Kazumichi Komatsu reveals 1st album in 4 years, teams with Dove & Le Makeup on lead single 'Skin' — listen

Kazumichi Komatsu reveals 1st album in 4 years, teams with Dove & Le Makeup on lead single 'Skin' — listen

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Kazumichi Komatsu returns with his 1st album in 4 years, a boundary-pushing exploration born from the intersecting planes of his diverse projects, live performances, and DJ sets. Continuing from where his last release left off, this new body of work dismantles and reassembles the experiments formed in these intersections.

Computer Music delves deeply into the embodiment of listening - an exploration of how sound interacts with the body, rendering its presence tangible. Throughout the album, multiple layers of processed voices weave in and out, creating a sonic tapestry that oscillates between distinct atmospheres and disintegrating noise that lies just beyond the boundaries of the tracks themselves.

Simultaneously, Komatsu introduces familiar yet recontextualized elements: guitar tones and preset-like rhythms that nod to shoegaze and improvisation. The repetition of simple, almost mundane melodies offers a meditation on parallel structures and the potential hidden within them. This repetition doesn’t just build, it bets on the possibilities that emerge from the cracks within it.

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For its lead single 'Skin', the Kyoto-based artist teams up with singer/producer Dove and Le Makeup to craft a moody, intimate journey that merges global influences with deeply personal soundscapes. This marks their 3rd collaboration toether since Umi ga Kikoeru'.

Computer Music is set for release on 2 October via FLAU.