¡°It¡¯s so strange to do this at such an uncertain time as now,¡± Yumiko Morioka says, though in some ways the reissue of her first and only album, 1987¡¯s ¡°Resonance,¡± couldn¡¯t have come at a more appropriate time.
¡°Many people who listened to my album told me that my music made them calm and had some soothing effects,¡± she continues. ¡°So I truly hope that my music can have some effect for the people who are staying at home, feeling sad and worried.¡±
The calming effect of ¡°Resonance¡± is immediate. Opening track ¡°Komorebi¡± begins with a single, reverberating F note ¡ª a pebble falling in a pond, with sustain rippling from where the tiny stone broke the surface. As the track progresses, deft flourishes on the piano keys flicker brightly, leaving warm, reverb-laden chords in their wake. A fitting sound for a track whose name roughly translates as ¡°sunlight filtering through trees.¡±
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