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Album Details: https://l.tatsuyaoe.com/OE5Now
Bandcamp: https://l.tatsuyaoe.com/BCSuch5
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"Zero in on Now"

"Moment of Now," the fifth album of OE's Zen-inspired Suchness project, invites you to immerse yourself fully in the present. The gentle rhythmic beats and electronic sounds interweave to highlight moments of silence and emptiness. Now, let's dive in.

- Album Description -

In "Moment of Now," the latest album from OE's soundscape project "Suchness," Tatsuya explores the concept of truly being present—feeling the present moment through mindfulness. Suchness, the Buddhism-originated term, originally connotes mindfulness: a state of mind characterized by focused attention, awareness, and acceptance of the present moment. Drawing on his background as a Japanese artist, Tatsuya further delves into how this essence can be expressed through his music, inspired by his unique connection to nature and sound.

In this album, he blends traditional methods of composing Suchness music—layering and eliminating sparse and aleatoric sounds and sequences—with contemporary rhythmic elements. Genres like disco often rely on repetitive beats and grooves, which can sometimes pull the audience away from the current moment, guiding them on a long journey through time. But Tatsuya's choice to slow down the rhythms and tempos carefully reverses that effect entirely. The deliberate-paced, thoughtful beats, through moments of silence and voids, invite heightened awareness of the present, like observing cells under a microscope or noticing subtle changes in our surroundings—slow-motion awareness of now.

This approach fosters patience, non-judgment, and mindfulness, encouraging the audience to be present and conscious of what surrounds them. By merging rhythmic beats with his traditional composition style in this project, Tatsuya creates a new perception of time in music: zeroing in on what you are hearing and focusing intensely on what is happening now.

- Japanese Edition - 

"Zero in on Now（今この瞬間に意識を集中する）"

禅思想にインスパイアされたサウンドスケープを堪能するOE『Suchness』プロジェクト。その第5弾『Moment of Now』のテーマは、「今この瞬間に聞こえるもの、感じることに意識を研ぎ澄ます」。緩やかにテンポを刻むビートと電子音の織り成す音の交差が、沈黙や空白の瞬間を浮かび上がらせる。さあ、ダイブしよう。

- アルバム解説 -

OEのサウンドスケープ・プロジェクト『Suchness』の最新アルバム『In Moment of Now』は、「真に現在にいること」、すなわちマインドフルネスを通して「今」を感じるという概念に焦点を当てている。Suchness（あるがまま）という仏教に由来する言葉自体、現在の瞬間に対する集中した意識や知覚によって到達する心の状態、すなわちマインドフルネスという概念を含んている。タツヤは日本人アーティストとしてのバックグラウンドを活かし、自然と音との特有のつながりや禅思想からインスピレーションを得つつ、音楽を通してこれらの概念の本質をさらに深く掘り下げている。

このアルバムでは、従来の『Suchness』プロジェクトでの作曲法—つまり「繊細、かつ偶然性を持った音の連なりを重ね、差し引く」手法—と、現代的なリズム要素を融合させている。ディスコなどの音楽ジャンルでは、繰り返しのビートやグルーヴがしばしば聴衆を現在の瞬間から引き離し、長い時間軸を持つ旅へと誘う効果を生み出す。しかし、タツヤはこの作品において、リズムとテンポを意図的に遅くすることで、その効果を逆方向に変質させている。慎重に刻まれた思慮深いビートにより、沈黙や空白の瞬間が浮かび上がり、現在をより深く認識するよう促す。それは、顕微鏡で細胞を観察するように、あるいは周囲の微妙な変化に気づき、スローモーションのように「今」を認識すること。

このアプローチは、忍耐や判断しない態度（ノンジャッジメント）、そしてマインドフルネスを育み、オーディエンスに「現在に存在し、今自分を取り巻く環境に意識を向けること」を促す。リズムとビートを『Suchness』の従来のスタイルと融合させることで、タツヤは音楽における新鮮な時間認識を生み出すことを試みる。

すなわち、「今聞こえるもの、今感じることに研ぎ澄ます」という認識を。

Moments of Now (Suchness 5)

Cloud Sea (Beat Mix)

Album Details

OE - Cloud Sea (Beat Mix from "Moment of Now", Downtempo / Ambient / Post Rock))

Room To Dream

gothy Dracula (Intro)

Lyrics:

I think it's better
You made me madder
Can't keep composure
I guess you don't care
Cut my wrists bleed out
I can't be bothered
Down medication
The ones that I don't need
Overdose quickly
Make you feel guilty
I hate that you left me
But I love you dearly
Why couldn't it be me
Baby why cant you see

You watched me bleed out
Looked at me without doubt
You never felt the same
Maybe it's in my brain
The voices inside my head
Said that we would not end
But here I am on the floor
Closing my eyes once more
I'm sorry it ended this way
But it was your love I missed
As I breathe lifeless now
I start to reminisce

Assessment Two (Prod. Solace)

Yilan Bird Sounds Rec’d

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Finding solitude in slowing down —diving into time, stretching out emotions, and letting melodies breathe. A moment of reflection, where sound becomes a vessel.

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