Shuta Hasunuma

Like broken and incomplete memories of dreams, Shuta Hasunuma's compositions string together erratic electronic textures and field recordings from the streets and countryside of Japan with emotive guitar and piano melodies. Throughout the album he does an amazing job of using simple, sometimes child-like, melodies to evoke a feeling of melancholy that's both cinematic and intimate.

Hasunuma's studies of Environmental Science, led to his deep appreciation for the relationship between urban life and nature. He illustrates this relationship through tracks like "Green Repair" and "Morning Fanfare," both based around contrasting field recordings of Japan's urban and rural soundscapes.

With diverse influences including '90s hip hop, Terry Riley, Fugazi, No Neck Blues Band, 54-71, lo borges, Tony Conrad, Alice Coltrane's piano, Somei Satoh, and Haruomi Hosono, Hasunuma has developed a unique ability to communicate the personal and the universal aspects of our relationship with our environments.

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