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Kemri

by Satomimagae

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1.
Bulse 04:30
火照った 顔を上げたら 踏み潰された影が 落ちていた 茹だった 石垣の裏側 淀んだ蝉の音が 溶け出ていた 鮮やかな螺旋 回ったら もう動かない陽炎が 滲んで 覆い隠してた 枯れ果てる前の声で 牙をむいてずっと吠えていたのに ベールを取った また溺れてしまう前に 今ならうまくすくい出せるかな 顔を上げたら 見たことの無い影が 落ちてた 滲んで ベールは取った また溺れてしまう前に 今ならうまくすくい出せるかな さあ 今から Looking up with my blushed face I see a crooked shadow The back of a stone wall is boiling and a stagnant cicada’s sound melts from its heat A vivid spiral Starts to spin Heat still, yes, very still Begins to blur I’ve been covering up and hiding it, but it keeps growling and snarling With it’s voice before completely drying up But now, a veil is uncovered Will I make it in time to grab it? Before it sinks again I looked up And saw a shadow that I never saw Before my eyes Blurred The veil is uncovered Will I make it in time to grab it? Before it sinks again Yes right now
2.
Odori 03:04
かごの奥で 暴れている 虫みたいに 見えない 手のひらの上で 踊ってる 明るい部屋の隣をノックして 簡単な秘密も見破られない ランラン かごの奥で 跳ね回っている 鳥みたいに 見えない 手のひらの上で 遊んでいる 明るい部屋の扉をノックして 捨てられたホコリみたいに小さくなる ランラン Like an insect distant in a cage, struggling fiercely Dancing on an invisible palm Knocking on the door next to a bright room Even the simple secrets are unseen Glaring (lang lang) Like a bird far inside a basket romping about Playing on an invisible palm Knocking on the door to a bright room Decaying like garbage dust Glaring (lang lang)
3.
Leak 03:57
見覚えの無い色に覆われても 僅かに残った縁から流れ出している 返そう もとのかお 辿り着いた さばくに呑まれても 確かに残ったサインを 空の方から探そうとしている 溢れ出したら 通り抜けていく 息を潜めて 静かに 溢れ出したら 通り抜けていく 息を潜めて 静かに Even if you are covered by an unfamiliar color Still leaking from the humble edge Let’s return Its original face Arriving in the desert Being swallowed by its sand Still looking for the remains of a humble sign From this emptiness If it leaks out You will slide through Killing your breath Very silently If it leaks out You will slide through Killing your breath Very silently
4.
Mebuki 03:42
掴まえた 変わらぬ手すり 寄り方を忘れて 真っ逆さまに落ちた 散らばった 蕾は 彷徨ったままでいた ぼやけている視界 透き通った世界 明日は生まれ変わっていて もう 見えなくなっていても また咲き始めようと 始めようとしている 散らばった蕾は 彷徨ったまま集まって 寄る辺は もう 探さないだろう 探さないだろう I grabbed the never changing handrail Forgot how to lean in And I fell upside down Scattered buds Still wandering through the air Blurry vision, clear vision They may be reborn with new life They fly away from sight But still try to bloom again Try to start again Scattered buds They will gather again in a wandering state They will not look for a place to stay again They will not look for... Not anymore
5.
Tenjoh 01:56
6.
Kata 03:14
君が向かうのは 孤高の檻 思い通り 異国を眺めているような 弾んだ目で後ろを振り返った あとは ただ進んで 進んで 間違ったかがみを選んだ 使い古した 枠を 外して 終わった場面を繰り返しては 始まりを 見失って 失って 目が覚めたら 銀色のその箱は どこにも見当たらない 見失って 失って 目が覚めたら 銀色のその箱は どこにも見当たらない You are heading to A solitary cage As you wished, You turned back with your lively eyes As if you were looking at a strange land Keep going on from now Just keep going... You chose a wrong mirror Repeating a finished scene Cannot find The beginning Cannot find (lost) When you last woke up The silver cage Is nowhere to be found Cannot find Cannot find (lost) When you woke up The silver cage Is nowhere to be found
7.
Fumi 04:02
私の乗った舟は 流されてもう戻らない 私が開けた窓から 入り込んだ微かな声が 千切れそうに 唄うのを聞くまでは 消えたら悲しいものなんて無かった 熱を積んだあなたが聞こえる(見つかる)までは 消えたら悲しいものなんて無かった The boat I sailed on has drifted away and is not coming back I didn't have anything that would make me feel this sad upon its loss Until I opened the window and heard a faint voice come in The voice that sang as if torn into pieces I didn't have anything that would make me feel this sad upon its loss Until I heard (found) your voice loaded with fever
