Leo Takami: Felis Catus and Silence - VINYL LP

Leo Takami: Felis Catus and Silence - VINYL LPTitle: Felis Catus and Silence Artist: Leo Takami Label: Unseen Worlds Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 744790142716 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2020 02 28 Number of Discs: 1 Felis Catus and Silence is a breakthrough release for Tokyo composer guitarist Leo Takami, following the milestone albums Children's Song (2012) and Tree of Life (2017). Takami counterpoints the soothing aesthetics of prime era Windham Hill New Age guitar heroism with meditative,

Title: Felis Catus and Silence
Artist: Leo Takami
Label: Unseen Worlds
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 744790142716
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2020-02-28
Number of Discs: 1

Felis Catus and Silence is a breakthrough release for Tokyo composer-guitarist Leo Takami, following the milestone albums Children's Song (2012) and Tree of Life (2017). Takami counterpoints the soothing aesthetics of prime-era Windham Hill New Age guitar-heroism with meditative, intellectual compositions comprised of ambitious, process-oriented arrangements. While Takami largely wears his genre influences on his sleeve - jazz, classical, Japanese gagaku - the influence of ambient music is a tacit foundation of his work. Working diligently outside of any established communities for fringe musics, Takami conjures this association through a patient focus on generous musical intervals. Steady, kaleidoscopic unfolding of his compositions reflect Takami's creative intent to "become aware of precisely the time and place I am living." The unabashedly sweet, tuneful virtues of his music in concert with this reflective form provide an artistic relief of Takami's thematic harmony. "Each song is based on birth and death, and moving onto the next stage..." Leo Takami, born 1970, studied guitar under Hideaki Tsumura (aka Kamekichi Tsumura) and performs regularly in Tokyo.

Tracks:
1.1 Felis Catus and Silence
1.2 Garden of Joy
1.3 Awake
1.4 Children on Their Birthdays
1.5 Garden of Light
1.6 Unknown
1.7 Quiet Waters