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WEST046 | Shuta Hasunuma - OK Bamboo
Much
like the bamboo plants that dominate Japan’s landscape, Shuta
Hasunuma’s piano work on his new album OK Bamboo has an enduring,
simple elegance. OK
Bamboo’s title and compositions are the result of Hasunuma’s
interest in the ancient relationship between Japan and bamboo.
As he explains, “In Japan, bamboo is revered as a plant sharing
properties of both wood and grass. It
also has an enduring and remarkable strength.
After bombings in times of war, when all of the people are killed
and the buildings destroyed, often the bamboo plants are all that’s left
standing.” Each track flits and twitters, growing and changing without warning. The result is a collection of enchantingly beautiful compositions full of meticulous details. This perfectly executed collage of digital and organic sounds immediately feels familiar and intimate, as it demands your attention. R.I.Y.L. The Books, Fennesz, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Eluvium . |
| | PRESS | | ||
| "Hasunuma has created an unbelievably warm and organic-sounding digital collage of dreamy glitch-pop" | ||
| – Gorilla vs. Bear [read full article here] | ||
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| "a lush moodscape of piano-based elegance" | ||
| – Textura [read full article here] | ||
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| "The glitchy electronic textures and expressive piano work invoke imagined memories of a dreamlike world." | ||
| – NPR's Second Stage [read full article here] | ||
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| "Glitch music of the highest order...Hasunuma is one of the better players in the field." | ||
| – Earlabs [read full article here] | ||
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| "Intricate at times, and intimate at others, OK Bamboo is a great second album from this young musician." | ||
| – Almost Cool [read full review here] | ||
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| additional reviews at: Pop Matters, The Silent Ballet, Foxy Digitalis, and Yahoo | ||
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