Various Artists - Electronic Kumoko Cloudchild (Kumoko)

WHAT YOUR EARS SAY & THE COVER LOOKS LIKE

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WHAT WE SAY

A second round of cosmic interpretations of the story of Kumoko, spirit of the clouds. Ranging from drippy hippy New Age whispers to megaphone like jump up drum and bass (but generally mellow), it's quite the ride, and a meeting of some very fine Japanese & US musical minds. The image is actually from Vol. 1 but had to include it as I love it so.

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WHAT THE RELEASE NOTES SAY

The world of KUMOKO goes electronic. 

ELECTRONIC KUMOKO cloudchild is Vol. 2 of the KUMOKO compilation series that was first released in 2016 and is a compilation of 22 songs inspired by KUMOKO, an imaginary spirit of the clouds created by SunEye (Akiko & Hashim Bharoocha). 

Born from the eye of the clouds, KUMOKO is a child and artist of the sky. She spontaneously creates art using clouds, paints the sky in vibrant colors, and uses thunder to express her fury. 

21 artists from the US and Japan interpreted the story of KUMOKO into electronic soundscapes that range from ambient, minimal, electro-funk, dance, experimental, and environmental music. 

The compilation features IMA (4-year-old artist from Brooklyn), Mioko Yamaguchi & Hideki Matsutake (Yamaguchi is known for her techno-pop albums from the 80s and Matsutake is known for his work with YMO), Ray Barbee (pro skater and musician), Sam Prekop (from The Sea and Cake), Jeremiah Chiu(graphic artist and musician), Carlos Niño (Carlos Niño and Friends), TENTENKO (J-pop idol turned experimental electronic artist), techno artist John Tejada, West Coast funk artists BOY DUDE and XL Middleton, YOKUBARI (Hisham Akira Bharoocha from Soft Circle), Rob Mazurek (Exploding Star Orchestra), Brin & Matthewdavid (Leaving Records), Jira >< (aka jazz pianist Jamael Dean), lucky dragons (visual and sound artist duo), r beny(Northern California ambient artist), Yumi Iwaki & Eishi Segawa(film & electronic composers), Money Mark (Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson), Takashi Kokubo (legendary environmental music composer from Japan), Turn on the Sunlight(Jesse Peterson), and SunEye. 

 Credits
Curated and Produced by: SunEye 
Artwork by: akikounico 
Layout by: Shiro Kojima 
Mastered by: AZZURO @ Limone Lab​

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