We've got the new one from Mario (a.k.a. Water), whose profile keeps rising—his book "Yo no Hito" was recently published by Hyakuman-nen Shobo. Answering his singular mode of expression, somewhere between rap and poetry reading (and rakugo?), is a lineup of remixers and live editors drawn from hardcore bands, house producers, sound artists, oddball track makers and DJs—a cast of familiar Kansai mavericks. Eighteen tracks, 62'15" of dense sparks, made up of Part One, Part Two and bonus tracks on the CD, plus Part Three available via download QR code. When other people's time enters the picture, Mario's own character seems to come through all the more—a record of a life lived, come what may. His current coordinates. For the mastering, Dr. Flex Nakano says they shared the image of Moebius & Plank's "Rastakraut Pasta." The sample audio is a digest of Part One. Recommended! (Original Japanese text by Adachi)