Favourite albums of 2008 part 9

Numero nueve: Akira Kosemura - Tiny Musical



I discovered his stuff when I was in HMV, Tokyo. Some of you might know that a few Singapore acts really worship these Japanese ambient acts. So I chanced upon Akira Kosemura's latest album and had a listen on the player. Well, I wasn't gonna get it unless I was sure. It was Yen2,300 which worked out to be $32 for the album. CDs are fuckin' too expensive there.

It was pretty amazing. Simple but yet very elegant. But being the Singaporean I am, I decided to scout for the best offer out there. Unfortunately, there weren't and I got myself a 1st-hand copy at their 2nd-hand outlet, Disk Union. Fuckin' Japanese... they drive a harder bargain than us Singaporeans!

The album is still pretty amazing. Check out the collaboration he did with a dancer using the piece 'Light Dance' below.