Saiha, by Soloi Sounds

Saiha

by Soloi Sounds

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	1.	Hako 03:53
	2.	Lesson 03:12
	3.	Sketch 02:54
	4.	Numa 03:25
	5.	Shimmer 04:00
	6.	Dawn 11:25
	7.	Drizzle 03:05
	8.	Shade 05:22
	9.	Green & Orange 03:51
	10.	Swell 04:06
	11.	Hours 03:36

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Dragon’s Eye Recordings welcomes Tokyo-based self-taught musician Soloi Sounds to the imprint with the release of SAIHA. On SAIHA, Soloi Sounds explores the artificiality he senses in Japanese culture, which constantly wavers between imported culture and its own identity. The title "Saiha" is a Japanese word that means "Breaking Wave."

To explore this tension, he chose to create the album using only the Japanese instrument Taishōgoto and environmental sounds recorded in various parts of Japan, along with effects and editing. The Taishōgoto was invented in Nagoya, Japan, by combining an instrument called Nigenkin (Two-Stringed Harp) with keys inspired by typewriters and was released in 1912, the first year of the Taisho era. A chimera of a koto and a typewriter, the Taishōgoto was designed for beginners to connect Japanese and Western musical cultures and exemplifies the tension he was looking to explore.

The sound of the Taishōgoto's metal strings (the strings of the original two-stringed koto are made of silk thread) is similar to that of a traditional Japanese koto, guitar, or mandolin, or when played with a bow, it resembles a violin or cello. But it is none of those things; in a way, Soloi Sounds considers it a fake sound, something constantly trying to be something else.

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released April 26, 2024

The environmental sounds were mainly recorded in Tokyo, Kanazawa, Oiso, Manazuru, and Miyagi, Japan.

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Soloi Sounds Tokyo, Japan

Soloi Sounds is the ambient music project of Tokyo-based artist Yosuke Goto. He creates music using a unique array of instruments including: old Japanese synthesizers, Taishogoto, toy instruments, and field recordings. As a self-taught musician, Goto has an unorthodox approach to music theory and performance techniques. ... more

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