Jomon, by Hoshina Anniversary

Jomon

by Hoshina Anniversary

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Deferent Golgi Named for a prehistoric period sometimes described as the very foundation of Japanese culture, Hoshina Anniversary's debut album is a vibrant, genre-bending, and mysterious beginning to what I hope will be a long lineage of albums. Every track is a standout. Favorite track: ROKUMEIKAN.

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1.	HISTUJI 03:24	buy track
2.	NAKASORA 05:26	buy track
3.	SADACHO NO NETORI 06:29	buy track
4.	SHIN SEKAI 04:33	buy track
5.	KEGON 07:15	buy track
6.	ROKUMEIKAN 05:49	buy track
7.	TOUGENKYO 06:07	buy track
8.	TANABATA MONOGATARI 07:25	buy track
9.	JOMON 03:01	buy track
10.	TAIRA 02:55	buy track
11.	YAMATOUTA 06:10	buy track
12.	BONNOU 06:37	buy track
13.	HANE NO UTA 06:56	buy track
14.	KIZAMU 05:14	buy track

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On steady rise following two sublime singles over the past year — 'Sagano b/w Haru Wa Akebono' and 'Karakuri b/w Michinoku' — Tokyo-based artist Hoshina Anniversary elaborates his eccentric musical point-of-view even further with a debut album for the ESP Institute entitled 'Jomon'. Fourteen tracks stir a melting pot in line with our obsessions, a variety of styles which often stay in their own dedicated lanes while here their trajectories collide in demonstrable fusion. Hoshina gleans borderline absurdist qualities from late Jazz hero Chick Corea (evident in his wild and meticulous keyboard runs), calls upon ancient Japanese instruments, shrines and mythologies, and makes sideways nods to early minimal synth productions, yet all of the above are sifted through some granular equalization, an abstract veil that smooths the skin of Hoshina's mutant creation. A weight of experience pervades throughout, a requisite education in the electronic realm and a deep reverence for Jazz and its masters, and in turn this confidence transfers a sense of ease which leaves us poring over alternative approaches to otherwise familiar tropes. Once this conversation with the music is established, a subliminal push/pull tension toys with us across the length of the album, undulating our sense of space. The tonally rich, dynamic and melodic side of the works present a cool sense of depth but are violently contrasted by a slew of over-saturated punches, and at some point an inevitable alchemy casts these disparate expressions into a haunting monolithic array. Some are glistening and smooth, others are porous and jagged, but all amount to a staunch and cohesive work with the ability to transport listeners to regions unknown.

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released May 14, 2021

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Guru Guru

May 2023
Sky Disco

Oct 2022
Hisyochi

Jul 2022
Hyakunin Isshu

Apr 2022
Drum Nation

Jan 2022
Jomon

May 2021
Karakuri b/w Michinoku

Jan 2021
Evil

Aug 2020
Sagano b/w Haru Wa Akebono

Nov 2019
Zangai

Jun 2019
Phone Case EP

Mar 2017

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