Wind Letter by Machinone

Machinone, an enigmatic artist who composes music based on "town (Machi)" in the broad sense of the word, will release his third album. Acoustic guitar and small piano are spun in a simple and gentle manner.
On top of variously designed instruments and objects, a faintly imaginary world rises up and opens a new door.

Following the 1st album Tokyo, which depicts the west side of Tokyo, and Pieni, which expresses the compassion for the towns and small things in our memories, Machinone's third album is an imaginary wind letter that has arrived in our time. Using the title "Wind Letter" and the melody of the title track as a clue, Wind Letter was constructed with a slightly sci-fi story in mind. In addition to the gut guitars, small pianos, banjos, and prepared guitars that characterize Machinone's music, this album also features triangular analog string synthesizers, cheap keyboards, triangles, and denden taiko (Japanese pellet drum). The result is a varied and, in some songs, magical ensemble. From the keywords that influenced the album, such as Draisine, Chacun cherche son chat (Cédric Klapisch), Niewinni Czarodzieje (Andrzej Wajda) and Frank Patterson's Cycling Eutopia, as well as the stories brought by the various invisible forms of wind indicated in the song titles, may give you a sense of longing for the near future and the past that does not exist, and a soft look at contemporary society. The world changed dramatically during the making of this album, and the songs that were created to dispel this change are a collection of small pieces that have a hint of brightness and comicality, and give a sense of a new swing for Machinone as a musician.

Tracklist

1.	kazeyoubi／風曜日	2:26

2.	wind letter／風の便り	2:06

3.	nagi／凪	1:51

4.	tie ／ティエ	2:22

5.	ossyana／オッシャナ	1:58

6.	pantograph／パンタグラフ	1:41

7.	pawn／歩	0:47

8.	tuuli／トゥーリ	2:03

9.	echo and sparks／エコーアンドスパークス	2:18

10.	anemoscope／風見鶏	1:15

11.	wind elz／ウインドエルツ	2:04

12.	peto／ペト	1:21

13.	thma lupaus／約束	1:50

14.	hayate／疾風	1:22

15.	loimi／ロイミ	3:51

16.	zeville／ゼビル	3:07

17.	swell／スウェル	1:45

18.	rootless grass／根無し草	2:20

19.	anticipate／予測	2:13

20.	harukaze glider／春風グライダー	1:43

21.	cat’s paw／猫足風	1:27

22.	baseball boy／野球少年	2:18

23.	tousenbo／トオセンボ	1:14

24.	reverse and bellows／リバースアンドベローズ	3:17

25.	hologram steps 2／ホログラムステップス２	1:36

26.	hologram steps１／ホログラムステップス１	2:45

27.	ninufakazi／ニーヌファカジィ	2:27

28.	prove／探査	1:02

29.	dokachi dance／ドカチダンス	1:49

30.	sommar／夏	4:03

31.	dr’ eiffel／ドクターエッフェル	1:01

Credits

released November 24, 2021

All music composed, performed and recorded by Machinone
Machinone ＝ Daizo Kato : Gut Guitar, Small Piano, Prepared Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Korg Delta, Casio MT-100, Casio CTK-450, Roland SH-32, Various Triangle, Little Trick Triangle, Heppoko Clarinet, Banjo, Reed Organ, Den Den Taiko, Hologram Dream Sequence, Colored Pencils, & Guild Star Fire.

All tracks Recoded by Youthful Cruel Studio in Kanagawa,
Mastered by Naph
Artwork By Ryuto Miyake

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