{"title":"Kishi Bashi BUNDLE","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"151a","title":"151a","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"section group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv valign=\"top\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" class=\"col span_1_of_2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLoB11Z8A5Nz8yvV7y-9NNcFCy7rudjttv\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntro \/ Pathos, Pathos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManchester\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBright Whites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt All Began With a Burst\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWonder Woman, Wonder Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChester's Burst Over the Hamptons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtticus, In the Desert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/iamtheantichristWE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eI Am the Antichrist to You\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeat the Bright Out of Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv valign=\"top\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" class=\"col span_1_of_2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIt has been a decade since this album was released into the world! In honor of that milestone, we are reissuing this album in a deluxe double LP...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/151a-10th-anniversary-edition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" height=\"240x240\" width=\"240x240\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/products\/JNR392_LTD_LP-mockup_large_15b4b810-c304-4e4b-90f0-1169195d36e7_240x240.jpg?v=1643042498\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/151a-10th-anniversary-edition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"float: none;\" height=\"240x240\" width=\"240x240\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/products\/JNR392_LP-C1-mockup_large_7f01eab2-1d57-4af7-86c9-7484b0fe877a_480x480.jpg?v=1643042498\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/151a-10th-anniversary-edition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/products\/JNR392cd_picture_160x160.jpg?v=1643042506\" width=\"240x240\" height=\"240x240\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThey say that you spend your entire life writing your first album, piecing every formative moment, scribbled turn of phrase, and thematic epiphany into a fantastical collage. Multi-instrumentalist K. Ishibashi (aka Kishi Bashi) disproves that old adage. The title of Kishi Bashi’s 2011 debut album, \u003ci\u003e151a\u003c\/i\u003e, is a riff on the Japanese phrase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eichi-go ichi-e,” roughly translating to “one time, one place.” That\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003es exactly what this debut is: A singular time, an inimitable place, a launchpad for bigger and better things to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"It's a play on words that translates as a performance aesthetic of having a unique performance in time, with imperfections, and enjoying it while you can,\" Ishibashi \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/06\/09\/154575079\/kishi-bashi-unique-performances-in-time\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003etold NPR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e at the time of the album’s release. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"The saying reminds me to embrace my mistakes and move forward.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduced and performed exclusively by Kishi Bashi, \u003ci\u003e151a \u003c\/i\u003eis a showcase of singular talent and ambition— and it didn’t go unnoticed by fans or peers. Along with launching Kishi Bashi’s career as a soloist, this earnest debut made him one of indie music’s most in-demand violinists. He was no longer relegated to side stage as a collaborator of Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, of Montreal, and more—the Kishi Bashi name could endure with its own merit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eAs deeply personal as \u003ci\u003e151a\u003c\/i\u003e undoubtedly is, the record was animated by a deep and enduring partnership. Following Kishi Bashi’s collaboration \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003ewith of Montreal’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e Kevin Barnes for the watershed art-pop album \u003ci\u003eParalytic Stalks\u003c\/i\u003e, his worldview and artistic approach was transformed for the better. Strict habits hung loose, sonic palettes bled and broadened, and a one-man orchestra sprouted from a foundation of string loops. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eFrom the deconstructed Beach Boys-esque doo-wop of “Wonder Woman” to the menacing marriage of Eastern Hues and Western operatics of “Beat the Bright out of Me,” \u003ci\u003e151a \u003c\/i\u003ea mediation between opposing drives, offering possible reconciliation but never promising it. The album’s emotional wellspring, “I Am The Antichrist To You” was reimagined in 2021 when it was featured on the animated sci-fi sitcom \u003ci\u003eRick and Morty\u003c\/i\u003e, introducing Kishi Bashi to a new generation of awestruck fans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eKishi Bashi also uses \u003ci\u003e151a\u003c\/i\u003e as a vehicle to explore his cultural background. Using Japanese refrains as a compositional and textural device (the polyrhythmic grandeur of “Bright Whites”; the gleeful surrealism of “It All Began With a Burst”), Kishi Bashi celebrates his heritage with earnestness. Japanese phrases and couplets are sung as the response to Kishi Bashi’s resplendent calls, offering listeners a conversation that dovetails with the album’s themes of love, sentimentality, and self-discovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eToday, the “one time” and “one place” that \u003ci\u003e151a \u003c\/i\u003einhabited seems further than ever, almost broaching celestial realms of time and space. But, rest assured, with each listen, the world that Kishi Bashi built springs back to life. The world of \u003ci\u003e151a \u003c\/i\u003enever left—it was just waiting to be rediscovered.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kishi Bashi","offers":[{"title":"White Vinyl + Digital (Includes instant download in high quality MP3, AIFF + WAV.)","offer_id":3315928001,"sku":"JNR092LP-C1_KB-white","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2xCD \"10th Anniversary Edition\"","offer_id":53470251778358,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital (Instant download in high quality MP3, AIFF + WAV.)","offer_id":3548344833,"sku":"JNR092_digital","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"VIP","offer_id":46492516116,"sku":"JNR092_151a_VIP","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black Vinyl + Digital (Includes instant download in high quality MP3, AIFF + WAV.)","offer_id":3315927937,"sku":"JNR092LP-black","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD + Digital (Instant download in high quality MP3, AIFF + WAV.)","offer_id":3315927809,"sku":"JNR092cd","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/products\/albums-151a-1.jpg?v=1530546471"},{"product_id":"room-for-dream-ep","title":"Room For Dream EP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"section group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col span_1_of_2\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManchester (EP Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBright Whites (EP Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvalyn, Summer Has Arrived (featuring Kevin Barnes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConversations at the End of the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnicorns Die When You Leave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col span_1_of_2\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRoom For Dream - the very first Kishi Bashi recording - is a 21 minute miniature masterpiece containing early versions of two Kishi classics (\"Manchester\" and \"Bright Whites\"), and featuring a guest performance by of Montreal's Kevin Barnes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, the 10\" vinyl contains an exclusive bonus track \"Unicorns Die When You Leave\" - an outtake from the 151a recording sessions. This track is only available on the 10\" vinyl edition of the EP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoom For Dream is out of print on CD. First pressing of the 10\" vinyl was limited to 500 copies on clear\/white split color vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kishi Bashi","offers":[{"title":"Clear 10\" Vinyl + Digital (Instant download, MP3 + WAV)","offer_id":61535092756,"sku":"JNR098-ClearLP-Kishi","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital (Instant download, MP3 + WAV)","offer_id":3746622209,"sku":"JNR098_digital","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/products\/eps-room-for-dream-ep-1.jpg?v=1530546476"},{"product_id":"holiday-snowflexi","title":"Holiday SnowFlexi","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first of an annual tradition for us at Joyful Noise: the Holiday Flexi Single! Featuring an original Christmas song from the one and only \u003ca href=\"\/kishi-bashi\/\"\u003eKishi Bashi\u003c\/a\u003e, \"It's Christmas, But It's Not White Here In Our Town\" is a lush beauty which will appeal to even those who normally loathe Christmas music. Like we do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe release is limited to 1000 \u003cstrong\u003ehand-numbered\u003c\/strong\u003e copies on white \u003cstrong\u003esnowflake-shaped Flexi Discs\u003c\/strong\u003e. What is a Flexi Disc you ask? Well, it's essentially a paper-thin vinyl record. A pretty obscure format, but playable on any standard turntable. And of course if you don't have a turntable, it comes with an instant MP3 download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll proceeds benefit \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.earcandycharity.org\/Index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEar Candy Music Charity\u003c\/a\u003e, who uses the funds to supply underfunded music education programs with refurbished musical instruments. