a two, by 荒井優作

a two

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1.	sky, sky. 01:50	buy track
2.	白日 05:40	buy track
3.	手の断片 01:44
4.	ocean, sea, ocean. 02:57	buy track
5.	なぜなら / mimicry, green, mimicry 02:43	buy track
6.	あ / a 02:20
7.	言の一端 / Communicating Vessels 16:48	buy track
8.	親密さ 02:28	buy track

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The Kyoto-based musician Yusaku Arai is known for his production work in the avant-garde scenes of Japanese hip-hop and R&B. On this solo album, though, he offers more lengthy, piano-centric meditations that use the techniques of musique concrète.

Arai’s compositions on the A-side emerged out of a reflection on the corporeal and interwoven relationship between his own body and things he encountered in the world—the ocean, a flower petal, a plastic sheet, a hand. His intent is to represent a process in which colors gently well up in
inside of an object, pass through its entirety—and eventually permeate into the body itself.

The B-side consists mostly of a long composition, which is about an unavoidable surplus that crops up in communication, whether of gestures or of language. This narrative work describes humans as beings torn between enthusiasm and emptiness.

***The titles on jacket and label are intentionally different by artist's will.

The album’s artwork is by photographer Azusa Yamaguchi and designer Heijiro Yagi.
Mastering by Sean McCann of Recital.
A 18x24 inch poster is included.

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released May 19, 2023

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