Restless Wind

Klavierraum is the place where my piano is, but it’s also a virtual space and spiritual shelter whenever needed – it immediately appears when I am playing piano, floating in sound and resonating with melodies. In my concerts I feel this ‘Raum’ is embracing and covering me, the piano and my whole audience.

Klavierraum, my very first solo piano album, tells a story of arranging a tea time for a rendezvous. Nachher is like a sequel sometime later on – this time it’s about preparing for a surprise morning coffee with my favorite pancake!

For the new album I used previously unpublished material of the original Klavierraum session. Some parts were recorded later on, but in the same setting and similar spirit. – Henning Schmiedt

Henning Schmiedt - 2 Reife Mangos

This small digital EP meant to bring small peace for you in these days. Includes 4 edited acoustic ambient sounds. I hope you're healthy and safe.
https://tomotsugu.bandcamp.com/album/intermission

intermission

Choreographer

風向きが変わらない
自らの向きを変えてしまおう
坂の上に靴を脱ぎ捨てて
知らない男がそれを履いて
堅気の仕事へ向かってゆく

鈍くて優しい塊
永遠を四角く固めたみたいだ
あなたが静かに座れるように
窪みをつけたはずなのに
雨水ばかりが溜まってゆく

目的地が在れば在るほど
堅気の仕事が死ぬまで続く

katagi

Hayama Ambient

Hayama Ambient 026

Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/quiet-loops-quiet-coffee/1549722704
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/759yW6AIUaTOt8fBuLHSyL?si=9MVUB7iQTiaGg_Sv4jeVJg

quiet loops, quiet coffee - S

quiet loops, quiet coffee - P

Title: Music For Home Vol. 1: Our Season
Artist: Marihiko Hara & Polar M
Label: mü-nest 
Release date: 29-Jan-2021
EP pre-save link: https://orcd.co/mnd007

Tracklist:
1. Take A Leap
2. Reflected
3. Into The Landscape
4. Our Season

Four years since their last album in 2016, Marihiko Hara & Polar M return with a breathtakingly beautiful 4-tracks EP. The duo has been travelling and working together a lot before the pandemic strike. However, since April in 2020 like many of us, they have been staying at home most of the time.

During a challenging time like this, listening and composing new music has again become a sanctuary for them. Although physically separated, both started to share some musical sketches and ideas via file swapping. Before long, a brand new EP was born.

This EP, entitled 'Our Season', is the 1st instalment of the 'Music for Home' series curated by mü-nest label - a series that focuses on home-listening music that reflects the mood and feelings of our daily life during this unprecedented period in pandemic. And what a great way to start the series, with the duo's exquisite music reminding us about joy and hope in life.

These 4 tracks, crafted with the duo's signature elegant piano notes and heartfelt guitar lines, resemble the state of their minds during the pandemic period - delicate, quiet, but ready to rise whenever the time comes.

'They are like the preserved energy in the soil, ready for the next spring,' the duo added. The current challenging time may continue for a while. While we are leaning against the wall, Marihiko Hara & Polar M's music resembles a window, for us to see and imagine the landscapes beyond, and remind us that our season will come again, for us to share and cherish.

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About Marihiko Hara & Polar M:

Marihiko Hara is a composer residing in Kyoto, Japan. Born in 1983. Graduated from Kyoto University. He produces electronic and acoustic, ambient, experimental and beat music. Marihiko also composes music for theatre performances and people involved in many fields, such as visual artists and traditional Japanese instrumentalists. The short movie "COLUMBOS" (Directed by KAWAI + OKMURA) of which he composed the soundtrack, was awarded Silver Dragon for the Best Animated Film at Krakow Film Festival. Marihiko is also a project member of Shiro Takatani (Dumb Type).

Website: http://marihikohara.com/en/top-2/?lang=ja

Polar M is the solo project of Masumi Muranaka who resides in Kyoto, Japan. His beautiful soundscapes are created mostly by electric guitar, and he is also a guitarist for musicians of various genres in Japan. Apart from his own work being regularly played in local cafes, apparel shops and exhibitions, he has also made a series of performances with contemporary improvised dance. Many of his works were used for short films and image arts which have led to various collaborative works. Given that Masumi graduated with a major in image arts and sciences, as well as working as an illustrator, this is perhaps not much a surprise.

Website: https://www.polarm.net/

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Contact us: info@mu-nest.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/munest

Music For Home Vol. 1 - Our Season

Save the EP >here<

Music For Home Vol. 1: OUR SEASON (by Marihiko Hara & Polar M) *SAMPLE MIX*

SOOTHE & SLEEP - 4

Kenji Kihara
Raindrops
PYR-025
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Limited cassette/digital
https://pyramidblood.bandcamp.com/album/raindrops

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A1 - Raindrops
A2 - Fog
B1 - Awakening
B2 - Slow Mist
B3 - Storm

Whenever the seasons change, it rains, fog forms, and the city is enveloped in a storm.

After the storm, there will surely be a pleasant world waiting for us.

- Kenji Kihara

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Written and Recorded by Kenji Kihara
Photography by Paul Duchnay 

Released February 22, 2021

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https://sphontik.com
https://sphontik.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/sphontik

Kenji Kihara - Storm

Kenji Kihara - Awakening

Electronic,Ambient,Downtempo,Chillout Musician. Sound designer.
& Singer song writer.

SOOTHE & SLEEP - 4

KENJI KIHARA / sphontik

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