Listen to "Iliok ft. KoiFin" by Kenji Araki taken from "Hope Chess" out on 10th November via Affine Records

Bandcamp: https://kenjiaraki.bandcamp.com/album/hope-chess

Originating amidst a time of artistic transition and personal maturation, "Hope Chess" stands as the sophomore album by Kenji Araki, a Vienna based digital artist and musician with roots in Japan. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of sonic influences and practices, this album is home to calculated subtleties, bold juxtapositions as well as a unifying tapestry of texture and harmony. Though Kenji Araki’s musical situatedness in a heterogenous web of post club approaches stays evident, "Hope Chess" takes a more left-field turn. It defies potential expectations built up by the debut record "Leidenzwang" (June 2022) and shifts to a more introspective sound, granting the melodies, vocals and textures more time and spatial freedom to unfold. Rhythmic elements are narrowed and placed carefully, yet they inhabit a distinct character and purposefully complement other elements and narratives.
As we traverse through the album, we come across distorted synths, shape shifting guitars, grimy noisescapes, eerie melodies and contemplative vocal parts. Moments of serenity interweave with controlled eruptions, conveying feelings of vulnerability and catharsis. It’s an honest reflection of Kenji’s personal life throughout the last year.
While evolving into an integral part of Vienna’s transgressive underground club and electronic music scene, Kenji constantly stayed open for new influences, friendships and aesthetics, leading to the formation of the novel sensitive indie duo "ENNS" together with friend, DJ, producer and promoter YBsole and continuous output of hyperpop blossoms with Viennese art pop luminary Anthea. This desire for collaboration is also reflected on "Hope Chess". Half of the album has features - including the frequent collaborators YBsole and Anthea, as well as KoiFin, The Roomate and SISKA.
Instead of letting other's actions and missteps determine the outcome of things, namely playing hope chess, Kenji Araki’s Album "Hope Chess" is about sincerity, introspection and collective trust.

Written & produced by Kenji Araki & KoiFin
Mixing: Kenji Araki
Mastering: Dino Spiluttini
Artwork: Georg Hampe & Kenji Araki

Links:
Kenji Araki
https://soundcloud.com/kenjiaraki
https://www.instagram.com/_kenjiaraki_
https://linktr.ee/kenjiaraki
KoiFin
https://soundcloud.com/koiboiissad
https://www.instagram.com/ko1f1n
Affine Records
https://soundcloud.com/affine-records
https://affinerecords.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/affinerecords

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[Premiere] Kenji Araki - Iliok ft. KoiFin (Affine Records)

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Four months after releasing ‘Candles / The Stairsteps to Ascension Taken Two At A Time‘, New York-based producer Sharp Veins gears up to issue his album ‘People Pleaser‘ on Nowhere Places...Our pick from the album is ‘Dub Step All Stars‘. The producer embarks on a trip through the shadowy recesses of forgotten consciousness, unraveling a space-time delirium that explores dubstep’s experimental fringes. Initially starting off with cosmic echoes that sound like the tails of high-velocity meteorites, the track quickly descends into alien frequencies, distorted bass oscillations and fractured breaks.

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People Pleaser EP

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Sharp Veins - Dub Step All Stars [Nowhere Places]

Type: EP
Format: Digital
Releasedate: November 11th 2024
Cat. number: SLA23
Artwork: Maria Chiara Moro

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