{"product_id":"hontatedori-konata-kanata-1","title":"Hontatedori – Konata Kanata","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel: Blue Chopsticks – BC30\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, 12\", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo\u003cbr\u003eCountry: US\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 20 Jul 2018\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Rock, Funk \/ Soul, Pop\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Experimental, Psychedelic\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eDeeply enveloping barely-there psychedelia from Japanese trio Hontatedori for David Grubbs’ Drag City offshoot label Blue Chopsticks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWe’re always strongly drawn to the minimalist approach for maximum impact.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHontatedori, the trio ft veteran Japanese improv musician Taku Unami, Moe Kamura and Tetuzi Akiyama, have taken that to the extreme.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt walks the tightrope of the happy \/ sad axis, distilling the barebones of indie-pop, ancient plainchant and icy psychedelia into something unbelievable subtle yet complex.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAt times it feels like you’re left waiting for the next note.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEach tone capable of shifting the emotion somewhere else you didn’t expect.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eKamura’s softly intimate vocals move between each word like stepping stones, creating its own fragile microcosm insulated from the outside world.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMuch like the works of recent favourites from Reiko Kudo, Tsuki No Wa or Izumi Hirakawa, Hontatedori is another key node on the vastly rich and uniquely creative network of the Japanese independent underground.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(Mint \/ New)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA1 Planets 3:52\u003cbr\u003eA2 Iron Fence 4:34\u003cbr\u003eB1 Horology Of The Surf 2:51\u003cbr\u003eB2 A Boy 6:38\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe title=\"Horology of the Surf\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OBrr4NPVT9g\" height=\"240\" width=\"386\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"Planets\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZvYIFGWEyLA\" height=\"240\" width=\"386\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"Iron Fence\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MoAhbMUUA-4\" height=\"240\" width=\"386\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"All Night Flight Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56087894655358,"sku":"BC30","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/7755\/6791\/files\/IMG_6687_3e92c9de-4bcb-4c6c-b22d-6869b66d57a9.jpg?v=1709046798","url":"https:\/\/allnightflightrecords.com\/products\/hontatedori-konata-kanata-1","provider":"All Night Flight Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}