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonations of any level are accepted, but here are some general guidelines: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e$4 - $7 = Generous Level\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (Within the range of where we would price it if we weren't doing this whole \"pay what you want\" thing. 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In addition to the album single \"Manchester\", Side B features and an orchestral cover of \"A Sunday Smile\" by \u003cstrong\u003eBeirut\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The orchestral quartet rendition of Beirut's amazing song was arranged by Kishi Bashi, and appears exclusively on this 7” release. The recording is not available digitally, aside from the download code which accompanies the vinyl. The vinyl itself features a unique Purple \u0026amp; Orange colored splatter design.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Each of the three 7\"s in this series features a different orchestral cover song on Side B,  a different vinyl color, and corresponding cover art which forms triptych when all three are placed side by side. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kishi Bashi","offers":[{"title":"7\" + Digital (Purple \u0026 Orange Splatter Vinyl)","offer_id":3316389633,"sku":"JNR111-1_7inch","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital (instant MP3 download)","offer_id":3745510593,"sku":"JNR111-1_digi","price":2.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/products\/singles-manchester-a-sunday-smile-1.jpeg?v=1478201523"},{"product_id":"bright-whites","title":"Bright Whites \/ This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/kishi-bashi-3x7-box-set.html\"\u003ethree 7\" singles\u003c\/a\u003e from Kishi Bashi's acclaimed debut album \u003ca href=\"\/kishi-bashi-151a.html\"\u003e151a\u003c\/a\u003e. In addition to the album single \"Bright Whites\", Side B features and an orchestral cover of \"This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)\" by \u003cstrong\u003eTalking Heads\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe orchestral quartet rendition of the Talking Heads was arranged by Kishi Bashi, and appears exclusively on this 7” release. 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The vinyl itself features a unique Blue \u0026amp; Bone White colored splatter design.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Each of the three 7\"s in this series features a different orchestral cover song on Side B,  a different vinyl color, and corresponding cover art which forms triptych when all three are placed side by side. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kishi Bashi","offers":[{"title":"7\" + MP3 (Blue \u0026 Bone White Splatter Vinyl)","offer_id":3316393345,"sku":"JNR111-3_7inch","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital (instant MP3 download)","offer_id":3740930561,"sku":"JNR111_digi","price":2.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/products\/singles-it-all-began-with-a-burst-prologue-twilight-1.jpeg?v=1478201537"},{"product_id":"philosophize-in-it-chemicalize-with-it","title":"Philosophize In It! 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(3:20)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ballad of Mr. Steak (3:19)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarry on Phenomenon (4:03)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBittersweet Genesis for Him AND Her (3:33)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImpromptu no 1 (0:58)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQ\u0026amp;A (3:11)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce Upon a Lucid Dream (in Afrikaans) (4:04)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHahaha Pt. 1 (2:41)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHahaha Pt. 2 (4:01)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Fantasia (7:09)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col span_1_of_2\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe album entitled \"Lighght\" (pronounced \"Light\") continues and expands the sound of his critically acclaimed debut, \"151a\" - which earned Kishi Bashi the title of \"Best New Artist\" by NPR. Since the profoundly successful release of \"151a\" two years ago, Kishi Bashi has toured relentlessly, captivating audiences across the globe with his loop-based live show, and fostering a groundswell of devotees. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"151a\" was crafted over a four-year period while Kishi Bashi was touring and recording with Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, and of Montreal (where he was a full-time member and co-producer). In late 2012, after the success of \"151a\", Kishi Bashi decided to focus solely on his own music and began composing the new material which has become \"Lighght\".\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Lighght\" takes its title from the one-word poem by minimalist poet Aram Saroyan. As Kishi Bashi explains, \"The poem's blatant assault on literary convention and classical form was attractive to me.\" It is apparent that such an approach informed the new album, which has both broadened and redefined his classical foundations. \"Though I have studied classical composition, I prefer to take an unconventional path when it comes to creating and thinking about music,\" says Kishi Bashi. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThough violin remains his primary instrument and songwriting muse, Kishi Bashi has expanded his palette to include more diverse and nuanced instrumentation. Bright and soaring avant-pop songs are prevalent, as are Eastern-tinged arrangements, gentle ballads, Philip Glass inspired improvisations, and more than a few moments that flirt with 70s prog (in the tradition of ELO or Yes). \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIf this sounds jarringly kaleidoscopic, that's because it is. 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Listen and see.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kishi Bashi","offers":[{"title":"Yellow Vinyl + Digital (includes instant download in MP3 \u0026 WAV formats)","offer_id":3316731841,"sku":"JNR149LP-C1","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Vinyl + Digital (includes instant download in MP3 \u0026 WAV formats)","offer_id":3316731905,"sku":"JNR149LP-black","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD + Digital","offer_id":3745160449,"sku":"JNR149cd","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital (instant download in MP3 and WAV)","offer_id":3316731969,"sku":"JNR149_DIGITAL-KishiBashi-Lighght","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited Edition Vinyl (limited to 2000 copies on gold splatter vinyl, includes bonus 7\" record)","offer_id":3316731777,"sku":"JNR149_VINYL-KishiBashi-Lighght-SPLATTER","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"VIP Edition Vinyl (limited to 500 hand-numbered copies on \"Golden Halo\" vinyl, includes bonus 7\")","offer_id":32526137458759,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/products\/albums-lighght-1.jpeg?v=1531514835"},{"product_id":"kishi-bashi-string-quartet-live","title":"String Quartet Live!","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"section group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col span_1_of_2\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManchester\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBittersweet Genesis For Him AND Her\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtticus, In The Desert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarry On Phenomenon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Am The Antichrist To You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) [by Talking Heads]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ballad Of Mr. Steak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConversations At The End Of The World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Fantasia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col span_1_of_2\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRecorded live with string quartet, the new album (appropriately titled \"String Quartet Live!\") consists of nine songs from both “151a” and “Lighght” (and one Talking Heads cover!), performed live by K and an accompanying string ensemble. Where his first two releases featured an array of percussion and electronic elements, the new live album finds K’s familiar songs reimagined, allowing his soaring vocals to take center stage above a foundation of interweaving strings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe string ensemble gives new life to these tracks, with updated arrangements and the infectious energy that can only come from Kishi Bashi's amazing live performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\"String Quartet Live!\" is released November 13, 2015 on Vinyl, CD, and Digital. In addition to Blue and Black vinyl, there is a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e[\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD OUT\u003c\/strong\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e limited \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/kishi-bashi-string-quartet-live-vip\"\u003eVIP Edition\u003c\/a\u003e pressed on \u003cstrong\u003eCyan \u0026amp; Red split-color vinyl w\/ Yellow splatter\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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After his two previous studio albums (\"151a\" \u0026amp; \"Lighght\"), Kishi Bashi was at a musical impasse. \"As I sat down to write songs last summer, I went to all my usual conduits of creation: violin loops, guitar, piano, and I came up with the musical equivalent of fumes\", says K Ishibashi. \"I tried to create orchestral pop recordings that I assumed were my forte, and in turn I found myself standing in front of a creative wall of frightening heights.