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Five Fold Finders For Flower Fish

by Hanauo / 花魚

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1.
Forest 07:52
2.
Blank 05:45
3.
Low Way 05:42
4.
Dawn 04:45
5.
In The Cloud 05:32
6.
Gold Cream 05:53
7.
MD4 07:03
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9.
Poppuddle 06:30

about

This is the debut album of band called “Hanauo" that It had not been released for 20 years.

Hanauo was the duo based in Yokohama, formed in the late 90s and broke up in the early 2000s. They had a special musical style that has a colorful and pop feeling by the exquisite post production and composition which consisted of dark and mysterious guitar sounds with a psychedelic atmosphere.Their music was acclaimed by several Japanese music magazines at that time.

Their album was supposed to be produced by Adam Pierce (Mice Parade) and to be released by the Japanese label After Hours. But it was discontinued by various reasons. After that, their activities stagnated.

A few years later, aotoao label who could not give up to release of their music, selected a part of the tracks from the album and released "Ear Sugar" as EP in 2008.

And many years went by… The first album that was unreleased as it was completed since around 20 years ago is suddenly released only bandcamp in 2020!

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hanauo、幻のファースト・アルバムが20年の時を経てついにリリース!

90年代後半から2000年代前半にかけて横浜を拠点に活動したバンド「花魚(ハナウヲ)」。ダウナーなギターサウンドと不可思議な電子音響を扱いサイケデリックな雰囲気を感じさせながらも、決して大仰にはならない絶妙な楽曲構成と練り上げられたポストプロダクションによってカラフルなポップさすらまとう特殊な音楽性を持つ。

当時、音楽雑誌などでも話題を集め、マイス・パレードのアダム・ピアースのプロデュースによりAFTER HOURSからアルバムを発表する計画があったにも関わらず諸事情により頓挫。ほぼ完成済みだったアルバムはお蔵入りとなり、それにともないバンドの活動も停滞することに。

それから数年、ハナウヲの音源発表をどうしても諦めきれなかったaotoao labelが楽曲の一部を引き受けシングルとして『イヤー・シュガー』を発表するに至る。

そして2020年。完成したまま未発表状態だった正式な1st.アルバム『ファイヴ・フォールド・ファインダーズ・フォー・フラワー・フィッシュ』をbandcamp限定でデジタル・リリースすることが決定。

credits

released August 8, 2020

Mamiko : vocal, guitar, piano, bass, keyboard, sampler, computer, toys, etc.

Riko : drums, percussion, vocal, piano, keyboard, sampler, toys, etc.


Suemarr : guitar (1)

Touma Yamaguchi : cello (6)


cover paintings by Makiko Takada

design by Asako Imazato

license

all rights reserved

tags

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