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Rema Hasumi - Billows of Blue

by Ruweh Records

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1.
Vers Libre I 03:54
2.
Still or Again 07:04
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Nocturnal 05:27
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Vapors of Voices 07:45
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Keep My Water Still 06:14
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In the Mists of March 05:41
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Billows of Blue 06:13
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Vers Libre II 04:23

about

"Billows of Blue” is the second album by pianist and vocalist Rema Hasumi.

In 2015, the trio with drummer Randy Peterson and bassist Masa Kamaguchi was formed based on the idea of having a traditional piano trio setting that frames contemporary compositions and improvisations with presence of a voice. Five compositions were written by Hasumi as a result of pursuit she made for her unique sound-stories, and the trio recorded the album in the late summer of 2016 at Oktaven Audio.

While her first album “UTAZATA” (Ruweh, 2015) embodied extensive Japanese influence as its body structure, “Billows of Blue” shows more pronounced trace of the references to jazz idioms. Among these references, to note just a few, are the influences from the music of Annette Peacock, Cecil Taylor, Masabumi Kikuchi, Alice Coltrane, Jen Shyu and Geri Allen.

Still or Again unveils the trio's own interpretation of the swing that expands and contracts as the music transforms itself naturally. Nocturnal inherits this character, in serene and quiet ambiance of a ballad. Kamaguchi exhibits a passionate, sensitive improvisation to open up Vapors of Voices, which is a fast fragments of patterns and sonic expressions that also features the bold palette of Peterson's drumming. Keep My Water Still is a song with the most distinctive structure as a composition, with it's melody somewhat inspired by a series of Brazilian music. Billows of Blue, which also became the title of the album, represents Hasumi's exploration with her voice. The minimal accompaniment by Kamaguchi's bass line that perfectly walks along with Hasumi's vocal improvisation, and Peterson's hand drums and percussions creates an intimate and personal sound experience.

As this album came to form itself, it has slowly revealed it's poetry. This music is about water, which breeds, erodes, caresses, destroys, leaves and stays. Specifically, it is a dirge for 3.11.11.

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released January 26, 2017

Ruweh 004

Rema Hasumi piano, voice
Masa Kamaguchi acoustic bass
Randy Peterson drums


Recorded June 2016 at Oktaven Audio
Engineered by Ryan Streber
Mixed by Pete Rende
Mastered by Luis Bacque

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Ruweh Records is a new music record label based in Brooklyn, NY. Dedicated to relevant sounds, drawing from across the world. Ruweh 001 Rema Hasumi's "UTAZATA," Ruweh 002 Sergio Krakowski's "Passaros: The Foundation of the Island," Ruweh 003 Raphael Malfliet's "Noumenon." ... more

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