Shuta Hasunuma

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1. Departure
2. Green Repair
3. Double Navaho
4. Ikumono
5. Rec Shop
6. Hammock
7. Long Road Home
8. Morning Fanfare
9. Karma Fulcrums
10. Prelude
11. Repeat cycles
12. Eurikago Afternoon

The cover of Japanese artist Shuta Hasunuma's debut release is a collage of
thousands of tiny pieces of photos. Though the original images are obscured, he
uses the pieces to create a delicately beautiful new image.

Similarly, Hasunuma uses pieces of sounds (field recordings from the streets and
countryside of Japan, erratic electronic textures, and emotive guitar and piano
melodies) to create music that feels like the broken and escaping memories of
dreams. Throughout the album he uses simple, sometimes child-like, melodies to
evoke a feeling of melancholy that's both cinematic and intimate.

Hasunuma's studies of Environmental Science, led to his interest in the relationship
between urban life and nature. He explores this relationship on tracks like "Green
Repair" and "Morning Fanfare," both based around contrasting field recordings of
Japan's urban and rural soundscapes. Taken as a whole, Hasunuma's debut
becomes an audio diary, shifting from deeply moody with tracks like "Prelude" and
"Double Navaho" to playful and whimsical on tracks like "Long Road Home" and
"Eurikago Afternoon."

SELLING POINTS

- Shuta Hasunuma has already played several
shows in Japan in support of his debut release.

- Shuta will continue to play shows in Japan and
the US in support of this release.

- A full press campaign will be handled by
Western Vinyl.

-A radio campaign will be handled by AAM and
Western Vinyl.

- Hasunuma is currently working on two films
based on tracks from this release.

PRESS QUOTES

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a WESTERN VINYL release

WV042 || Format: CD
Release Date: 10/24/2006
UPC: 656605454221