2069, by Enitokwa

2069

by Enitokwa

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akirafilmscript Just a brilliantly executed album with so many corners to the music; each listen revealing new areas yet to be explored. Not an easy listen per se, but a deeply rewarding one. The collaborations on this record take Enitokwa's sounds to new dimensions, deeper levels, and emotions. 2069 is highly recommended for any fan of experimental, ambient, and eclectic recordings brimming with emotion and attention to detail. Favorite track: Kimallus.

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1.	Kalm 05:01	info	buy track
2.	Isla 07:19	info	buy track
3.	Ananke 08:54	info	buy track
4.	Seele 08:58	info	buy track
5.	Aqueronte 10:55	info	buy track
6.	Dalma - Urban Cave MIX 06:06	info	buy track
7.	Kimallus intro 01:40	info
8.	Kimallus 07:55	info	buy track
9.	Moonscapegoat 07:11	info	buy track
10.	2069 05:06	info	buy track

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Enitokwa’s new album was originaly released on CD in February 2016. This album is Enitokwa’s fifth, following mini album “Enitokwa EP” (East Edge Records 1994), “Living in the inside” (Century Records 1995), “Floating works1996-1999” (Sonic Plate 1999) and “slOwdive” (Sonic Plate 2000). Though in 2008 a split album by Jun Yamabe and Enitokwa, “Bisai" (Klik Records), was produced, this will be my first official solo album in 15 years.
For the last 7 years, I had a vague idea that I wanted the next album to be drone music. However in 2010, during a time when I was juggling work, family life and music and holding back from other musical activities, the 3/11 disaster occurred. (For some reason on that day, I was rehearsing at the home of Yoshitake EXPE, also featured in this album.) As the damage from the tsunami and nuclear power plant became progressively evident, I couldn’t recall the reason to continue with music and so for about a year my days were spent confronting past tracks and the songs I had liked, and trialling new creations.
The turning point came when I performed for Getsumen TV, a live television show in 2013 which was organised by QOTAROO, the guy in charge of this album’s design. As a 90 min mostly beatless performance, it became the impetus for my new album. (QOTAROO was the first to show interest in my experimental drone music in 2007.)
After that, by giving shape to what I had attained during my live performance, I formed the following rules:
1. To not use samples or loops.
2. To avoid as much as possible any processing that would confuse the original
sound.
3. To only use sounds from my performance or field recordings that I myself have
taken.
4. To not edit the original performance duration.
5. Any exceptions to this rule are ok if there is reason enough.
Furthermore, I started to collaborate with artists with whom my work inevitably formed connections with or to whom I had deepened my ties with post-2011. To put it frankly, it was a “Shiritori* of Sound.” (*Shiritori is a Japanese word game in which the players are required to say a word which begins with the final kana of the previous word.)
As touched upon in the enclosed track list explanation, the overall process was to invite other artists to jam with something that I had created alone, then we would mute my original sounds and record my new sounds or the performance of other artists, which was then arranged and finally mixed by Enitokwa. In this way, instead of simply jamming and overdubbing, we resulted in music that exceeded our expectations of dimension, space-time and imagination.

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released February 8, 2016

Participating ARTISTS (A to Z)
Hiroshi Watanabe aka Kaito (Transmat / Kompakt) Mental Youth (Dirk-Jan Hanegraaff, Robert Kroos) SYNTH SISTERS (Rie Lambdoll, MAYUKo) Yoshitake EXPE
Yuuji Hiromoto
(The 10 tracks on this album are made up of 5 tracks created solely by myself, and 5 tracks which are collaborations with the above-mentioned artists.)

Mastered by Kabamix (LMD)
Art work & Designed by QOTAROO
Text by Yamabe Keiji (LOS APSON?) Translation (into English) by Kaori Yoshikawa

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Currently based in Osaka-Fukuoka and doing his utmost to reject entertainment from his DJ and music production, Enitokwa sees himself as one music lover humbly resonating with other people and places in order to realize the joy of sound.

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