Kenji Kariu – "Rain / Water" [LP] Jazz / Free Improv Each side of the LP

Each side of the LP ends with an extended keyboard work: the first for groaning

A native of Hokkaïdo

"Peter Cusack's debut long-player from 1977 is a peek into one of the most varied and experimental musical scrapbooks one is likely to hear

seeking less to violently overload and more for the right tools to engage

Fast forward to 1961

Kenji Kariu – "Rain / Water" [LP] Jazz / Free Improv Each side of the LP""rain water" is the fourth album by Tokyos Kariu Kenji. Following 2021s Sekai, which was also released by Bruit Direct Disques, rain water is a gorgeous haze of song, a modern driftwork thats creatively rich, and full of fleeting sensation its an album that captures its artist in process, moving through ideas and sounds with a deft hand. Its also another step in a career, of sorts, thats been continually compelling, from the experimental prog touches