Takuma Matsunaga "Epoch" CASSETTE

Based on ambient and electronic music, the one and only young talent Takuma Matsunaga has added the essence of hip hop to his latest album "Epoch", which he created with yahyel's Mill Shinoda. It will be released simultaneously in three formats: CD, LP and cassette!

Takuma Matsunaga is a musician born in 1999 who grew up exposed to a wide variety of music from an early age, including classical, black, ambient, and electronic music, and who began his career in earnest in 2021. He is currently based in Tokyo. The latest album "Epoch" was produced by producer Miru Shinoda, who is also known as a member of yahyel, and was released simultaneously in three formats: CD, LP, and cassette. Recorded in real time using analog and digital synthesizers, the album is based on ambient and electronic music with a touch of hip hop, creating a pure and unique work. The artwork for the CD, LP and cassette are the culmination of the efforts of Atushi Yamanaka, Takuma Matsunaga and Mill Shinoda, who were also in charge of the jackets. The CD will be in a special envelope-type package, and the LP will be in a special package by Wax Alchemy. The album has been remastered. Detailed specifications and artwork for each format will be released in the future.

The Greek word "epokhe," the origin of the word "epoch," means "To suspend and pause judgment, to hold (ekhein) above (epi)". "Epoch" is precisely an attempt to suspend ecstasy and rapture in the midst of everyday life. It is both everyday and extraordinary, reality and a dream, or none of the above. "Epoch" is suspended in the midst of all of these things, and is the sonic trajectory of Takuma Matsunaga, traveling back and forth between them.

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