kazuya ishigami - utiage hanabi (chmafu nocords)

kazuya ishigami is evidently japanese artist. he runs his label neus 318 (www.neus318.com) and this is his chmafu release. utiage hanabi actually means fireworks on japanese. sound of ‘utiage hanabi’ does not associate of fireworks, no matter what’s the connection between fireworks and this release or its sound. it seems that it’s all about urban living, living in urban areas, feeling its consequences and hearing sounds from urban places. distant delayed voices, dark ambiences, some traditional japanese instruments, metal hits, cracks, city soundscapes, running water, fabric noises, announcements on train stations… can be recognized in five longer tracks included here. probably sounds and field recordings were taken from urban places, industry zones, train stations and other urban places giving to the atmosphere more vivid sensibility. layers of those sounds and noises are placed one over another making rich ambient structure. as the release is coming to its end it’s becoming noisier and delayed varying in its level. nothing new but very beautifully, calming and subtle.