As the Reiwa Era begins, Japanese music producer Daisuke Fujita, aka Meitei, is looking forward while sticking to the traditions of the past. Fresh from last year¡¯s spook-summoning album ¡°Kwaidan,¡± which featured in ¡°Best Albums of 2018¡± accolades curated by the likes of Pitchfork and Bandcamp, the Hiroshima-based music maker has just released a follow-up, titled ¡°Komachi.¡±
And it¡¯s in his childhood hometown memories where we find the origins, not just for this album, but his entire approach to creating music.
¡°As a junior high school student, when I took a bath I had to burn wood in a kama (furnace) to make a fire,¡± Fujita says. ¡°After a while the hot water in the bath would be boiling.
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