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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

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Agapanthus

Scud

Unthinking "E"

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release 29 Oct, 2021

piano, recording : Hideyuki Hashimoto
mastering : Zino Mikorey
artwork : Shiori Iwakura

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Echo - Hideyuki Hashimoto

The new album was released digitally on January 28, 2022. It contains 12 songs. I couldn't make it well for a long time, but after endlessly trying this and that, I managed to finish it. Maybe I wanted to make this kind of music when I was younger. The artwork was done by Yusuke Tsuchiya, a sculptor who is also my friend and lives in the next town.

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oroia

taken from the album 'faintly lit'
http://www.flau.jp/releases/45.html

rima kato - i write letter

Uplift your heart and elevate to a joyful frequency 

Numbers of healing Dreams

Shadows fracture into fleeting sparks, where echoes bloom in spaces unaltered by time. Fragments of silence bend against the rust and light, rising like broken lanterns through the mist of memory. In this silent passage, voices fade in the rain, but their essence endures: pure and inexhaustible, a reflection that stretches across infinite horizons.

Shattered Horizon

Between fading skies and fragile whispers, time slackens and fades into silence. Lanterns breathe against the twilight, carrying echoes across maps that no longer guide. Ash and crystal glimmer in forgotten waltzes, while invisible veins pulse with a rhythm that transcends hours and years. In this stillness, a breath remains: timeless, weightless, infinite.

Static Horizons

Sd 2016.01.03 "with the sounds"

Hideyuki Hashimoto / 橋本秀幸
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Echo - Hideyuki Hashimoto

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