and decline. When I think ab out these facts from geology, they are quite spectacular. But I felt that this cycle is still happening today, b ut on a different scale. If you think about the time before Covid-19, people were very active and free to move around. It was with this in mind that I set about writing the music, imagining what it would be like to overcome the social upheaval of Covid-19." 

It's the similarities between his initial analogy and the new pandemic reality that ultimately formed the main context for Paleozoic. This led Takahashi to make an album which sonically reflected the sequence of Paleozoic: starting from a time when life flourished in the sea ,before the arrival of life on land, to the gradual arrival of plants and insects on land and the end of an era due to change. 

In order to create a more vivid representation of the life force and grandeur of nature, Takahashi decided to forgo his signature lo-fi production style of using GarageBand on his Iphone. For this, he enlisted the help of sound engineer, producer and Atoris bandmate Kohei Oyamada with the mix and arrangements, resulting in a highly evocative, expansive sound palette. 

“With his techno sensibility and sound engineering skills, he was able to bring me closer to the sound I've been chasing, which is full of mystery, life and images of a wild and simple time. This record is the first step in my work with him and the foundation for further progress." 

The result is a fascinating journey through imaginary landscapes infused with great dramatic affect and an acute sense for details across sweeping drones and electronic glistens. 
credits
released April 29, 2022 

Composed by H. Takahashi 
Mix & arrangement by Kohei Oyamada 
Mastered by Taylor Deupree (vinyl) and Kohei Oyamada (digital) 
Artwork by Alicia Carrera

Emerald

Star Water Shapeshift

Aesthetics of Inequality Triangles

Pottery Frog

Floating in the Void - Sleep Sanctuary

Symphony No. 1

Ode To The Bleeding Bond

21 - Ode To The Bleeding Bond

The Song of Remembering is a sonic journey through forgetting and return — from the first breath to the One remembering Itself.

Each of the 8 tracks is a gateway into deeper resonance. A sacred unfolding.

Composed and performed by Ashraf Kholeif.
Let the soul remember.

The Garden That Wasn’t Lost

New Dawn

KOLOAH

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