For years, Takuro Okada has carried a quiet question: how can a Japanese musician honor the music of African Americans without simply borrowing it? That search shapes his […]
Temporal Drift
Takuro Okada’s first album released outside of Japan, The Near End, The Dark Night, The County Line arrives on Temporal Drift, an imprint well-known for their archival releases […]
“If Surround can be listened to as music that’s as close to air itself, allowing us to enter each listener’s sound scenery, or as something that exists within […]
Essential Kankyō Ongaku! Much like ECM’s motto “The Next Best Sound to Silence,” ‘Soundscape 1: Surround’ is one of the best albums to have playing in your home, […]
