小瀬村晶

grassland+

通常価格 $15.00
2010年に発表された小瀬村晶の4作目のオリジナルアルバム「grassland」を追加楽曲収録 + リマスター盤として再発します。
本作は、2010年発表時に限定盤(CD + DVD)/ 通常盤(CD)の二種類で発売された作品でしたが、限定盤は発売と同時にソールドアウト、通常盤もその後に完売し、長らく廃盤となっていた作品です。当時特典として制作された、「grassland b-side」より4曲が追加され、仕様も新しくなりリイシューされます。

ジャケットデザイン、写真は 菊地 慎 が担当。ミニフォトブックレットも追加されています。

「grassland = 草原」と名付けられた本作は、まさに透き通るような青い空の下、草木の間を吹き抜ける風の匂い、瑞々しく息吹く生命の輝きを心向くままに描き出したかのような、儚くも美しく、そして凛とした強さをも感じさせるエレクトロニカの傑作となりました。
aspidistrafly、haruka nakamura、me:mo、the misfortunes of gerald、paniyolo、当真伊都子がゲスト参加。

Akira Kosemura (he/him) is a composer and pianist hailing from Tokyo, Japan. He is a prolific artist, constantly releasing solo albums and composing music for films, TV drama, games, stage, and commercial music.
Akira founded his own label Schole Records early on after his solo album It's on Everything released in 2007 while he was still in school. In 2017 and 2018 Akira's music was ranked in Spotify's "Most Played Japanese Artists/Songs Top 10", and his works have been highly acclaimed on media around the world, including US music media Pitchfork, Australian newspaper THE AGE, French public broadcast FIP, and Canadian public broadcast Ici Musique.
Akira's major score works include Fragments of The Last Will by Takahisa Zeze, the Cannes 2020 featured film True Mothers (Asa Ga Kuru) directed by Naomi Kawase, Hollywood produced drama series Love Is__, the Nintendo Switch game Jack Jeanne produced by Sui Ishida, the TBS drama series Chugakusei Nikki, the contemporary ballet piece MANON, and the Japan Pavilion in Milano EXPO. His music pieces were also featured in the Amazon original movie Jonas Brothers' CHASING HAPPINESS, the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion awarded director Audrey Diwan's debut film Mais vous etes fous (Losing It), and the Toho movie Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare.
In recent years, he has worked on projects in different media such as SK-II STUDIO's documentary The Center Lane (featuring Rikako Ikee), directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, the runway music for a collection from apparel brand TAKAHIROMIYASHITA The Soloist., as well as music for LA MER BLUE HEART, LAND ROVER, and L'OCCITANE. Akira has also co-produced a song with American musician Devendra Banhart.
In addition to his versatility and diverse portfolio, Akira has been working on a world scale. In 2022 he signed a contract with prestigious Decca Records, and the EP Pause (almost equal to) Play was released worldwide. Akira's music was also sampled in John Legend's song "The Other Ones feat. Rhapsody" included in his new album Legend Act I & II. And Akira's first major album SEASONS was released on Decca Records (UMG) on June 30, 2023.

“It feels impossible to get tired of, circumscribed and boundless at once.”
by Pitchfork

“Fantastic stuff.”
by Gilles Peterson

“Peaceful, evocative music”
by Fact Magazine