From Boomkat: Akira Kosemura is amongst the current wave of Japanese artists working in the field of minimal yet melodic electroacoustics. Much as is the case with the recent batch of Spekk releases, “It’s On Everything” manages to be at once a rigorous exercise in sound design yet also a delicate, highly musical listening experience. Kosemura takes recordings of acoustic performances (most notably piano) and merges them into a softly spun soundscape of high frequency electronics, field recordings, glitching beats and all manner of laptop squeaks and pops. There are comparisons to be made to The Boats, or even the recent Fennesz + Sakamoto album, such is the skill and composure of Kosemura’s touch. While some pieces are heavily based around simple, emotive phrases on the keys (‘Solace’ brings to mind the stark economy of Swod, for example) others, such as ‘Pause’, rely almost exclusively on digital instrumentation and location recording treatments. In either case Kosemura manages to sustain the same degree of elegance and intimacy, making for an album’s worth of highly captivating contemporary electronica. Gorgeous stuff.
September 25, 2007 at 9:41 am |
Cannot remember if I’ve offered any thanks at NoiseStorage, but thanks for this post in particular! Your blog looks great, and I have been turned on to several very nice things by your selection. Please keep up the great work!
September 27, 2007 at 7:28 am |
linking to you as of right now. bigup.
September 29, 2007 at 4:37 pm |
this is really lovely…enjoying the blog lots, thanks for your hardwork.
have you heard any haruka Nakamura??
October 20, 2007 at 12:13 am |
Thank you so much for this! Have you also listened to his album with Haruka Nakamura, Afterglow, that is also supposed to be very good?
January 29, 2009 at 2:45 pm |
excellent recommendation. this is surprisingly interesting music. thanks so much for the headsup and link to the album.