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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

AOKI,hayatoとharuka nakamura

2014 RELEASE
1st ALBUM
「FOLKLORE」より
「水声」short ver.

photo by Yatoo Takashi
fete musique.

水声

Reflection Of Your Flowers

Flags And The Gate

BLUEBIRD

urthemoon

Ecstasy

morning light spills  
agean sea’s gentle sigh  
seven beats count  
days we’ve known, hearts in tune  
olympus calm  
teaching balance, day and night  

happy, grateful  
heart has nothing left to fear  
mykonos bond brave  
love true in odd-time gear  
rustic road winds  
souls dance to uneven beat  

chōka three  
greek song spins  
seven steps our hearts have tread  
canvas waits open  
voices rising in perfect blend 
masterpiece finds  
its own strange, winding way  
  
rustic road reflects  
a hopeful, hazy memory  
almost mine now  
time can’t quite define  
mykonos spirit flows  
like a river through the town  
 
thank you for this life  
love true, like morning dew  
journey uniquely ours  
in every offbeat cue  
mykonos love story  
in every odd-time sign  
...for all... of time...

Hearts in Tune by Lori Yamamoto

1st piano album Release !!
たゆたうままに。ta yu ta u ma ma ni.
“enonimu is other project by no11room.”

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心揺さぶる全11編のピアノ集、揺らぐように、漂うように。

2017.06.01 out

恋文 ～ koifumi from pianoalbum たゆたうままに。ta yu ta u ma ma ni.

a song from `The World Outside is in a Cupboard` which I self released in the UK in 2007. It was then released in Japan on Angel`s Egg. I now sell it was a CDR at shows and from my online shop www.rachaeldadd.blogspot.com

Caught In The Weight

rocking in the cradle of the winds
the sun smiling warmly with closed eyes
cascading kaleidoscopic shadows
painting fleeting images in evanesce
small conversations amongst the leaves
swaying... the time stands still


[acoustic piano + music box + xylophones + bells]

Caught In The Weight

RachaelDadd