「今回は、自然の風景や環境音を含め普段意識しない空気や水のようにナチュラルに誰もが共存できる<日常の空気を豊かにする音楽>を紡ぎたい。かつ細部まで丁寧に作り込まれたアートを感じるものにしたかった。」という言葉の通り創られたのがタイトル曲でもある「Head Towards The Horizon Of Sandy Sea/砂の海の水平線へ向かう」であり、まっすぐ水平線に向かって進んでいくという意思と世界観が表されたアルバムとして永遠に続く崇高な響きは特筆に値する。
2015年、自然音やノイズ、世界的にも珍しい数々の生楽器を用いたブラックミュージックをルーツとするキレのあるビートメイキングと、美しく切ない感情表現の融合により、1stアルバム『endless cycle of rebirth』、2016年には2ndアルバム『akashic records』(共LANTERNレーベル)、2017年には3rdアルバム『Imbalance Order And World』(PROGRESSVE FOrM)をリリース、世界的評価を得ると同時にアート界隈からのファンも多い。
All Songs Written, Composed, Performed Mixed and Produced by Kita Kouhei
Recorded at Studio Guzli, Kyoto, Japan 2017-2018
INSTRUMENTS :
Array Instruments Array Mbira Royal Mahogany Four-Octave, Hugh Tracy KALIMBA Alto 15note G,
Rav Vast Drum Melodic Steel Tongue Drum A-Integral Scale, Yamaha UprightPiano (old), YAMAHA Xylophone YX-35D,
Sonor DrumSet DesignerSeries Birch Bd 20×16 Ft 14×14 Tt 10×9, Sonor Snare ArtistSeries Birch 12×4, Sonor Snare ArtistSeries Beech 13×4,
K Zildjian Hi-Hats 14, RemixSeries Hi-Hats 12, RemixSeries Breakbeats Ride 18, K Zildjian Custom Dark Crash Thin 17, K Zildjian Dark Crash Thin 18,
Rope Tuned Wood Djembe, Rainstick, TreeWorks Windchime Tw-Tre23, LP Finger Cymbals LP436, And All Artistic Living Environment Sounds
EXCEPT :
M3, 4, 6 and 8 Vocal, Chorus and Voice by Takayama Naoko a.k.a. Carneiro
Mastered by Chihei Hatakeyama
Artwork and Design by Sawada Teppei
Photography by Yukie
Translated by Taba Shiho
All Songs Titled by Takayama Naoko a.k.a. Carneiro
neuf is a Kyoto and Kobe,Japan based ambient/electronica/pop/post-classical music label established as an individual label of "coconoe" and members' other projects.
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