Name: Sweetest In The Land by RachaelDadd
Duration: 3 min 32 s
Description: A song by Whalebone Polly 2004 (me, Kate Stables of This is the Kit and violinist Virpi Kettu) from our only album Recordings with the Window Open, a collection of home recordings recorded in Bristol 2004

Very sweet banjo, unique melody, a little Joni Mitchell...

A song by Whalebone Polly 2004 (me, Kate Stables of This is the Kit and violinist Virpi Kettu) from our only album Recordings with the Window Open, a collection of home recordings recorded in Bristol 2004

Sweetest In The Land

“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





Modern Tales / Marihiko Hara & Polar M

あかはなま 　　 いきひにみうく
ふぬむえけ 　　 へねめおこほの
もとろそよ 　　 をてれせゑつる 
すゆんちり 　　 しゐたらさやわ

“Awanouta” written in ancient Japanese and I composed as my original version.

あわのうた LUCA Ver

title: La estrella dormida
artist:Federico Durand
Release Date:2014/10/8
Country of Origin : JAPAN
Catalog Number:WPMC014
Format(s): CD


added bonus of Label direct sales 
bonus CDR 
01.Pan / Federico Durand ＋ Chihei Hatakeyama


Sometimes at dusk, from the train window, I can see the first star in the sky. Its light is a company that stays by my side during the travel until it gets dark. Then, like a magical presence, the stars, with its shining melody, invite me to dream. "La estrella dormida" (The Sleeping Star) is an album to listen to at sunset, during that moment when the sky changes its color and houses and gardens turn pink, silent and musical at the same time. “La estrella dormida” is an album to come back home.


Track list - 


01. Té de manzanilla 
02. La estrella dormida 
03. El fantasma de un niño ronda el invernadero 
04. A través del espejo 
05. Caída libre 
06. Pequeña pieza para lira y cintas de cassette 
07. Primeras luces del día 
08. Reflejos del sol en la superficie del agua 
09. El sueño de Fabergé 
10. Despierta, todo esta está cubierto de nieve 

La Estrella Dormida / Federico Durand

ironomi - 夏虫色

LIVE at Shibuya WWW on 21 Oct. 2016

night cruising 10th anniversary October
「aus + Ametsub + haruka nakamura + 宮内優里」

《 PA, REC 》福岡功訓 (Fly sound)

Improvisation - LIVE at Shibuya WWW on 19 Oct. 2016

Hear the original version here: lullatone.bandcamp.com/track/trying-something-again-again

trying something again again (piano version)

a home recorded 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

O-Mend-O-Darn-O

Akira Kosemura scored American TV series "Love Is __" which premiered on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in 2018.
This is the original television soundtrack album under exclusive license to Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Michele Weaver and Will Catlett star in OWN’s new romantic drama Love Is___, from award-winning producers Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane, The Game) and Salim Akil (Black Lightning). Set primarily in 1990s Los Angeles against the backdrop of Black Hollywood, Love Is___ follows Nuri (Michele Weaver) and Yasir (Will Catlett), a couple from seemingly opposite worlds, as they chase their dreams and learn to follow their hearts. Told from the perspective of the couple’s present-day selves, the romantic drama also revisits the social issues and vibrant black culture of that time reflecting on how it all aligned to shape the couple they have become nearly 20 years later—a power couple navigating a complex set of social codes while also balancing successful careers and a beautiful family.
Drawing inspiration from creators Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil’s own relationship journey, the series explores the highs, the lows, and the magic of falling (and staying) in love. 
Mara had been listening Akira's music when she was writing the script, that's why the collaboration is realized.

cat number: SCH-060
format: Vinyl, CD, Digital
JAN code: 4571256410609

Akira Kosemura - Knew Who I Was Going To Hurt

◆01. Antes del Tiempo : 0’00” //◆02. Hora MÍnima : 0’32//◆03. Mis Ideas : ０’53” //◆04. Só Para Ficar : 1’33” //◆05. Una Luna : 2’06” //◆06. Horas Este Mar : 2’36” //◆07. Miradas Nuevas : 2’55” //◆08. ValparaÍso : 3’25” //◆09. Nósmica : 3’49” //◆10. Cantábrico : 4’24” 
HP: www.resonancemusic.jp/
online store: www.rmusic.base.ec/

Sweetest In The Land

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