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Asano Yuusuke |
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Based out of hometown Nagoya, asana is the work of one man, Asano Yuusuke. The project was originally conceived during Asano's travels to Bali, Indonesia, where the sounds of insects and frogs piqued his musical curiosities. He started working on asana after returning to Nagoya in 2000.
From the beginning, Asano worked toward "organic post-rock" as a musical ideal, and asana's sound reflects this accordingly. Asano puts numerous instruments to use, from dreamy-sounding brass and woodwinds to acoustic strings and conservative helpings of percussion. Hints of jazz prevail in the familiar song structure which usually introduces and builds around a simple theme. asana's relaxed style is a hybrid of post-rock, ambient, and minimalist electronica sharing more in common with Tortoise's acoustic leanings than the soft-loud modulations standardized by Godspeed You Black Emperor! or Mogwai.
asana initially recorded under the name "MOKHTAR" with Nagoya indie label THANKS GIVING, its debut coming on a compilation in 2001. The following year asana issued a four-track demo before releasing its first full-length kupu kupu, which became a crossover success with both rock and ambient listeners. By this point Asano had been collaborating with a crowd of local talent, both in the studio and on stage. The members of THANKS GIVING labelmate ALL OF THE WORLD joined asana as support musicians for a nation-wide tour. Meanwhile, Asano's collaborating resulted in two more albums. The first, ini apa? is composed of kupu kupu tracks remixed by various collaborators and acquaintances of the band. The second (and most recent), split, is just that - a split release with labelmate and former DJ Tanaka Akira. Though asana has had little in the way of new material in over two years, the purported poster child of the growing Nagoya scene is still far from abandoning his organic brainchild.
- James Route (published 2005.05.11, updated Unknown) |
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Links |
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Artist homepage
THANKS GIVING
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Discography list |
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| Albums |
| STIFFSLACK-SS06 |
kupu kupu |
| DDCG-1001 |
ini apa? |
| STSL-13 |
split |
Demos |
| Unknown |
under the spring sky e.p. |
Compilations |
| TGCD-001 |
Thinking Hybrid |
| MAOCD-007 |
seeds of dub |
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split (Album)
Released: 2005.01.25 (STSL-13)
Label: Stiff Slack
Tracklist
1. from a spring
3. whirlwind
5. kupu kupu (self remix)
7. move(asana cover version) |
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ini apa? (Album)
Released: 2004.12.22 (DDCG-1001)
Label: THANKS GIVING
Tracklist
1. across the river (TANAKA AKIRA cocharo mix)
2. summer snow (cinq mix)
3. byakuya (dublee mix)
4. seven (ogisopan mix)
5. kupu kupu (DJ Amagumo mix)
6. rain shower (Echo Mountain mix)
7. bamboo avenue (L?K?O mix)
8. kupu kupu (Shawn James Seymour mix)
9. chibet dream～circus in lotus～mirror in the water (moyunijumo mix)
10. circus in lotus (mas mix)
11. bamboo avenue (SAIDRUM mix)
12. across the river (TANAKA AKIRA hida river mix) |
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seeds of dub (Compilation)
Released: 2004.06.09 (MAOCD-007)
Label: Mao
Tracklist
3. night breath |
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kupu kupu (Album)
Released: 2002.11.28 (STIFFSLACK-SS06)
Label: Stiff Slack
Tracklist
1. seven
2. kupu kupu
3. bamboo avenue
4. across the river
5. chibet dream
6. circus in lotus
7. mirror in the water
8. steel star
9. byakuya
10. summer snow
11. rain shower |
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under the spring sky e.p. (Demo)
Released: 2002
Tracklist
1. seven
2. across the river
3. steel star
4. byakuya |
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Thinking Hybrid (Compilation)
Released: 2001.09 (TGCD-001)
Label: THANKS GIVING
Tracklist
4. Sweet Devilish Girl |
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