Aritomo – こわいこもれび [Fearful Sunshine Filtering Through Foliages]

Label: Blackest Rainbow – BRR180
Format: Vinyl, LP, Reissue
Country: UK
Released: Mar 2010
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk

Introverted psychedelic dream-folk from outsider musician Aritomo - a hidden riddle waiting to be solved.

Aritomo is an artist from Japan we’ve been pursuing for some time.  For close to 20 years he’s been slowly releasing music his own music (and occasionally other’s) via his private Hakanairo label.  It’s beautifully in-ward gazing, softly psychedelic, iridescent and exposed - often just the rich tones of acoustic guitar, delicate spindly finger picking and occasional flute support.  His detached, droning vocals give a middle-distance gaze, caught somewhere between Vini Reilly and equally mysterious Japanese artist Daisuke Tobari or even that insane Mickeranno record.  It’s often daunting and overwhelming to get to grips with a new artist when a big block of work is discovered - we’re still unraveling ourselves, trying to understand his stripped-bare beginnings to the later Latin-infused sound.  Refreshing to know there’s still musical mysteries out there waiting to be understood, whilst the hand-made and beautifully adorned sleeves of each of the records feels like an invitation into an artist’s private world.  Dive in.  (Mint / New)

Words incoming.. (Mint / New)

Tracklist
A1 こわいこもれび
A2 夕陽が閉じるまえに
A3 白いひる
A4 すきとおるもののおくに
A5 しんだ蝶々
B6 おにのひとみ
B7 ゆりのおとすしろいかげのなかで
B8 儚色
B9 ふたつのひだりで
B10 Untitled