¡Tokyo
¡machinone
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[Machine Translation] This masterpiece of bedroom folk carefully weaves a portrait of a city where the past and present intersect, using delicately layered nostalgic melodies and unique techniques such as prepared guitar. This is the memorable first album of urban sketches recorded by multi-instrumentalist machinone, who manipulates various instruments such as prepared guitar with bells and bows, banjo, clarinet, foot-stomping organ, wooden toys, tape recorder, and piano. The theme of the album is the west side of Tokyo, where he lived for about six years, and depicts the city in a broad sense, where the past and illusions of the rural landscape spread out from the present day are mixed together. The finger picking of a guitar playing a gentle nostalgic melody, the warm feel of tape noise, and the ambient sounds and field recordings that happen to softly envelop the lush live instrumental ensemble. The first album gently spins Tokyo's diverse expressions with unique acoustic treatments and unconventional mixing and playing techniques. The album features guest appearances by Manchester cellist Danny Norbury, who also plays with The Boats, Argentinean electronic musician Federico Durand, and Takashi Tsuda.
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