Ironomi Kotonoha CD

2019 release. Kotonoha is Ironomi's eighth album. A tonal portrait of microscopic nuances particular of a Japanese midsummer saunter through deep emerald green forests and tranquil fields, transcribed into a meditative pastoral reverie created with crystalline piano playing, lute acoustics and real-time processing. Kotonoha was originally built on a sequence of four continuous scenes that makes up one long-form composition. The titles of these improvisational pieces ('Shioribi', 'Namisora', 'Ayumikaze', 'Hagoromo') invoke a literal kind of sensuous, fleeting phenomena. The beauty and charm of these tracks lie in their impressionist fusion with Japanese nature and sensibilities.

1. Shioribi 2. Namisora 3. Ayumikaze 4. Hagoromo 5. Tsukishirube 6. Maigo