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAt this very same moment of musical uncertainty, K's personal life was falling apart… He and his wife of 13 years had briefly separated and were struggling to keep their marriage together. In his own words, \"Touring and its accompanying lifestyle took a heavy toll on my soul and my family\". As an outlet, K submerged himself in a new musical direction. 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The difference between loving someone and being in love.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv valign=\"top\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" class=\"col span_1_of_2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eWatch\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mEy23clL7xY\" height=\"315\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iOB-cSgzWe4\" height=\"315\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv valign=\"top\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" class=\"col span_1_of_2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eFYI...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSonder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e n. 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Imagine being sent to a prison camp with no trial, and no promise of release. Imagine all this happened simply because of the language you speak, the shade of your skin, or the roots of your family tree. For over 120,000 Japanese-Americans this was a reality during World War II. It’s a reality that Kishi Bashi seeks to reckon with on his latest release \u003cem\u003eOmoiyari\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOmoiyari\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is Kishi Bashi’s fourth album -- following the acclaimed \u003cem\u003e151a\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), \u003cem\u003eLighght\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), and \u003cem\u003eSonderlust\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), which have garnered serious acclaim from outlets including NPR Music, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian -- and his most important yet. Many of the songs were initially inspired by history and oppression, and he deftly weaves tales of love, loss, and wanting to connect listeners to the past. Channeling the hard-learned lessons of history, \u003cem\u003eOmoiyari\u003c\/em\u003e is an uncompromising musical statement on the turbulent sociopolitical atmosphere of present-day America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“I was shocked when I saw white supremacy really starting to show its teeth again in America,“ Kishi Bashi says. “My parents are immigrants, they came to the United States from Japan post–World War II. As a minority I felt very insecure for the first time in my adult life in this country. I think that was the real trigger for this project.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKishi Bashi recognized parallels between the current U.S. administration’s constant talk of walls and bans, and the xenophobic anxieties that led to the forced internment of Japanese-Americans in the months following the attack on Pearl Harbor. So he immersed himself in that period, visiting former prison sites and listening to the stories of survivors, while developing musical concepts along the way. The unique creative process behind \u003cem\u003eOmoiyari\u003c\/em\u003e will be documented in a film scheduled for release in early 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“I didn’t want this project to be about history, but rather the importance of history, and the lessons we can learn,” Kishi Bashi reflects. “I gravitated toward themes of empathy, compassion, and understanding as a way to overcome fear and intolerance. But I had trouble finding an English title for the piece. \u003cstrong\u003eOmoiyari\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Japanese word. It doesn't necessarily translate as empathy, but it refers to the idea of creating compassion towards other people by thinking about them. I think the idea of omoiyari is the single biggest thing that can help us overcome aggression and conflict.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe strong conceptual elements of \u003cem\u003eOmoiyari\u003c\/em\u003e are driven by Kishi Bashi’s captivating musical score. Stepping away from his past loop-based production model, he embraced a more collaborative approach when recording, and for the first time included contributions from other musicians, such as Mike Savino (aka Tall Tall Trees) on banjo and bass, and Nick Ogawa (aka Takenobu) on cello. Kishi Bashi’s spectacular trademark violin soundscapes are still an essential component of his sound, but the focus of \u003cem\u003eOmoiyari\u003c\/em\u003e is centered squarely on its songs. The result is his most potent and poignant collection of music to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOn “Marigolds,” Kishi Bashi contemplates the “differences between generations that are difficult to comprehend sometimes.” “I wish that I had met you when your heart was safe to hold,” he sings over a bed of shimmering violins, conveying a sense of deep melancholy over a soaring melodic line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Summer of ’42” weaves a breathtaking orchestral score over a tale of love and loss in a Japanese incarceration camp. “While times were humiliating and difficult in these camps, they would make time to find love and happiness amongst the adversity,” Kishi Bashi observes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Violin Tsunami” builds a single violin line into a cinematic wall of sound. “A Brazilian Japanese friend of mine is a violin maker, and he presented me with a wonderful violin to play. He had named it Tsunami, and had worked on it while the Fukushima Nuclear disaster was unfolding,” Kishi Bashi explains. “This song is about the chaos that nature can create, and also about the healing and rebuilding that the human spirit is capable of.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe songs on \u003cem\u003eOmoiyari\u003c\/em\u003e overflow with rich sounds and complex emotions, and challenge listeners to confront a difficult chapter in America’s past while acknowledging the injustices of the present. But there’s a yearning for better days threaded through several songs, a perspective that mirrors Kishi Bashi’s own hopes for a better future. “Part of the project is saying that if you're a minority there's potentially still a lot to look forward to in this country. I believe there's a paradigm shift coming, especially for minorities and those who have felt oppression. America is changing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBut a better future is not guaranteed, and Kishi Bashi wants listeners who hold some economic or social privilege to be aware of their own role in creating change. “If you're privileged you need to understand that this country is for everybody, and we have to make that space for all people.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Sometimes when we look at history, it feels far away and removed. 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Guitar, lead vocals, and interpretation by Rob Crow. Additional vocals by Robertdale III, Yossarian, and Scout Crow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMike Adams At His Honest Weight\u003c\/b\u003e - “False Memory” - Written and recorded at home by Mike Adams Additional lead guitar recorded by Zac Canale at his house Mixed by Ben Lumsdaine in AD’s basement \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKramer\u003c\/b\u003e - “Send In The Clowns (Stephen Sondheim)” - Music \u0026amp; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. All instruments \u0026amp; voices by Kramer. Produced by Kramer at Noise Miami (aka; Home).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEerie Wanda\u003c\/b\u003e - \"2020\" - Written and recorded by Marina Tadic at home in Nijmegen, NL.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThor Harris\u003c\/b\u003e - “HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa”- Written and recorded by Thor Harris from his home in Austin, TX. Thor Harris played - trumpet , trombone, clarinet, marimba , dulcimer, Kalimba, glockenspiel, harmonium and voice; Anni Rossi - viola; Sima Cunningham - vocals; \u0026amp; Abra Moore - vocals; Monk Parker - baritone sax. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNo Joy \u0026amp; Josh Kastner\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Love Stomp\" - Written and recorded by Jasamine White-Gluz and Josh Kastner at their respective homes in Montreal, Quebec.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDeerhoof\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Dismantle the System\" - Ed Rodriguez: guitar. Greg Saunier: drums, keyboard. Satomi Matsuzaki: vocals. John Dieterich: guitar, bass, vocals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJad Fair + HIFIKLUB\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Staying at Home\" - Pascal Abbatucci Julien – electronic drums; Anthony « Daffodil » Belguise - synthesizers, piano, acoustic guitar; Jad Fair – vocals; Jean-Loup Faurat – guitar, effects; Régis Laugier – bass; Music composed by Pascal Abbatucci Julien, Jean-Loup Faurat and Régis Laugier; Lyrics written by Jad Fair; Produced and mixed at home by Anthony « Daffodil » Belguise; Recorded at home by Pascal Abbatucci Julien, Anthony « Daffodil » Belguise, Jad Fair, Jean-Loup Faurat and Régis Laugier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHelvetia\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Psychic Life\" - Everything done at home by Jason Albertini.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTall Tall Trees\u003c\/b\u003e - \"You and Isolation\" - Written and Recorded by Mike Savino at home. 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Everyone recorded themselves in their own homes, and a few had engineering help from their partners: Ates Isildak recorded Carly, Ben Kirby helped record Amber, and Stephen Lucas recorded Sarah.