Kumio Kurachi - Open Today (2024)
BAND/ARTIST: Kumio Kurachi
- Title: Open Today
- Year Of Release: 2024
- Label: Bison Records
- Genre: Alternative, Japanese, Singer-Songwriter
- Quality: 16-44100 FLAC
- Total Time: 00:45:02
- Total Size: 302 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Japanese singer-songwriter Kumio Kurachi's 11th studio album, Open Today, is a striking introduction to his unique style, blending unconventional instrumentation and theatrical vocalizations into a surreal, offbeat pop sound. Known for his mystifying poetry and avant-garde approach, Kurachi creates a chaotic yet captivating musical landscape influenced by the koto and enriched by multi-layered arrangements of drums, synths, piano, and strings.
Kurachi, a poet and illustrator, has long been a staple of Japan's underground music scene. His surrealist lyrics elevate mundane subjects to imaginative realms, with English translations included in the liner notes. Open Today, his second album released internationally after 2018's Sound of Turning Earth, revisits the lush, multi-tracked style of his acclaimed 2006 album Supermarket Chitose.
The album is a theatrical journey, from the jagged opener "Kitaro Rides a Boat" to the genre-defying "Daily Hotel" and "Cheap Flat." Each track showcases Kurachi's dexterous vocals and ability to transform traditional forms into intricate, almost hummable avant-garde compositions. Open Today invites listeners into Kurachi's perplexing and boundary-pushing creative world.
Tracklist:
1-1. Kumio Kurachi - Kitaro Rides a Boat (06:47)
1-2. Kumio Kurachi - Daily Hotel (04:12)
1-3. Kumio Kurachi - Slowly Walking (02:35)
1-4. Kumio Kurachi - Piggyback (03:35)
1-5. Kumio Kurachi - Castle Ruins (04:33)
1-6. Kumio Kurachi - In the Can (04:01)
1-7. Kumio Kurachi - Came to Sell Water Meter by Measure (03:28)
1-8. Kumio Kurachi - Eiji Mitooka's Arrangements (04:58)
1-9. Kumio Kurachi - Cheap Flat (05:35)
1-10. Kumio Kurachi - Year One and Public (05:18)
Kurachi, a poet and illustrator, has long been a staple of Japan's underground music scene. His surrealist lyrics elevate mundane subjects to imaginative realms, with English translations included in the liner notes. Open Today, his second album released internationally after 2018's Sound of Turning Earth, revisits the lush, multi-tracked style of his acclaimed 2006 album Supermarket Chitose.
The album is a theatrical journey, from the jagged opener "Kitaro Rides a Boat" to the genre-defying "Daily Hotel" and "Cheap Flat." Each track showcases Kurachi's dexterous vocals and ability to transform traditional forms into intricate, almost hummable avant-garde compositions. Open Today invites listeners into Kurachi's perplexing and boundary-pushing creative world.
Tracklist:
1-1. Kumio Kurachi - Kitaro Rides a Boat (06:47)
1-2. Kumio Kurachi - Daily Hotel (04:12)
1-3. Kumio Kurachi - Slowly Walking (02:35)
1-4. Kumio Kurachi - Piggyback (03:35)
1-5. Kumio Kurachi - Castle Ruins (04:33)
1-6. Kumio Kurachi - In the Can (04:01)
1-7. Kumio Kurachi - Came to Sell Water Meter by Measure (03:28)
1-8. Kumio Kurachi - Eiji Mitooka's Arrangements (04:58)
1-9. Kumio Kurachi - Cheap Flat (05:35)
1-10. Kumio Kurachi - Year One and Public (05:18)
Year 2024 | Folk | Japanese / 邦楽 | Alternative | FLAC / APE
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