Browse by Artist: HASUNUMA, SHUTA

Artist:	HASUNUMA, SHUTA
Title:	Shuta Hasunuma
Label:	WESTERN VINYL
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	WEST 042CD

"Like broken and incomplete memories of dreams, Shuta Hasunuma's compositions string together erratic electronic textures and field recordings from the streets and countryside of Japan with emotive guitar and piano melodies. Throughout the album, he does an amazing job of using simple, sometimes child-like melodies to evoke a feeling of melancholy that's both cinematic and intimate. In the end we get something akin to an audio diary, shifting from deeply moody with tracks like 'Prelude' and 'Double Navaho' to playful and whimsical on tracks like 'Long Road Home' and 'Eurikago Afternoon.'"

Artist:	HASUNUMA, SHUTA
Title:	OK Bamboo
Label:	WESTERN VINYL
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	WEST 046CD

"Much like the bamboo plants that dominate Japan's landscape, Shuta Hasunuma's piano work on his new album OK Bamboo has an enduring, simple elegance. Each track flits and twitters, growing and changing without warning. The result is a collection of enchantingly beautiful compositions full of meticulous details. This perfectly-executed collage of digital and organic sounds immediately feels familiar and intimate, as it demands your attention. R.I.Y.L Ryuichi Sakamoto, Fennesz, The Books, Colleen, Eluvium."

Artist:	HASUNUMA, SHUTA
Title:	Pop Ooga Plus
Label:	WESTERN VINYL
Format:	2LP
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	WEST 058LP

"On Pop Ooga, Shuta Hasunuma lets loose an endless array of gorgeous and restless rhythms and melodies. Throughout the album he seamlessly folds funky bass and synth lines, graceful guitar, and breathy vocal harmonies into his web of glitch-pop-concrete. The result is intellectually engaging and fervent music, that reminds us of our urgent need to celebrate our time together. It's on the LP's bonus track 'Go Pacific' that Hasunuma's impeccable balance between the technological and deeply personal resonates longest. Literally blending bells and whistles into an infectious, breezy dose of melodic sunshine, expect to be caught in an addictive, vinyl trance that will have you eagerly resetting your stylus again and again." Gatefold sleeve.

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