Name: Felis Catus and Silence
Brand: Leo Takami

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

UW030cd

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Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2020-02-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

744790142709

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Leo Takami

Genre US

Modern Composition

Label US

Unseen Worlds

Felis Catus and Silence is a breakthrough release for Tokyo composer-guitarist Leo Takami, following the milestone albums Children’s Song (2012) and Tree of Life (2017). Takami counterpoints the soothing aesthetics of prime-era Windham Hill New Age guitar-heroism with meditative, intellectual compositions comprised of ambitious, process-oriented arrangements. While Takami largely wears his genre influences on his sleeve -- jazz, classical, Japanese gagaku -- the influence of ambient music is a tacit foundation of his work. Working diligently outside of any established communities for fringe musics, Takami conjures this association through a patient focus on generous musical intervals. Steady, kaleidoscopic unfolding of his compositions reflect Takami's creative intent to "become aware of precisely the time and place I am living." The unabashedly sweet, tuneful virtues of his music in concert with this reflective form provide an artistic relief of Takami's thematic harmony. "Each song is based on birth and death, and moving onto the next stage..." Leo Takami, born 1970, studied guitar under Hideaki Tsumura (aka Kamekichi Tsumura) and performs regularly in Tokyo.

Tracklist: 1. Felis Catus and Silence 2. Garden of Joy 3. Awake 4. Children on Their Birthdays 5. Garden of Light 6. Unknown 7. Quiet Waters

Felis Catus and Silence

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