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKishi Bashi \u0026amp; El Ten Eleven\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Every Day Is A Sunday\" - Kishi Bashi - vocals, synths, violins. Kristian Dunn - basses. Tim Fogarty - drums. Mixed by Drew Vandenberg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Ophelias\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Grand Canyon\" - Spencer Peppet- vocals, guitar, lyrics; Jo Shaffer- bass; Andrea Gutmann Fuentes- violin; Micaela Adams- drums; mixed by John Hoffman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSound of Ceres\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Enchanter (Demonstration 1)\" - Written and recorded by Derrick Bozich, Jacob Graham, Karen Hover, and Ryan Hover. 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Mixed by Hunter Husar. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOhmme\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Homicidal Hamsters\" - Written\/performed by Ohmme. Thor Harris - percussion, marimba, dulcimer, horns, clarinet, gong, tubular bells. CJ Boyd- fuzz bass. Mixed by Dorian Gehring and Sima Cunningham at Fox Hall, Chicago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMagic Sword\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Covenant\" - Written and performed by Magic Sword. 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With all of our artist's sidelined from touring and regular life plans, we decided to commission the artists of our label to record a new song from within their quarantine environment. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe resulting project is called \"Safe In Sound - Home Recordings From Quarantine\". Featuring songs written and recorded while each artist is isolated at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA total of 20 contributing artists include \u003cstrong\u003eSwamp Dogg, Deerhoof, Kishi Bashi \u0026amp; El Ten Eleven, C.J. Boyd \u0026amp; Will Oldham, Helvetia, The Ophelias, Kramer, Rob Crow \u0026amp; his kids, Thor Harris, Mike Adams At His Honest Weight, No Joy \u0026amp; Josh Kastner, Jad Fair \u0026amp; Hifiklub, Tall Tall Trees, SUUNS, Good Fuck, Dumb Numbers, Sound of Ceres, Magic Sword,\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eOhmme\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen we started this project we knew it would be good. 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Available only with the VIP Edition Vinyl. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/follow\/1\/?uri=spotify:artist:3LVPGE5jPPwtbGslx07YR0\u0026amp;size=detail\u0026amp;theme=light\u0026amp;show-count=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col span_1_of_2\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKishi Bashi’s \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmigrant EP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a lush bluegrass-inspired album referencing the brutal history and harsh climate of the American West. Arranged and recorded over the last year, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmigrant\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a time capsule of the 2020 condition as it meditates on the anxieties of the COVID-19 pandemic, the comforts of nature, the pains of resource-fueled conflicts, and the resiliency that emerges from struggle. In grappling with history and stepping into personal identity, Kishi Bashi’s \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmigrant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is steeped in the past while it looks to the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver several years, the critically-acclaimed composer and adventurous multi-instrumentalist Kaoru Ishibashi, better known as Kishi Bashi, traveled frequently to Montana and Wyoming to work on \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOmoiyari\u003c\/em\u003e, a “song film” about Japanese internment during WWII. Kishi Bashi’s accompanying 2019 album of the same name was a career-defining concept record lauded by NPR for its “profound empathy” and The New York Times for its “hand played yet exquisitely polished” qualities. It was an emotional and creatively potent experience for Kaoru to spend time in the American West, speaking with internment camp incarcerees and descendents. Considering his own bicultural identity as the child of Japanese immigrants came to influence Kishi Bashi’s approach to songwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe songs for \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmigrant\u003c\/em\u003e emerged out of a socially-distanced 2020 road trip to this now-familiar region. Tours cancelled, Kaoru found himself with an abundance of free time, and mapped out a route for himself and his daughter that would take them from their home in Athens, Georgia, all the way to the west coast. Driving in a camper and posting up at RV parks, they moved through the Ozarks and the Dakotas, re-visited Montana and Wyoming, and finished in Oregon. In Montana, they stayed in a cabin in the EP’s namesake town. In Emigrant, 30 minutes from Yellowstone National Park and close to a historic goldmine, Kaoru was privy to a near perfect summer. But he also considered the long, cold winters that had tested many eras of inhabitants of the region, sensing a deep fragility of human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArmed with a guitar and speaker setup, he began to arrange and record demos of a patchwork of covers and originals. Kaoru wrote “Town of Pray” after reading a biography of Liver-Eating Johnson, a 19th century trapper and murderous hunter of people in the Crow tribe. Closely-hewn to an alt-country ballad, the song weaves a narrative of pain and betrayal that feels as stark as the region’s winters. “Cascades”, written at the conclusion of the trip in Oregon after avoiding a wildfire, features plucked banjo and a soft, plodding drumbeat. Steeped in this Americana instrumentation and with a cinematic fiddled interlude, the song includes Kaoru singing “Nagasareru”, a Japanese term meaning “to be washed away”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKaoru’s research for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOmoiyari \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eallowed him space to reflect on his own identity as a Japanese-American. This journey of discovery also gave him the freedom to gravitate towards roots music and fiddling, which he had never felt ownership over. “I’m not from Kentucky,” he laughs. “I’m not, like, from Ireland.” While studying at the Berklee College of Music with Matt Glaser, chair of the Americana division and a famed historian of jazz and bluegrass violin, he had learned about the blisteringly skilled Japanese bluegrass scene of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Remembering this history while writing the songs on \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmigrant\u003c\/em\u003e, Kaoru felt empowered to use his violin in a fiddle style, feeling a part of a hidden tradition that could move forward in his hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe wistful “Wait For Springtime” couples with a cover of Dolly Parton’s “Early Morning Breeze”. Centering slide guitar and a chorus of backup vocals singing ecstatically about the “rainbow colored flowers” and “drops of morning dew”, Kaoru plays up the country \u0026amp; western psychedelica of the original 1971 hit. “For there among the flowers, I kneel gently to my knees \/ To have a word with God in the early morning breeze,” he sings. A conversation with God features on \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmigrant\u003c\/em\u003e’s other cover, Regina Spektor’s haunting “Laughing With”. “No one laughs at God in a hospital” begins the song, a line newly relevant among the medical crises and partisan fervor of 2020. Kaoru played in Spektor’s band as a young musician, and he would watch her intently during shows, learning how to write songs and then perform that connected with people. As a solo artist experimenting with looping and beatboxing, the meticulous classically-trained Kaoru became entranced by the librerating energy that could be stoked in a live performance. Upon returning to Athens, he chose to record \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmigrant\u003c\/em\u003e live to 2-track tape. He chose to work with two frequent collaborators, banjoist Mike Savino (aka Tall Tall Trees) and cellist Emily Hope Price, also enlisting upright bassist Andrea DeMarcus and guitarist Dave Kirslis of the Athens indie-folk duo Cicada Rhythm. He and his bandmates wore masks between takes as Kaoru switched between guitar and violin, weaving a tight tapestry of sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTraveling the U.S. western states and conceptualizing \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmigrant\u003c\/em\u003e, Kaoru was awash in the lonely vastness of the landscapes and the histories of colonial oppression and frontier struggle. But he also sensed a hope and potential, even in the midst of a raging pandemic. In looking back to the past, he saw strains of humanity, compassion, and resilience. 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Multi-instrumentalist K. Ishibashi (aka Kishi Bashi) disproves that old adage. The title of Kishi Bashi’s 2011 debut album, \u003ci\u003e151a\u003c\/i\u003e, is a riff on the Japanese phrase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eichi-go ichi-e,” roughly translating to “one time, one place.” That\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003es exactly what this debut is: A singular time, an inimitable place, a launchpad for bigger and better things to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"It's a play on words that translates as a performance aesthetic of having a unique performance in time, with imperfections, and enjoying it while you can,\" Ishibashi \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/06\/09\/154575079\/kishi-bashi-unique-performances-in-time\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003etold NPR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e at the time of the album’s release. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"The saying reminds me to embrace my mistakes and move forward.