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The first album by the duo Taeko Kurita (piano) and Akira Toyama (drums). Recorded live in the summer of 2023. It features the interplay between the two of them playing with the songs as material. The piano and drums intertwine, singing, dancing, and rolling like one living thing.Recording, mixing and mastering were done by Mitsuo Sakaguchi, a musician whom the two trust. The art direction of the jacket was done by Akiko Fukuhara. The recording took place at the 'Listening Room' in Jimbocho, Tokyo. On the day of the recording, just like a regular live performance, there was no meeting, just the two of them playing together, enjoying everything that happened on the spot with the audience.All ten songs recorded this time were composed by Kurita. In addition to songs about rivers, which are common among Kurita's songs, there are also ballet lesson songs and songs commissioned by a certain mixed choir. The inspiration for the compositions was varied, but all were woven from imagination and humming.The artwork on the jacket was drawn in ballpoint pen by Fukuhara Akiko, who happened to be at a live performance by the duo in 2013, while listening to the performance. Ever since seeing the artwork after the show, Kurita has been thinking, 'I want to use this as a CD jacket someday, ' and in 2024, this dream came true with this album.Taeko Kurita: pianoAkira Sotoyama: drumsRecorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Mitsuhisa SakaguchiSonglist1. Hand of Time2. Belly button3. Kuma River4. Karahori River5. Torpedo Ship Game6. Folktales7. Tenryu River8. JUN9. Changement F10. Today's Silence, Tomorrow's JourneyEmail Signup
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