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THE SETTING SUN / FJORDNE
Kitchen. KI-003
Tracklist
1. collide 2. a woman, a girl 3. trees see all 4. after you 5. torn out 6. vivid memories 7. will you... 8. rustle of leaves (after sunset) 9. autumn; grace 10. Last sun
"be noble
always have pride
wait and you will see the setting sun"
曾於涼音堂發行作品的日本藝人FJORDNE,在新加坡Kitchen推出的第四張個人專輯,名稱與靈感源自日本作家太宰治1947年小說《斜陽》,以獨到旋律與不和諧聲音的運用,透過多種樂器的原音重奏再現文字的內省與田園抒情。包裝為Kitchen特製的6頁對摺手風琴式相片封套。
"THE SETTING SUN" is FJORDNE's 4th album since the succession of 3 albums released in 2008 by Ryoondo Tea (Japan), Dynamophone Records (US) and U-Cover (Belgium). Based in Tokyo, FJORDNE is also known as Shunichiro Fujimoto. In the winter of early 2009, FJORDNE worked on "THE SETTING SUN," inspired by the classic Japanese literature Shayo (1947) by Osamu Dazai, recreating through sound the introspection and pastoral lyricism of Dazai’s language. "THE SETTING SUN" underlines his mastery of melody and dissonance through an ensemble of acoustic instruments such as piano, guitars and strings embodied in layers of dense sonic textures and disorder, transforming his sounds into a new time span.
Packaged in Kitchen's customized 6 fold accordion photo album, the essence of “THE SETTING SUN” is made visible by artwork provided by April Lee (one half of aspidistrafly and artist for Kitchen). Employing the progression and pause of time, the flow of the images gently echo FJORDNE's interpretation to reveal this carefully hidden world.