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduced and performed exclusively by Kishi Bashi, \u003ci\u003e151a \u003c\/i\u003eis a showcase of singular talent and ambition— and it didn’t go unnoticed by fans or peers. Along with launching Kishi Bashi’s career as a soloist, this earnest debut made him one of indie music’s most in-demand violinists. He was no longer relegated to side stage as a collaborator of Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, of Montreal, and more—the Kishi Bashi name could endure with its own merit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eAs deeply personal as \u003ci\u003e151a\u003c\/i\u003e undoubtedly is, the record was animated by a deep and enduring partnership. Following Kishi Bashi’s collaboration \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003ewith of Montreal’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e Kevin Barnes for the watershed art-pop album \u003ci\u003eParalytic Stalks\u003c\/i\u003e, his worldview and artistic approach was transformed for the better. Strict habits hung loose, sonic palettes bled and broadened, and a one-man orchestra sprouted from a foundation of string loops. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eFrom the deconstructed Beach Boys-esque doo-wop of “Wonder Woman” to the menacing marriage of Eastern Hues and Western operatics of “Beat the Bright out of Me,” \u003ci\u003e151a \u003c\/i\u003ea mediation between opposing drives, offering possible reconciliation but never promising it. The album’s emotional wellspring, “I Am The Antichrist To You” was reimagined in 2021 when it was featured on the animated sci-fi sitcom \u003ci\u003eRick and Morty\u003c\/i\u003e, introducing Kishi Bashi to a new generation of awestruck fans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eKishi Bashi also uses \u003ci\u003e151a\u003c\/i\u003e as a vehicle to explore his cultural background. Using Japanese refrains as a compositional and textural device (the polyrhythmic grandeur of “Bright Whites”; the gleeful surrealism of “It All Began With a Burst”), Kishi Bashi celebrates his heritage with earnestness. Japanese phrases and couplets are sung as the response to Kishi Bashi’s resplendent calls, offering listeners a conversation that dovetails with the album’s themes of love, sentimentality, and self-discovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eToday, the “one time” and “one place” that \u003ci\u003e151a \u003c\/i\u003einhabited seems further than ever, almost broaching celestial realms of time and space. But, rest assured, with each listen, the world that Kishi Bashi built springs back to life. 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It is a time of vitality and vigor, and the anticipation of hunting and mating can be seen and felt when visiting them as they gaze upon the unfrozen ocean, waiting for it to freeze.  Unfortunately, due to global warming, the arctic ice is melting, and the winter is setting on later and later is remarkably shorter, causing an incredible strain on the polar bear population. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Winter’s Eve” is about embracing the perspective that all living things on this planet are infinitely intertwined within a delicate ecosystem, and climate change will cause catastrophic failures that will ultimately leave this world uninhabitable for our future children.  \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy fiancé, Dr Kimberly Dill, an environmental philosopher, painted the cover art inspired by my trip to the Arctic.  \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis song will be a part of a short film about my visit that will premiere at EarthX’s “Party for the Planet” event at South By Southwest (SXSW) film festival this year. \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e–Kishi Bashi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kishi Bashi","offers":[{"title":"Digital","offer_id":44859484602678,"sku":"","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Lathe-Cut 7\" + Digital (Limited to 250 hand-made copies)","offer_id":44545963852086,"sku":"JNR455_lathecut","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/products\/JNR455_Kishi-Bashi_Winters-Eve.jpg?v=1677087325"},{"product_id":"alternate-forms","title":"Alternate Forms","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"section group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col span_1_of_2\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; 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margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe release of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/lanterns\" title=\"Lanterns\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanterns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2013 was a breakout moment for \u003cstrong\u003eSon Lux\u003c\/strong\u003e. Fans, critics, and musicians were drawn into the album’s otherworldly vortex of sound. NPR described\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/lanterns\" title=\"Lanterns\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/lanterns\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLanterns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas the \"most fully realized\u003cstrong\u003e Son Lux\u003c\/strong\u003e album,\" noting that the music rested “comfortably at the nexus of 21st-century R\u0026amp;B, hip-hop and synthpop.” Album tracks like “Easy”, and “Lost It To Trying” earned millions of streams online, and were covered\/sampled by pop stars around the globe. The glowing success of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanterns\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ecast a bright light on the future of \u003cstrong\u003eSon Lux\u003c\/strong\u003e, providing a strong signal of things to come. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSon Lux has evolved in unexpected ways since the release of\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/lanterns\" title=\"Lanterns\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/lanterns\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLanterns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, as evidenced in their recent Oscar performance with David Byrne and Stephanis Hsu (\u003cstrong\u003eSon Lux\u003c\/strong\u003e’s score for the 2022 film\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverything Everywhere All at Once\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas nominated for two Academy Awards).\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlternate Forms\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates that journey, while honoring the collaborative spirit of\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/lanterns\" title=\"Lanterns\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/lanterns\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLanterns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollaboration is a foundational element in the creative process of \u003cstrong\u003eSon Lux\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlternate Forms\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eoffers a formidable set of contributors, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/collections\/kishi-bashi\"\u003eKishi Bashi\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSen Morimoto\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKAINA\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/collections\/sedcairn\"\u003eSedcairn\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/collections\/sound-of-ceres\"\u003eSound of Ceres\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eChris Pattishall\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eVuyo Sotashe\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJordan Munson\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Isaiah Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAnna B Savage\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDM Stith\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003evōx\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Vincent\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKilamanzego\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eOmari Jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e. The album’s artwork has also been reimagined by\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/lanterns\" title=\"Lanterns\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/products\/lanterns\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLanterns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecover art designers Ryan Sievert and Anthony Ciannamea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Son Lux","offers":[{"title":"VIP","offer_id":44895486345526,"sku":"JNR444_VIP","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"White Vinyl + Digital","offer_id":44895486214454,"sku":"JNR444_LP-C1_white","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/products\/JNR444_Son-Lux_cover-art.jpg?v=1680021229"},{"product_id":"music-from-the-song-film-omoiyari","title":"Music from the Song Film: Omoiyari","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"section group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv valign=\"top\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" class=\"col span_1_of_2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; 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This fall, the American indie-folk multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Kishi Bashi is set to release the companion album to his forthcoming documentary song film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMusic from the Song Film: Omoiyari\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Consisting of two LPs—“The Songs” and “The Score”—the release showcases what is essentially the soundtrack to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOmoiyari\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, the feature-length motion picture co-directed by Kishi Bashi, aka Kaoru Ishibashi or “K,” which is being released via MTV Documentary Films in November. Focusing on K’s own six-year journey of discovery surrounding his research of the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans that followed the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the