Kaibou Zukan by 99LETTERS
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) | 4:43 |
| 2. | Shibun Goretsu (四分五裂) | 6:28 |
| 3. | Kido Ai Raku (喜怒哀楽) | 3:33 |
| 4. | Magoraga (摩睺羅伽) | 5:40 |
| 5. | Shishimai (獅子舞) | 5:09 |
| 6. | Koto Wo Narasu (琴を鳴らす) | 4:09 |
| 7. | Saisenbako (賽銭箱) | 3:47 |
| 8. | Mano Hikari (真野光) | 3:39 |
| 9. | Siren (鳴物) | 2:24 |
| 10. | Mirai (未来) | 3:53 |
| 11. | Tamakagiru (玉蜻) | 4:44 |
| 12. | Wagakki Orchastra #2 (和楽器オーケストラ) | 5:20 |
| 13. | Genzitsu Touhi (現実逃避) | 3:27 |
Videos
Credits
released November 11, 2022
Photographs by Takahiro Kinoshita
Recorded 2020 - 2022 in Osaka
99Letters thanks: all my family and those who were involved in this album
Compiled by Disciples
Layout by Studio Tape-Echo
Mastered by Ruy Mariné at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin
This is DISC18
Photographs by Takahiro Kinoshita
Recorded 2020 - 2022 in Osaka
99Letters thanks: all my family and those who were involved in this album
Compiled by Disciples
Layout by Studio Tape-Echo
Mastered by Ruy Mariné at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin
This is DISC18
License
All rights reserved.
99LETTERS is a musician who uses traditional Japanese instruments in Japan. Based on the concept of gagaku techno, we are experimenting with music and video repeatedly.