Self-described as "laptop folk," on Modern, Ogurusu Norihide continues his foray into gentle, spacious melodies and lulling repetition. Echoing the nearly blank, white cover of the album, the music on Modern is a study in the expansive emotiveness of spare composition. On the first track, Norihide uses a simple piano progression to transport the listener into his slow-motion world. Track two employs sunny acoustic guitar chords and distant, sparse, glitch-pop beats to truly live up to genre's d...   [ read more ]

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Ogurusu Norihide lives a double life: by day, studying to become a Shinto priest in the shrines of Tokyo, on his off hours, hard at work in his room creating some of the freshest hybrids of acoustic and electronic music. in Ogurusu's own words: 'I have created music for 5 years. I studied computer in university and played guitar with a rock band. I have lived in Kyoto since March 2001. I moved to Tokyo for taking license of a Shinto priest. my home is a shrine and now i live and create music in Tokyo.' ...   [ read more ]

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Self-described as laptop folk, on Modern, Ogurusu Norihide continues his foray into gentle, spacious melodies and lulling repetition. Echoing the nearly blank, white cover of the album, the music on Modern is a study in the expansive emotiveness of spare composition. On the first track, Norihide uses a simple piano progression to transport the listener into his slow-motion world. Track two employs sunny acoustic guitar chords and distant, sparse, glitch-pop beats to truly live up to genre's description. Th...   [ read more ]

MP3 $10.49

Other people also bought:

Bikini Kill  Pussywhipped, The Drift  Noumena, Swan Lake  Beast Moans