The album serves as both a personal "remedy" for the artist and a broader exploration of what music can mean during a global pandemic. It captures a state of vulnerability, where the music was "spun half-unconsciously" following periods of intense physical suffering. About the Artist
Keiichi Sokabe is a veteran of the Japanese indie scene, best known as the frontman of Sunny Day Service , a band that rose to fame in the 1990s by reinterpreting 1970s Japanese folk and rock. Since founding ROSE RECORDS in 2004, he has maintained a prolific DIY career, spanning solo acoustic sets, hip-hop, and film scores. The album serves as both a personal "remedy"
Without lyrics, the album conveys "endless stories" through soundscapes that feel as though they have no clear beginning or end. Since founding ROSE RECORDS in 2004, he has
Released in August 2022, is an ambient instrumental album by Japanese singer-songwriter Keiichi Sokabe that marks a radical departure from his usual lyric-driven pop and rock. The album was composed and recorded almost entirely in semi-consciousness while Sokabe was bedridden with a high fever after contracting COVID-19 in late July 2022. Musical Direction: The Sound of Solitude The album was composed and recorded almost entirely