a r t i s t : Reiko Kudo
t i t l e : Kusa
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Hyotan (hyotan-002)
g e n r e : Folk
r l s. d a t e : Aug/2006
t r a c k s : 08
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 30,6 MB
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Kusa sounds slightly stiffer as it takes us from autumn
through winter, but on both albums the spare instrumentation
is enjoyably creative, with kitchen-cupboard percussion, a
vacuum cleaner, the sound of the rain and a gang of local kids
on recorders melded effortlessly around the romantic
flourishes of Tori's piano playing. Reiko's albums are always
song-based, miniature wisps of melody that sound like
something composed over the washing-up, the words perfectly
balanced between observation and signification. Her voice has
that childlike upper register of many Japanese female singers,
but with a definite strength in the low notes. Most striking
is her enunciation - the slightest tremor of hesitation, a
lack of demonstrativeness that makes Vashti Bunyan sound like
Whitney Houston, the voice pitched uncannily into an area
where the exhaled breath seems to shimmer naturally into song.
This is captivating and at times heartbreakingly emotive
work.--Alan Cummings (The Wire).
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01-Higanbana (Cluster Amaryllis) [03:00]
02-The House of Tuyukusa (Spiderwort) [03:09]
03-Sarusuberi (Indian Lilac) [02:24]
04-Fig [03:59]
05-Potato [03:22]
06-A Tree with Blue Blossoms [04:40]
07-This Fall [04:17]
08-Morning Glory [03:13]
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28:04 min