The idea for Suemori's new alias arose in conversation with Osàre! Editions label boss, Elena Colombi. An inheritance from his grandfather, the name sets the tone of the album that synthesises traditional Japanese instruments into an electronic format. Dub and drone’s eerie resonance collides with staccato electro and fizzling acid on ‘Yakkosan.’ Driven by a meditative beat, flutes and choral voices glide through 'Senpai Kouhai' while ‘Hankumoi’ shudders with lucid synth. The cultural iconography of Japan emerges from this dark, textual landscape, haunted both by the ghosts of the past and spectral sound of the future.

words by Hannah Pezzack

Soundcloud snippets : soundcloud.com/osare-editions/oe-009-suemori-maebashi-snippets

released May 5, 2021

Produced by Yoshinobu Hoshina
Mastered by Rude66
Manufactured by Deepgrooves, Netherlands
Cover Image by Megan Cullen
Art direction by Elena Colombi

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