film is part social justice documentary and part song-film experiment. The album includes K’s live improvisations, which are featured in the documentary, many recorded on the sites where the concentration camps stood. Written during and about the artist’s transformational dive into his personal identity and serving as a broad survey of the Japanese American experience as well as the incarceration—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMusic from the Song Film: Omoiyari \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eserves as an evocative musical accompaniment to the lessons of empathy and compassion portrayed in the film and highlights the process and power of one of modern indie’s most talented musicians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kishi Bashi","offers":[{"title":"2xLP Blue and Sky Blue Vinyl + Digital (Includes digital download in high quality MP3, AIFF + WAV.)","offer_id":46723595534646,"sku":"JNR461_LPC1_Blue_KishiOSDTRK","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD + Digital (Includes digital download in high quality MP3, AIFF + WAV.)","offer_id":46723948118326,"sku":"JNR461_CD_KishiOSNDTRK","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital (In high quality MP3, AIFF + WAV.)","offer_id":46723595567414,"sku":"JNR461_Digital_KishiOSNDTRK","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"VIP","offer_id":46723595501878,"sku":"JNR461_VIP_KishiOSDTRK","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/files\/JNR461_Kishi-Bashi_OST.jpg?v=1693322150"},{"product_id":"kantos","title":"Kantos","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"section group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col span_1_of_2\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eTrack Listing\/Listen\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- begin YT embed --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Am8m6MU-s0?si=mq0y9rjk6O4WMAB0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sAUJex2wVsQ?si=TWtcuVZRQ1WHEmhi\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7l8aDcG8Bqk?si=aac1N3RCCfpUF1GE\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c!-- end YT embed --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- Spotify EMBED --\u003e \u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"352\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7aLh1vRyyb9ejdERr7LlZL?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c!-- END Spotify EMBED --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViolin Akai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChiba Funk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate Night Comic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kishibashi.lnk.to\/colorfulstateWE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eColorful State\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEscape from Knossos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIcarus IV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHollywood Intermission\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLilliputian Chop (feat. Augie Bello)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalógico Brasil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake Believe (feat. Linqua Franqa)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCall it Off\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTokyo Love Story (Love Story Wa Totsuzen Ni)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCredits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKishi Bashi - Vocals, Violin, Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Instruments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFraser Blanchflower - Electric Guitar, Piano, Background Vocals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuinn Humphreys - Rickenbacker and Fender Bass*, Background Vocals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Clark - Drums, Background Vocals, Commentary on Lilliputian Chop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmily Hope Price - Cello on Violin Akai, Icarus IV, and Call It Off\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSola Ishibashi - Vocals on Icarus IV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGarbiel Rodriguez - Percussion on Analógico Brasil and Tokyo Love Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGraham Richards - Electric Piano on Analógico Brasil and Tokyo Love Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZorina Andall - Vocals on Lilliputian Chop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAugie Bello - Alto and Tenor Sax on Lilliputian Chop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePip The Pansy - Flute and Vocals on Analógico Brasil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMike Savino - Banjola on Call It Off\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Kellen Harrison - Bass on Analógico Brasil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLinqua Franqa - Vocals on Make Believe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMark B - Hammond Organ on Violin Akai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced by Kishi Bashi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMixed by Tucan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMastered by Greg Calbi \/ Steve Falcone for Sterling Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLive band recorded by Drew Vandenberg at Chase Park Transduction Athens, GA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEverything else recorded at Home Studios\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSequenced by Karl Hofstetter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll Songs by Kishi Bashi (Kizmoda Music Inc\/ASCAP).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e©\/℗ 2024 Kishi Bashi \u0026amp; Joyful Noise Recordings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcept...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiliputian Chop Kishi Bashi (Kizmoda Music Inc\/ASCAP)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Augie Bello (ASCAP).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMake Believe by Kishi Bashi (Kizmoda Music Inc\/ASCAP)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Mariah Parker (ASCAP).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTokyo Love Story (Love Story Wa Totsuzen Ni) by Kazumasa Oda.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigami and Photography by Kishi Bashi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Icarus” designed by Takashi HOJYO (© 2001)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign and Layout by Jerrod Landon Porter at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow ugc\" href=\"http:\/\/iheartjlp.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"\u003eiheartjlp.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv valign=\"top\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" class=\"col span_1_of_2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 6px 8px; background-color: #a9a9a9; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 100%; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eThe latest full-length from Kishi Bashi, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eKantos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e is a work of exquisite duality: a party album about the possible end of humanity as we know it, at turns deeply unsettling and sublimely joyful. In a sonic departure from the symphonic folk of his critically lauded 2019 LP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eOmoiyari\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e—a career-defining body of work born from his intensive meditation on the mass incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II—the Seattle-born singer\/songwriter\/producer’s fifth studio album encompasses everything from Brazilian jazz and ’70s funk to orchestral rock and city pop (a Japanese genre that peaked in the mid-’80s). Informed by an equally kaleidoscopic mix of inspirations—the cult-classic sci-fi novel series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eHyperion Cantos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, the writings of 18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e century enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant, a revelatory trip to ancient ruins on the island of Crete—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eKantos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eultimately serves as an unbridled exaltation of the human spirit and all its wild complexities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e“At a time when so many people had begun to panic about AI and what it might mean for our future, I started working on this record as a way to explore the concept of grounding ourselves in our humanity,” says the Santa Cruz, California-based multi-instrumentalist otherwise known as Kaoru Ishibashi. “The album title is a nod to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eHyperion Cantos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e and to Immanuel Kant, but it also refers to ‘canto’ meaning ‘I sing’ in Spanish. The idea is that even with so much technological advancement, songs are still something we very much rely on to connect with other people.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eKantos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, the follow-up to his bluegrass-infused 2021 EP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eEmigrant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, marks Kishi Bashi’s first full-length since \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eOmoiyari\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e—an album accompanied by a feature-length documentary film and praised by such outlets as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eNPR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, who hailed it as “another sure-footed surprise from an artist who never stops seeking new ways to engage, connect and delight.” During the earliest stages of creating songs for the album, Ishibashi’s main intent was to return to his highly eclectic musical roots, in part by tapping into his jazz background and by delving into the dance-rock-leaning sensibilities he previously embraced as co-founder of Brooklyn-bred indie band Jupiter One. But not too long into the songwriting process, he stumbled upon an AI-equipped website capable of composing catchy song hooks based on a prompt—a turn of events that quickly catalyzed the existential inquiry at the heart of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eKantos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e “On the one hand I’m very intrigued by the possibilities of AI: it’s extremely powerful, and has the potential to solve a lot of important problems,” says Ishibashi. “But there’s also a great deal of value in human innovation, and I’m worried about what happens if we lose sight of that. Because if we don’t value our humanity, what are we valuing at all?