Artwork by Kowji Miyabe
Photography by Minoru Ichige, "Lake Baikal"
"Utsuho" was
originally released in January 1999. This is Kazuya Nagaya`s
first ambient music album.
The sound of bells, sometimes deeply reverberating. The sound of gongs, of
the kind ceaselessly heard in the temples of Tibet, or Bali, or Japan. The
two CD albums of Kazuya Nagaya released on the AME label -"Utsuho" and "Illuminations
/ Pluto " -- convey a sound-world altogether unique. It is a world of
sounds slowly echoing together, melding into one, and then reverting to an
inner silence. It is a sound-world that invites the listener into deep meditation.
In his music one can feel the effusive flow of Esoteric Buddhist meditation
or grand traditions in the vein of Zen.
Kazuya Nagaya`s music takes the listener into the silent realm that lurks
within his or her own being. It is a realm of holiness that lies within each
of us, the abode of our spirit. His music is the vehicle (yana) that guides
us to that realm. |
