(art by Derrick Hart, Animation by Joshua Twentythree)
Numazu make their debut on Rope Swing Cities with a collection of beautiful and hypnotic music for your soul. The sixteen tracks run the gamut of sound from minimal soundscapes and field recordings, to post-rock interludes and dreamy jazz jams. Rope Swing Cities is honored to be releasing one of the most versatile and compelling albums of experimental music that we’ve heard in some time.
Numazu is comprised mainly of Kirill Nikolai and Derrick Hart, as the masterminds of the experiment they have surrounded themselves with a wealth of talented guest artists (Justin Robert, Haruki, Mariko Sugawara, Jay Demko, Kate Morris & Joey Halter.), who help to round out the sound of the band. Alternately contemplative and dissonant, the album holds the listeners interest through each subsequent listen, as new sounds, voices and melodies creep out of the musical ether, creating a forest of sound, ripe for exploration.
Numazu represents an expert blending of laptop orchestrations and talented analog musicians. By bridging this gap, Numazu finds its own place to stand in the landscape of modern experimental composers, entering a space which is scantily populated. We hope you love this album as much as we have, and that it finds a special place in not only your music collection, but your heart. Enjoy!
In addition to the full web release of Numazu’s new album, there are limited edition professionally produced CDs packaged in handmade cases available for a nominal fee in our store. And even more! Numazu front men Kirill and Derrick appeared alongside contributors Justin Robert and Kate Morris at the first ever Rope Swing Cities showcase, and it was quite a powerful show. If you were unable to make it to the show, the video taped performance is available here. And if you still haven’t gotten enough Numazumania after that, well then we think you should probably go over here.
(Genre: ambient, post-rock, experimental)
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01. Darling
02. Infinite Storm
03. Numazu Or Somewhere Else
04. Birds
05. A Love Theme For The Wilderness
06. Hobo Parade #1
07. You Are Happening Now
08. Trains And What’s On Their Track
09. Stolen Transmission
10. Hobo Parade #2
11. Dreams Shaped Like Diamonds
12. They Found You
13. Rare Flowers
14. Where The Puppies Are Tortured
15. Dying Iceberg
16. Above The Waters
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