takashi wada – meguro (onitor)

this is the first album by young artist takashi wada on onitor records. i thought that this release would be more rhythmical, probably from the fact that this stuttgart based label releases more rhythm oriented music. but as it seems it is not like that. not that this release is not rhythmic, it is, but very sophisticatedly produced with the rhythm in second plan. meguro at first comes across as a very ambiental album. gentle, calm and peaceful. rhythm, if there is any, is pushed behind in the background in function of making a calm and soft sound structure. takashi plays various instruments here, but of course in an electronic manner. double bass, piano, drums… music above all. in that context you will hear weird jazzy moments that might remind you of melodic nobukazu takemura songs. but most of the tracks here are ambiental quiet tracks with a twinkling melody, slow beat and a really calm production. if you want to hear this album as it is supposed to be heard, you will have to be necessarily concentrated and just listen. give up to the relaxing atmosphere and flow down stream. extremely slow and sleepy atmosphere will carry you... somewhere... it depends on you. but in case you do something else while listening to it, you will definetly miss it’s point.