Hakushi Hasegawa - Mahōgakkō [Coloured Vinyl]

Brainfeeder

£23.62

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: BF140
Barcode: 5054429177152
Release Date: 16 Aug 2024
Genre: Broken Beat/Nu Jazz

“Mahōgakkō” is the new album by Hakushi Hasegawa (They/Them pronouns) – a musician/singer-songwriter based in Tokyo, Japan, and the first Japanese artist signed to Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label. The record includes the singles ‘Mouth Flash (Kuchinohanabi)’ – featuring bass wizard Sam Wilkes (Leaving Records) – and ‘Boy’s Texture’ plus ‘Gone’ with rapper KID FRESINO. Consistent with Brainfeeder’s ethos of seeking out artists operating outside the confines of genre since the label started in 2008, Hakushi’s music is tricky to categorize as it straddles a few genres: alternative, electronic, jazz, pop/J-pop. Sometimes it’s pretty, at times it’s very intense and fast-paced. The FADER described ‘Mouth Flash’ as “wild-eyed free-associated beat poetry delivered through achingly beautiful melody”. Their music’s singular character has earned Hakushi plaudits from Crack Magazine, Needledrop (Anthony Fantano), XLR8R, Paste, Jazziz, Bandcamp Weekly, and Tone Glow.

Recommended if you like… Iglooghost, Louis Cole, Thundercat

LP spec:
Translucent rosé pink 12” vinyl, black paper inner, housed in a 3mm spined sleeve. Includes insert. Artwork by Shanliang and design by Takeaki Emori.

LP TRACKLIST:

A1. 行っちゃった Departed
A2. 行つてしまつた Gone / 長谷川白紙 Hakushi Hasegawa & KID FRESINO
A3. 口の花火 Mouth Flash (Kuchinohanabi)
A4. 撤回 Repeal (Tekkai)
A5. 蕾に雷 The Blossom and the Thunder

B1. 恐怖の星 KYŌFUNOHOSHI
B2. ねんねこころみ NENNEKOKOROMI
B3. 禁物 Forbidden Thing (Kimmotsu)
B4. 魔法インター (v2) Mahōinter (v2)
B5. ボーイズ・テクスチャー Boy’s Texture
B6. 焱ばみ Enbami
B7. 外 Outside (Soto)