Kaibou Zukan
New album by Osaka-based electronic producer Takahiro Kinoshita aka 99Letters, based around the sampling and processing of traditional Japanese instruments. The sounds of koto and shakuhachi are transformed through spatial effects and noise to create beguiling ambient drones and out-and-out dancefloor bangers. The title Kaibou Zukan translates as “picture book” and it serves as a kind of audio diary of the artist during lockdown, trapped at home and thinking about their place within their home country, landscape, and culture.
Tracklist
1. Owaranai Osaka (未終大阪)2. Shibun Goretsu (四分五裂)3. Kido Ai Raku (喜怒哀楽)4. Magoraga (摩睺羅伽)5. Shishimai (獅子舞) 6. Koto Wo Narasu (琴を鳴らす)7. Saisenbako (賽銭箱)8. Mano Hikari (真野光)9. Siren (鳴物)10. Mirai (未来)11. Tamakagiru (玉蜻)12. Wagakki Orchastra #2 (和楽器オーケストラ)13. Genzitsu Touhi (現実逃避)
Tracklist
1. Owaranai Osaka (未終大阪)2. Shibun Goretsu (四分五裂)3. Kido Ai Raku (喜怒哀楽)4. Magoraga (摩睺羅伽)5. Shishimai (獅子舞) 6. Koto Wo Narasu (琴を鳴らす)7. Saisenbako (賽銭箱)8. Mano Hikari (真野光)9. Siren (鳴物)10. Mirai (未来)11. Tamakagiru (玉蜻)12. Wagakki Orchastra #2 (和楽器オーケストラ)13. Genzitsu Touhi (現実逃避)