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2016.11.20 【Asuna & Opitope Tours】 あまりに美しいambientで泣いてしまった…！ 目を閉じたら様々な景色が浮かんでくる様な音で…四季を感じられる展開だった◎ ※最前列だから近過ぎて動画撮れなかった… #asuna #opitope #TomoyoshiDate #chiheihatakeyama (gift_lab)

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Opitope ‎– Hau (2007)

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Interview: Chihei Hatakeyama

Unless you’ve been living in a cave in the middle of nowhere during the last decade,Chihei Hatakeyama‘s name sure must evoke powerful memories and delightful thoughts. Not much is known about the person behind these celestial drones, which is mostly due to linguistic barriers. We have decided to overcome these difficulties. Chihei also prepared a guest mix for your listening pleasure, which might be one of the most soothing collection of sounds you could hear this year. http://soundsofatiredcity.com/chihei-hatakeyama-interview/

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from Various ‎– Sing Limited to 100 copies. Packaged in an antique, metal printed cartboard sleeve.

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Melodia (Federico Durand + Tomoyoshi Date) Tomotsugu Nakamura Celer ASUNA + Opitope adv:2300yen / 3000yen　 open 19:00 start 19:30 close 22:00

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OPITOPE- THE DAWN OF MEMORIES PHYSIS (SPEKK, 2014)

I’ve long had a soft spot for the Japanese label Spekk. Now ten years old, Nao Sugimoto’s imprint champions an approach to design and sound that make Spekk a close cousin of 12k—a connection made concrete with its first release, an album by 12k head Taylor Deupree that is one of his best.

Dormant for the past few years, the label now returns with the release of a new album by Opitope, the duo comprised of Chihei Hatekeyama and Tomoyoshi Date. Their first record, Hau—also released on Spekk— is a small gem, finding a comfortable balance between the hushed, pastoral work of Tape and the processed grandeur of Deupree or perhaps Asuna. It feels intimate and widescreen at once, which is to its credit. A new Opitope album, Physis, is now available and the duo appears as adept as ever at mining that sound.

Also of interest: a second new Spekk title for the year—Celer’s Zigzag—is out next month, apparently influenced by ’60s and ’70s minimalism—as well as new wave…

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from Various ‎– Sing Limited to 100 copies. Packaged in an antique, metal printed cartboard sleeve.