¡Unpeople
¡Shuta Hasunuma
Description
[Machine Translation] After the Corona Pandemic, Hasunuma relocated from Brooklyn, New York to Tokyo, where he has been active not only as a member of the Hasunuma Philharmonic, but also in a wide range of artistic fields in Japan and abroad, from exhibiting art works to accompanying films, TV dramas, and TV programs. In the midst of such breakthroughs, he continued to create this album at his own slow pace as "music purely for himself. During the five years of production, the album contains all the sounds that Hasunuma Shota himself played, collected, and recorded, as well as his memories of places and people. The sounds range from instrumental sounds to non-instrumental and electronic sounds, as well as field recordings. By treating all kinds of sounds equally, Hasunuma has created "unpeople" as a piece of art music. The diverse artists who share Hasunuma's recent sound memories are Jeff Parker, a guitarist known for his releases on International Anthem and Nonsuch Records, and Keigo Oyamada of Cornelius, with whom Hasunuma also performs live. Keigo Oyamada's layered guitar sound, Keiji Haino's various instrumental performances, New York drummer Greg Fox, Kom_i's generous and expansive voice, and Okinawa-based Mutsumi Aragaki, who plays the sansen and samban. Guests include guitarist Shuta Ishizuka, who also performs with the Hasunuma Shuta Philharmonic Orchestra, and Fumiya Otonashi, who plays the Japanese instrument sho. The sounds of musicians from various fields of activity and their musical styles come together to raise the sonic contrast of this album. The sound work encompasses techno, ambient, jazz, post-classical, and even contemporary music, creating a free and airy sound that is similar to the diverse activities of Hasunuma Shuta himself. This is his first studio recording album in seven years, since his singing album "Melodies" (2016). This is his first instrumental album in 15 years since "POP OOGA" (2008). During production, the core instruments of the album were recorded and mixed at Hasunuma's private studios in Brooklyn and Tokyo. The sounds were co-mixed with Hasunuma's close friend and engineer Toshihiko Kasai. Mastering was done by Guy Davie ( Electric Mastering ). The collaboration with his trusted engineer was used to pursue a solid sound. The artwork, titled "unpeople," is composed of art direction by photographers Riku Ikeya and Seri Tanaka. The collaboration between Hasunuma, Ikeya, and Tanaka began with the artwork for the nine previously released singles, and an exhibition of the same title, "unpeople," by the three artists will open at POST, an art book store in Ebisu, from September 1, 2012. From music to art and from art to music. New possibilities of art are beginning to expand from here. This album is the current state of Hasunuma Shuta's sound.
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