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Title:  Tone Redust Artist:  Naoki Ishida Label:  Quasi Pop Records Format:  CD Price:  € 13.70   Mp3 samples: none

Title Description:
It'sÊquite difficult toÊdescribe the music ofÊNaoki Ishida'sÊdebut album correctly.
There are aÊlot ofÊspontaneous and fortuitous sounds from casual urban life inÊthat music onÊthe face ofÊit.ÊBut itÊisÊimpossible toÊbeÊsure that these sounds are onÊthe background ofÊother elements orÊthese sounds serve themselves asÊaÊbackground for something mainÉ
There are also some naive and unaffected chords played onÊacoustic guitar asÊwell asÊsome clinking and iridescent synth waves & gentle drones.
Generally speaking, any tunes, any beats.
But, onÊthe whole the structure and the nature ofÊTone Redust isn'tÊthe typical ambient free flow nor pop bars + beats grid. Perhaps, the compositions ofÊNaoki Ishida inÊaÊmanner are deconstructed digital folk ballads orÊscant fat-free jazz pieces.
And one more important note: there'sÊnot aÊready for use music, there'sÊjust anÊnon-ambitious audio-situation where the music isÊgrowing inÊprocess ofÊbeing.
This isÊthe fixation onÊthe moment ofÊspilling over from routine life into something more artificial and adventurousÉ
InÊother hand, this unstable situation exists between classical, everlasting questions: toÊbeÊ(the next sound orÊnote orÊevery event) orÊnot toÊbe.
That album follows the traditions ofÊaerial & environmental recordings ofÊlabels such Hapna orÊLucky Kitchen. All music played & composed byÊNaoki Ishida with acoustic guitar, synth and field recordings. This isÊthe very first release ofÊartist from Japan onÊQuasiÊPop.

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