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COMPUMA
horizons
SOMETHING ABOUT - Cat No: SOMETHING ABOUT 008
- updated:2024-12-28
Electronic sounds infused with natural landscapes and minimalist rhythms—the comforting sensation of your footsteps syncing with the music as you stroll. COMPUMA’s new album, “horizons,” marks his first release in about two years! Inspired by and created from the natural landscapes of various locations, including the shores of Lake Gotsu in Kumamoto—the place where his roots lie. A natural soundscape that blurs the boundaries between ambient, electronic, and downtempo music, viewed through the lens of the life cycle.
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DJ / 選曲 / レコードバイヤーとして、さらにはスマーフ男組、その前身となったAsteroid Desert Songs、竹久圏(KIRIHITO)とのデュオ作品、DJポッセ、悪魔の沼など、さまざまな活動を続けるCOMPUMAによる、2022年リリースのソロ名義アルバム『A View』以来2年ぶりとなる新作ニューアルバム「horizons」。自身のルーツとなる、熊本・江津湖のほとりや、各地の様々な場所を散策時に、その景色や環境にインスピレーションを得て制作されたもので、共同制作者のhacchi（Urban Volcano Sounds/Deavid Soul）と共に作り上げた7曲を収録。「A View」の次なる音景色。マスタリングには中村宗一郎、COMPUMA作品のアートワークでおなじみデザイナー鈴木聖によるジャケットCD（デジパック＋4Pブックレット）として自身のレーベル〈Something About〉よりリリースされる。
COMPUMA’s long-awaited new album has arrived on his own label, *SOMETHING ABOUT*! The album features a total of seven tracks, including five songs that build upon the title track “horizons 1,” as well as an electro version of “View 2”—originally included on his previous album *A View* and now available on CD for the first time. The organic electronic sound reflects the natural environment. Not only do the looping rhythms, but the album’s progression as a whole offer a comforting sense of connection to the cycle of daily life. While evoking a sense of nostalgic imagination, the album also delivers a physical realism through the incorporation of vocoders and ambient sounds. With a cross-genre appeal that spans downtempo, minimal electronics, and ambient, this album is versatile enough to serve as background music for daily life or as dancefloor material. Soichiro Nakamura handled the mastering, and Sei Suzuki created the artwork. Highly recommended. (Original Japanese text by Akie)