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4th May. 2011
Utsuho Digital Download

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Release Date: 2011-05-04
Format: MP3, WAV
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Ambient

Track List
1. Yoshino
2. Utsuho
3. Cinnabar
4. Myojin Waterfall

"Utsuho" was originally released in January 1999. This is Kazuya Nagaya`s first ambient music album.

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Words by Richie Hawtin a.k.a. Plastikman from MINUS

"A few years ago while in Tokyo I found myself in a small Japanese arts and crafts store. After looking around for twenty minutes or so I started to realize that a soft and almost imperceivable rhythm of bells and gongs had been playing in the background. The subtle vibrations of tones had taken over my subconscious and reverberated in my head and transfixed my attention. This experience led me to the work of Kazuya Nagaya whose delicate use of sonic landscapes remind me of the more quiet moments of Consumed. With the MINUS HEARTS JAPAN event happening this week it was the perfect opportunity to bring more attention to Kazuya's beautiful work and strengthen Minus's commitment to Japanese culture. We are delighted to have been able to quickly turn around the release of this album in time for it to coincide with the night."

- Richie Hawtin



discography
Silent Garden

Silent Garden[ame007]

The lastest solo album, released in September 2010.
The sounds, they are like snowflakes falling on and cover the silent frozen forest.

Tranchillizer

Tranchillizer [PR014]

Chill out & Trance label in Switzerland released a compilation album "Tranchillizer".

Utusho

Utusho [ame001]

Originally released in January 1999. This is Kazuya Nagaya`s first ambient music album.

Illuminations / Pluto

Illuminations / Pluto [ame006]

Features a beautiful mixture of digitally-processed sound, with deep echos of asian bronze bells and gongs.

For All the Radiant Darknesses

For All the Radiant
Darknesses [ame005]

Features hammered dulcimer`s beautiful sound which he sometimes plays in his show.

Secret Rhymes

Secret Rhymes [ame004]

The fourth album with various guests musicians, playing piano and vocals.

Resonator

Resonator [Gallery hirawata]

Limited edition double album with the American avant-garde composer Carl Stone.

Skyward the Spirit, Earth bound the Soul

Skyward the Spirit, Earth
bound the Soul [ame003]

The spirit is lofty and divine,the soul is carnal and earthy. Man is
a living organism harboring the two.

Kumano of a thousand Gods

Kumano of a thousand
Gods [ame002]

Kumano, land of immortals, a noble land protected by moonlight and a thousand gods.