Japanese ambient artist Chihei Hatekeyama and jazz drummer Shun Ishikawa released the album Magnificent Little Dudes Vol. 1 on May 24, 2024 via Gearbox Records to great acclaim. The second volume in the series is due out later in 2024 but for now you can hear the sprawling, meditative single “M6.” The impressionistic, drifting piano work against the backdrop of a harmonic tonal shimmer sounds simultaneously like an expression of droplets of sunlight on the ocean on a bright and calm summer day and of drifts of blowing snow catching the light of a full moon. That dual atmospheric resonance manifests as a sound both tranquil and tactile, soothing and enigmatic. It feels more iterative than simply repeating like a loop and that is what catches your attention without interrupting your thoughts. Listen to “M6” on Spotify.
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