COMPUMA & Takeku area // Reflection CD

We have received new works for the first time in 5 years by Mr. COMPUMA who is also active in the Devil's Swamp and Mr. Takehisa who is also active in KIRIHITO.It is a piece that can be enjoyed widely, such as field recording only songs, claw-playing acoustic guitar songs, and ambient drones.The audition is an excerpt of all 11 songs.

New work by COMPUMA and Takehisa area (KIRIHITO / GROUP) for the first time in 5 years!
This work is the latest work of the "Tealightsound" series that expresses tea with sound and light, which is the 155th anniversary of the founding of Ujikoen, a long-established tea wholesaler in Kyoto, Matsuo Ohno "Tweet of Tea Tree Buddha" Five years have passed since the previous work "SOMETHING IN THE AIR-the soul of quiet light and shadow layer-" by COMPUMA feat. Takehisa, which was produced as an "extra edition" following , The two revisit the tea garden that has been abandoned and transformed into a jungle, and again take inspiration from the tea garden and reconsider the act of "listening to the sound" and search for the soundscape and mental landscape that faced each other. It is an ambitious work.The artwork is by Tomoo Gokita, a painter, and Sei Suzuki, a designer, following the previous work.

COMPUMA (KOICHI MATSUNAGA);
Born in Kumamoto in 1968. After working with ADS (Asteroid Desert Songs) and Smurphotokogu, as a DJ, while co-starring and supporting with many domestic and foreign artist DJs, every day in various places full of individuality all over Japan. He is exploring an imaginary music world that crosses fresh and unique genres.There are many ambitious works such as originals and remixes centered on DJ mixes such as the soundscape mix "Something In The Air" series, which tried to propose a new mix CD from his own project SOMETHING ABOUT, and activities in the Devil's Swamp.On the other hand, based on the experience cultivated as a record CD buyer for many years, various music related to art, fashion, sound and music, such as BGM-themed song selection compilation CD "Soup Stock Tokyo Music", shop BGM, festivals, show song selection, etc. Widely active in the scene and space. In recent years, he has been energetically expanding his activities both in Japan and overseas, such as appearing at Berlin Atonal 2017 and Meakusma Festival 2018, and providing mixes to overseas radio stations in Europe.

Takehisa area (KEN TAKEHISA);
Guitarist, vocalist, composer and producer. Started classical guitar at the age of 10. At the age of 12, he was overwhelmed by punk new wave. In 94, he formed the rock band "KIRIHITO" organized by DUO.Build a high-tension original sound with the style of playing guitar, vocals, and synths (feet) at the same time.Its unrivaled sound and live performance have been highly evaluated overseas, and so far four albums have been released. In 4, he released a solo album "Yia sas! / Takehisa Ken & The Spectacrewz (power shovel audio)".It was a masterpiece in collaboration with talents of all genres, connecting dub, house, rock, hip-hop, and electronica with Takehisa's unique guitar riffs.He is also participating as a guitarist / composer or idea man in the delicate and dynamistic musical instrumental band "GROUP" and DISCO's PUNK-filled "young Sounds".In addition, he participates in live bands and recordings of UA, FLYING RHYTHMS, Illreme, Hitomi Shimomura, Yakenohara, Dengaryu, etc.In addition to these various band activities with completely different tastes, he has begun to show his face as a film music producer and band producer, expanding the field of activities.

artist: COMPUMA & Takehisa area

label : Ujikaen