a r t i s t : Shuta Hasunuma
t i t l e : St
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Western Vinyl (WEST042)
g e n r e : Ambient
r l s. d a t e : 11/2006
t r a c k s : 12
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 59,2 MB
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The artwork on Japanese artist Shuta Hasunuma's debut release
is a collage of thousands of tiny pieces of photos. Though
any semblance of the original images is lost, he uses the
pieces to create a delicately beautiful new image.
Similarly, Hasunuma uses pieces of field recordings from the
streets and countryside of Japan, erratic electronic textures,
and emotive guitar and piano melodies to create music that
feels like the broken and escaping memories of dreams.
Throughout the album he does an amazing job of using simple,
sometimes child-like, melodies to evoke a feeling of
melancholy that's both cinematic and intimate.
Hasunuma's studies of Environmental Science, led to his deep
appreciation for the relationship between urban life and
nature. He illustrates this relationship on tracks like
"Green Repair" and "Morning Fanfare," both based around
contrasting field recordings of Japan's urban and rural
soundscapes.
In the end we get something akin to an audio diary, shifting
from deeply moody with tracks like "Prelude" and "Double
Navaho" to playful and whimsical on tracks like "Long Road
Home" and "Eurikago Afternoon."
With diverse influences including '90s hip hop, Terry Riley,
Fugazi, No Neck Blues Band, 54-71, lo borges, Tony Conrad,
Alice Coltrane's piano, Somei Satoh, and Haruomi Hosono,
Hasunuma has developed a unique ability to communicate the
personal and the universal aspects of our relationship with
our environments.
http://www.westernvinyl.com/hasunuma.htm
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01-Departure [01:29]
02-Green Repair [05:56]
03-Double Navaho [03:53]
04-Ikumono [03:09]
05-Rec Shop [00:27]
06-Hammock [02:45]
07-Long Road Home [02:43]
08-Morning Fanfare [03:06]
09-Karma Fulcrums [03:31]
10-Prelude [05:06]
11-Repeat Cycles [03:22]
12-Eurikago Afternoon [05:40]
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41:07 min