Aritomo – 絵の中の空浮かぶ庭 [El jardín volador en la pintura "The Flying Garden In The Painting"]

Label: Hakanairo – HAKANAIRO-143
Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition
Country: Japan
Released: 2009
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)

Tracklist

A1 Entering To The Painting
A2 Blooming The Ena
A3 The Aerial Garden
A4 Voice Of Only One Eye
B1 The Circular Flower
B2 Golden Sand
B3 Presentiment
B4 Thirst
B5 Exiting From The Painting