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A sun-blind, day-dreamy mood has remained a constant, and here the melodies stretch out across ever wider-open spaces. These tunes seem destined to soundtrack a locomotive or a running river, so gentle \u0026amp; inevitable are their forward motion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4028363924\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bluelake1.bandcamp.com\/album\/weft\"\u003eWeft by Blue Lake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Seasonal Work","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42497840218246,"sku":null,"price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/3874\/2150\/files\/Blue_Lake_-_Weft.jpg?v=1742754394"},{"product_id":"blue-lake-sun-arcs","title":"Blue Lake - Sun Arcs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Lake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSun Arcs\u003cbr\u003eTonal Union\u003cbr\u003eDenmark\/UK, 2023\u003cbr\u003eLP (2025 Repress)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA classic Blue Lake album back in print. \u003ci\u003eSun Arcs \u003c\/i\u003ewas conceived during a week-long solitary retreat in a remote Swedish cabin without modern everyday distractions, and gosh, it sounds like it. American expat Jason Dungan weaves blissful webs between his Texas homeland \u0026amp; his adopted Scandinavian home on a series of meditations for guitar, zither, drum machine, and clarinet. 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This one was recorded in the studio of a classic rock enthusiast in the birthplace of haiku, a city also known for a local disposition they call “yomoda”—“a blend of humor and sadness.” And, you know what, this sounds about like the square root of all that, with curveballs ranging from hammered-thumb covers of folk-rock \u0026amp; classical chestnuts to self-styled hip-hop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3258452726\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bandcamp.bruit-direct.org\/album\/tori-kudo-studio-village-hototoguiss-2007-2022\"\u003eTori Kudo - Studio Village Hototoguiss 2007-2022 by Tori Kudo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM THE LABEL\/ARTIST: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatsuyama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatsuyama in Ehime is the birthplace of haiku, and to this day, haiku submission boxes are placed around town. 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It’s drawn from a Japanese children’s song, and the song titles themselves constitute the song’s lyrics, in alternating Japanese (Romanized) and French language. Urban legend connects the song “Kagome Kagome” to the Nikko Toshogu Shrine, nearby Center, that Suzuki and Dora visited while they were in Kanumi. “The mysterious lyrics of ‘Kagome Kagome’ and its puzzle-like connection to Nikko Toshogu were a perfect fit for this mysterious album,” Suzuki reflects, “which I think has its own kind of puzzle-like elements.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center\"\u003eA deep album of prayer and magic, of divination and ritual, Kagome Kagome’s sense of serious play, its rich beauty, feels somehow dislocated from our time. 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The ferocity of “To The Dead Man” is reinforced by a guest appearance, on saxophone, by upcoming free jazz player Harutaka Mochizuki; the two spar with each other while Hiromichi Sakamoto’s cello and electronics swarm under the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"has-text-align-center\"\u003eFor those who’ve missed the three albums that Tomokawa has released across the past fifteen years – understandably so, given the relative impossibility of finding them outside of Japan – Hanabi is a welcome re-introduction to one of Japan’s most significant, poetic and quixotic folk singers and songwriters. 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