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eProduced by Kishi Bashi and mixed by Tucan (Hot Chip, Jungle, Aluna), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eKantos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e unfolds with a potent and palpable energy that has much to do with his revisiting of the dance-punk acts who infiltrated the zeitgeist back in his Jupiter One days. “Being immersed in that whole scene in New York in the 2000s was very formative for me, and a lot of this record was heavily influenced by bands like The Rapture and LCD Soundsystem,” notes Ishibashi, whose past experience also includes touring and recording as a violinist for Regina Spektor. The album also partly draws its galvanizing power from his lockdown-era infatuation with electric guitar. “During the pandemic I got a Fender Strat and got really excited about the tone,” he says. “It reminded me of the stuff Nile Rodgers was making with Chic in the ’70s, and I made a conscious decision to build the demos around the guitar and all these cool drums loops I was playing around with.” When it came time to record \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eKantos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, Ishibashi headed to Chase Park Transduction (a studio in his former home of Athens, Georgia) and joined forces with engineer Drew Vandenberg (Faye Webster of Montreal, Toro y Moi), his long time collaborator, and a group of British musicians, Sweet Loretta, he’d met on tour in Europe in summer 2023. “The structure of the songs didn’t really change from the demo version, but the feel of everything completely transformed,” he says. “It was definitely an affirmation of how working with live musicians can add a real element of purpose to the track.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"335557856\":16777215}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eNot only a showcase for the sophisticated musicianship Kishi Bashi has displayed since his acclaimed 2012 debut \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e151a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eKantos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eendlessly embodies a certain ineffable quality that sets it worlds apart from artificially generated art: an infectious effervescence that echoes the playful sense of discovery that fueled every step of its creation. To that end, side A offers up a series of love songs shaped by a spontaneous shift in his vocal approach, including the euphoric and otherworldly “Chiba Funk” and the dizzyingly epic “Colorful State.” “With ‘Chiba Funk’ I was singing in Japanese and really enjoyed what it brought out of me as a vocalist, which gave me the idea to create English lyrics that I could sing in that same throaty style,” Ishibashi explains. “With a lot of these songs I allowed myself the luxury of experimenting with my vocals, almost as if I were pretending to be some other kind of singer.” Meanwhile, on “Icarus IV,” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eKantos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e takes on a stratospheric intensity as Kishi Bashi shares a glittering and groove-driven track sparked from his reading of Madeline Miller’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eCirce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e (a 2018 novel set in the Greek Heroic Age) and by his journey to the site of Icarus and Daedalus’ mythical flight from Crete. “It was incredible to visit a place you’ve only known from a myth,” he points out. “Reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eCirce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e and seeing those myths challenged from a feminist perspective led me to write ‘Icarus IV,’ which is essentially a classic tale of human hubris.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eAll throughout side B of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eKantos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, Kishi Bashi pushes further into the album’s genre-bending abandon and untamed imagination, enlisting several guest musicians to add unexpected color and texture to his sonic explorations. “Lilliputian Chop,” featuring the spellbinding vocals of Zorina Andall and frenetic saxophone work of Augie Bello, arrives as an exuberant dance song capturing what Ishibashi sums up as “that breezy feeling of new love.” Pip The Pansy lends her lush flute melodies to “Analógico Brasil,” a gorgeously ethereal piece inspired by George Duke’s 1980 jazz-fusion classic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eBrazilian Love Affair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e. (“It’s a song about love and desire, like a lot of the songs on this record, but the word ‘analógico’ refers to how producers tend to romanticize analog gear from the ’60s and ’70s,” Ishibashi reveals.) With its bass-heavy grooves and soulful guitar tones, the R\u0026amp;B-flavored “Make Believe” finds activist\/rapper Linqua Franqa dropping in for a guest verse that immediately magnifies the track’s electrifying impact. And after the melancholy reverie of “Call It Off,” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eKantos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003ecloses out with Kishi Bashi’s cover of the titular theme song to the early-’90s Japanese mini-series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eTokyo Love Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, ending the album on a moment of dreamlike surrender.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eIn bringing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eKantos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e to life, Ishibashi found a wealth of inspiration in his partner Dr. Kimberly Dill, a philosophy professor at Santa Clara University. Dill, who also shares his love of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eHyperion Cantos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e (a series set in a future in which humans uneasily coexist with AI civilization in colony worlds throughout the galaxy), introduced Ishibashi to the work of Immanuel Kant (who emphasized “reason above all else”) and illuminated him on the evolution of human thought—including the potentially disastrous consequences of the transhumanist movement espoused by the likes of Elon Musk. “Those who subscribe to transhumanism are looking toward a distant future where humans exist on the mainframe, as if that’s a form of enlightenment,” says Ishibashi. “In many ways that’s fascinating to me, but I think runaway futurism becomes dangerous when we devalue the living. When you put reason above all else, it’s another way of detaching from humanity.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eAlthough his ruminations on AI, transhumanism, and humanity’s troubled fate indelibly guided the making of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eKantos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e, Ishibashi nonetheless views the album as “less of a warning about this kind of hubris but more a celebration of the very characteristics that make us human: desire, passion, empathy, and love.” “If there’s anything I want people to come away with when they hear this record, it’s a feeling of excitement about the possibilities of human-created art,” he says. “Even as we’re learning more about all the amazing things AI can do, I think humans will always be one step ahead in terms of our creativity and innovation. 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The success of his previous albums, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e151a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLighght\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, had turned Ishibashi him into a kind of orchestral ringmaster, his looping violin and buoyant melodies celebrated for their palatial brightness. But by 2015, after years of relentless touring, that brightness threatened to dim. He went to all his usual conduits of creation — violin loops, guitar, piano — and came up with the musical equivalent of fumes. “Touring and its accompanying lifestyle took a heavy toll on my soul and my family,” he recalls. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom that exhaustion came \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSonderlust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, released in 2016, an album that marked not just a stylistic shift, but a profoundly personal one. Gone were the ornate flourishes and the dizzying maximalism. In their place: analog warmth, vulnerability, and a spiritual candor. It was filled with the kind of startling emotion that Ishibashi never before allowed himself. “It was the beginning of me growing up,” he recalls. “Being comfortable expressing my heartbreak.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLighght\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sounded like the inside of a kaleidoscope, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSonderlust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the other side of the rainbow: a record made in the twitchy stillness that follows upheaval. Its title, drawn from John Koenig’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDictionary of Obscure Sorrows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, refers to that formidable realization that every person and passerby carries a life as vivid and complicated as your own. Ishibashi took that idea to heart. “It’s about being inspired by your connection to everyone around you,” he says. “Realizing that every single person is at the center of their own universe. It’s a humbling feeling.