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Afterglow, by Akira Kosemura & Haruka Nakamura (CD on Schole)

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Akira Kosemura & Haruka Nakamura: 'Afterglow' (Schole) Ten track lushness on this Japanese imprint specializing in contemporary electronica/pop and modern classical. On 'Afterglow' Kosemura and Hakamura hang their light, playful melodies and glowing soundscapes on serial piano refrains, looped vocals and cool atmospherics. Some of the titles evoke images through one word descriptions with minimum fuss and attention to detail. So, in 'Garden', 'Drizzle', 'Haze', 'Nostalgia', 'Calm' and 'Delight' we get the sort of emotional effect and affect associated with this subtle genre of un-challenging ambient styled story telling. Track four 'Delight' applies found sound to amazing effect, reminding me of Steve Morris in the recent Joy Division Biopic 'Control', using the sound of an aerosol spray as additional percussion. This is a great CD with both artists sharing production duties on two tracks, dividing the rest individually. The flow remains intact though.

What the label says:

all compositions
written, produced, recorded and played by akira kosemura & haruka nakamura

voice of track 2, 8 by Janis Crunch
mastered by Mansaku Kashiwai
art direction & photography by Yuma Saito

01, azure / akira kosemura + haruka nakamura
02, calm / haruka nakamura
03, garden / akira kosemura
04, delight / haruka nakamura
05, drizzle / akira kosemura
06, haze / akira kosemura
07, plus / haruka nakamura
08, graf / haruka nakamura
09, nostalgia / akira kosemura
10, afterglow / akira kosemura + haruka nakamura

 

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About the humble CD:

The CD is essentially a small portable face mirror which has an extra feature of being able to play music (through a thing known as a CD player). These CD's are a modern invention hence them being all shiny and digital. They can hold about 80 minutes of music and apparently are indestructible as you can smear jam on them and they still play (not as nourishing as toast mind you but when you're hungry.....). They sound crystal clear and are tiny convenient things. They lack the charm and warmth of their old analogue counterparts but their portability, convenience and ease of being duplicated make them a perfect thing of a thing for most folks. Jewel cases are the worst thing ever though and they really need to stop.

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