KOTONASHISO – Umwelt, room LP Soundtrack and in full half-speed-mastered glory

and in full half-speed-mastered glory

which further underscores the hip 60s vibe of the record

they set out to create new stories from personal

(The track “Henry Kringle” is actually a twang-y ‘contrafactum’ of the Country Teaser’s hit “Henry Crinkle”

MacKay’s more urgent “Delivery” carves jagged melodies through a rolling bedrock as waves of distant chords pull the ensemble deeper into the unknown

KOTONASHISO – Umwelt, room LP Soundtrack and in full half-speed-mastered gloryEdition of 300 copies, silkscreened sleeve w obi, postcard, inserts With Umwelt, room, Anarchives releases the first vinyl LP by Japanese singer, songwriter and guitarist, Kotonashiso. An elegant collection of seven slow moving, free ranging song forms, Umwelt, room is reflective, pensive, and yet has a great, expansive sense of movement, each songs parameters feeling almost infinitely flexible. Born in Tokyo in 1984, Kotonashiso began playing music