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat humility reshaped his music, too. Working with Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear, Ishibashi set aside the baroque violin loops that had defined his earlier work and began exploring the textural possibilities of vintage synths: specifically, the Juno-106, a MiniMoog, and the Wurlitzer piano. “I wanted to create a more holistic body of work instead of just kitchen-sink energy,” he says. “Nothing says funk like a Wurlitzer.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result was an album that shimmered with analog vibrance; soulful, strange, and defenselessly human. ‘Say Yeah’ and ‘Honeybody’ bear traces of Stevie Wonder’s kinetic joy, while “Ode to My Next Life” pulses with Moroder-esque propulsion. Ishibashi enlisted drummer Matt Chamberlain to ground the music with a physical heartbeat. “Chris introduced me to these incredible L.A. musicians who replaced my mediocre Wurlitzer parts with seriously great ones,” he says, laughing. “Everything sounds really good. The drums sound great. 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It remains the fulcrum of Kishi Bashi’s catalogue; the moment when his virtuosic playfulness deepened into something more grounded and humane. “Before, I made music that was fun and exciting to me,” he says. “This was more like catharsis for the struggles of my time.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 10th anniversary reissue brings new, revivified life to that transformation, pairing the music with updated artwork from Ssin Kim, the South Korean artist behind the original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSonderlust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e cover. “The first piece was called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnd of the Beginning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It was dark, pessimistic; about the end of life,” Ishibashi explains. “The new one, made post-COVID, feels more optimistic. It’s interesting that she’s changed, just like I have. When you’re younger, the world can feel overwhelming. 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A living collective, the Sound Sanctuary is a plant ensemble centered around a towering money tree (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003ePachira\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e aquatica\u003c\/em\u003e) and four rubber trees (\u003cem\u003eFicus elastica\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eTo honor natural cycles, Joyful Noise Recordings will release four collaboration albums this year, beginning with Deerhoof in spring, followed by \u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eKishi Bashi, JD Pinkus (Melvins, Butthole Surfers), and Yoni Wolf (WHY?) \u003c\/span\u003ein summer, fall, and winter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Note: \u003cem\u003eDeerhoof \u0026amp; The Sound Sanctuary \u003c\/em\u003eis out digitally on April 14, 2026, with the standalone 10\" and box set bundle expected to ship in August 2026)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eThe Sound Sanctuary arrives at a moment of cultural erosion, as digital systems are increasingly engineered to mimic the human spirit in the name of efficiency. The project stands as an act of resistance to the accelerating rise of AI-generated music. Karl Hofstetter, founder of Joyful Noise Recordings, describes the Sound Sanctuary as the “opposite of AI” — a return to the organic soil of creation. As streaming platforms introduce artificial artists designed to harvest profits once sustained by living musi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003ecians, the Sound Sanctuary seeks inspiration in the frequencies of the natural world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eThe engineering behind this interaction is rooted in a generative system in which the plants themselves act as composers. Electrodes attached to the leaves detect subtle changes in electrical conductivity caused by the movement of water during photosynthesis. This biological data is translated into MIDI, the digital language that allows electronic instruments and computers to communicate musical notes, effectively giving the plants a musical voice. While the Sound Sanctuary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003edetermines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e the underlying notes a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003end tempo, a synthesizer connected to the plants allows human collaborators to shape the sound through filters and tonal adjustments. The result is a one-of-a-kind interface for interspecies musical collaboration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eThe Sound Sanctuary recording sessions elicited a wide spectrum of responses from the human collaborators, each approaching the interaction from a distinct vantage point, ranging from skepticism to mysticism. \u003cstrong\u003eJD Pinkus\u003c\/strong\u003e leaned fully into the project’s mystical dimension. Performing on banjo, he began the collaboration with his song “Fungus Shui.” “I chose that one because it’s about plant medicine,” Pinkus explains. “I thought it would be fitting — but that’s when I thought I was going to be the one tellin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eg the plants what to do.” That assumption quickly dissolved. “I had to actually let the plants play the song, and I had to play the plants.” Pinkus set his banjo aside and began watering and gently handling the leaves, as the Sound Sanctuary’s output shifted from dissonance into a warm purr. “You could actually hear a change in what was coming out of the plants,” he reflects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eIn contrast, \u003cstrong\u003eDeerhoof\u003c\/strong\u003e approached the session with force rather than reverence. As Greg Saunier pushed the limits of volume and intensity, the plants responded in kind, producing sounds that grew unexpectedly percussive and rhythmically dense, mirroring the physical energy filling the room. This reactive nature also surfaced during a session with \u003cstrong\u003eYoni Wolf\u003c\/strong\u003e, when the plants abruptly shifted keys in precise alignment with his piano playing. “All of us looked at each other like, ‘What the fuck?’” recalls Hofste\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003etter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eThe most cautious perspective came from Kaoru Ishibashi, who records as \u003cstrong\u003eKishi Bashi\u003c\/strong\u003e. He approached the session with skepticism, shaped in part by conversations with his wife, an environmental ethicist, about the limits of human-centered interpretations of nature. “She’s doubtful that the plants even know that we’re there,” Ishibashi says. That skepticism, however, did not prevent him from engaging with the experience. Instead, it shifted his attention away from intention and toward shared conditions. “Some \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eof this is spiritual to think about,” he adds. “We’re sharing carbon dioxide with them, and they breathe it in.” For him, the Sound Sanctuary becomes “a reminder that we’re interconnected with our entire planet,” and of how easily that dependence is forgotten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eThe Sound Sanctuary lives within the Church of Noise, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded by Joyful Noise Recordings to support adventurous, independent musicians. Located at the label’s Indianapolis headquarters, the Sound Sanctuary is housed within a handcrafted physical vessel designed and built by “Church of Noise elder” and 2019 JNR artist-in-residence \u003cstrong\u003eThor Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e of Swans. A master woodworker and craftsman, Harris built the structure using found materials salvaged from the JNR office, including\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e the casing of a 1940s Presto record lathe and a broken subwoofer enclosure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eBeyond creating music, Hofstetter hopes the Sound Sanctuary can spark renewed curiosity around the scientific study of plant consciousness. He believes something meaningful is taking place in these collaborations, while stopping short of certainty. “I think there needs to be more science to really define what that is,” Hofstetter says. “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eI’m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e not a scientist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eI’m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e a fucking record label guy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eI’m\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e just fascinated by the fact that we can interact with plants on an audio level, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003ewe’re\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e trying to do that in an ex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003eplorative way.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.55px; font-family: Arial, 'Arial_EmbeddedFont', 'Arial_MSFontService', sans-serif;\" class=\"EOP SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"direction: ltr;\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW222973129 BCX2\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Sound Sanctuary","offers":[{"title":"4x10\" Vinyl Box Set in laser-etched hand-built wooden box, hand-numbered out of 300 (Includes download in AIFF\/MP3\/WAV)","offer_id":53892347330870,"sku":"JNR500_BOX","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/5451\/files\/JNR500BoxFrontMockup_5e24cd38-1b61-446b-a94d-5763508e149d.jpg?v=1775754173"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com\/collections\/kishi-bashi-bundle.oembed","provider":"Joyful Noise Recordings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}