{"product_id":"erika-dohi-i-castorpollux-lp","title":"Erika Dohi - I, Castorpollux [LP]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: 37D018LP \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 0656605376257\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 14th May 2021\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Experimental\/Electronic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Osaka-born and New York-based pianist Erika Dohi is a multi-faceted artist with an eclectic musical background. From highly polished traditional classical to bold improvisation, she is a dynamic performer whose timeless style and unidiomatic technique sets her apart in contemporary NYC avant-garde circles.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Dohi’s vast repertory is impressive but what makes her truly such a barrier-defying artist is what lies ahead. ‘I, Castorpollux’, Dohi’s debut solo album, is a profound personal excavation set to a gripping landscape of wild, genre-fluid composition, a virtuosic but emotionally generous convergence of the technical and the spiritual. With understated piano and keyboards at its centre, ‘I, Castorpollux’ is equal parts hazy nostalgia, science-fiction soundtrack and electroacoustic experimentation.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The project features contributions from Channy Leaneagh (Polica), Andy Akiho and Immanuel Wilkins, among others, and is produced by William Brittelle.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The central theme to the album is the ‘split-self’ and variable perceptions of time that Dohi has faced at formative moments in her life. She experienced the 1995 Kobe earthquake at age 7. Hiding under a table during the worst of it, she later emerged to find the world around her crumbled. In her immediate vicinity, a fixture of her childhood remained standing. The Tower of the Sun, a type of threefaced time machine itself from Expo 70, designed by artist Taro Okamoto, is a trail-marker on Erika’s journey, a stand-in sigil to unlock the mysterious sounds of her work, with 70s synths and retro sci-fi aesthetics permeating the album’s narratives.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Much of the album was written while living in Texas where the split between her Asian self and the idea of being an American\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enecessitated a near mountain of self-discovery to reconcile how she felt and who she was within the social backdrop of a strongly conservative environment. It is no wonder that the character of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux from Greek and Roman mythology resonate so deeply with her, or Haruki Murakami’s Two Moons and their strange light.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e From her contributions to various projects and her participation in the Artist in Residency collaborations, Erika has become a staple of the 37d03d community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo Moons (Osaka 1995)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReplicant\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePorcelain Hands\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDoesn’t Want\/ Doesn’t Stop (feat. Channy Leaneagh)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParticle Of\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e陽の光(Hi no Hikari)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStill\/ On Hold (feat. Ambrose Akinmusire, Immanuel Wilkins)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePolaroid (feat. Channy Leaneagh)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTower of the Sun\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExpo 70’ (feat. William Brittelle)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoE (feat. Andy Akiho, Immanuel Wilkins)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWater Drop (Mizu no Shizuku)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDioscuri\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"37d03d","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39670467494044,"sku":"37D018LP","price":19.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/ErikaDohi-I_Castorpollux_02825b4c-781d-4f16-a2fd-4bd8376d97d0.jpg?v=1618583480","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/erika-dohi-i-castorpollux-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}