8.
Ato 03:58
見えた 消えていたのが 今 分からないまま また消えていった 偶然 通り過ぎただけ 遠くへ 見つけた 消えていたもの 今 分からないまま いつか 乾かない痕だけを残していった まだ冷たい壁の傍で 瞼を塞いで 新しい足音が 近付いて来るのを 待っている 待っている I’ve finally seen it What I could not see before And yet, it vanished again Before I could comprehend it It passed me by chance Far Away I found Something that vanished I can not see it now It left a scar that will not dry Still next to a cold wall Closing my eyelids Waiting for New Footsteps To come closer Waiting for
9.
Onami 02:07
まるい舌で 呑み込んで 覆う 大波が 使い果たす ちっぽけな砦 気付かれずに 潜り込んで 飛び散って 漂ってる 浮かぶ残滓を 燃やして耐えて 沈む夜には 戻らない まるい舌で 呑み込んで 覆う 大波が 使い果たす もういらない砦 酸化して 砂になって 輝きながら 舞っていく 干からびて 飛んでいく とんでいく With a rounded tongue Swallow and grasp The tiny ports Covered up And broken down By big waves Without being noticed Diving in to this, Then scattered And drifting I endure the submerging night By burning the floating remains on water I am not going back to The submerging night With a rounded tongue Swallow and grasp The insignificant tiny ports Covered up And broken down by big waves Oxidizing Into the sand Shining and Dancing in the air Withering Flying away flying away
10.
Clashi 02:58
歪みかけた輪っかへ 光が隙間を空けた 床に重なった破片は繋がっていく 夜が触れる 頬は 温かく灯って そばへと招いてるの 結んでるのは 淡く通った川 身を任せてるの 身を任せてるの 目をつぶって 夜が撫でる 頬は 温かく灯って そばへと呼んでるの To the bending loop The light opened the gap The particles on the floor are connecting A cheek touched by the night Will light up warmly And invite me closer The light fainted river flowing Connects her to She's giving herself in She's giving herself in, closing her eyes The cheek stroked by the night Will light up warmly And invite me closer
11.
Sara 02:34
老いた線路は 外れた はぐれて 転がり始めた 何にも沿わず 誰の目も無い街 立ち止まって 風は止み 旗が舞って 誰の目も無い街 立ち止まって 風は止み 旗が舞って 何にも沿わず 旗が立っている The old railroad has tattered tracks It has lost its way And I began to roll over Not following any path No one exists in this city I come to a pause The wind has stopped, but the flag still flatters No one exists in this city I come to a pause The wind has stopped, but the flag still flatters Not following anything else The flag is flattering

about

I still cannot forget the feeling of awe when I first saw satomimagae at Vacant in Harajuku.
Her melodies lingered across the void of the room. There, I heard a mystifying voice, that I could not recognize as male or female... it felt as if I was being slowly hurt, but simultaneously healed at the same time.
Soon-after, I hurried to buy her CD and even got an autograph.
Here, again, I am having a similar experience with her newly released album “Kemri” (2am at midnight).
I am able to drown in her double-sided deliverance once more.

Cuushe


Satomimagae structures her world with the solitary sound of her acoustic guitar and smoky vocals laid upon ethereal textures. Her upcoming 3rd album, Kemri, is to be released on White Paddy Mountain this June and is a continuation of her previous efforts. As the record progresses there is a noticeable warmth, as if the temperature is slowly rising toward the listener. Coming back to reality from a suburban daydream, Satomimagae’s cold and rational poetry will echo in your ears like a mirror that captures our modern-day lives. The soundscape is more refined than her previous record “koko”, by a one-shot play-and-sing style. It was recorded similarly to classic folk or blues records and layered with the use of field recordings, drone, and distorted synthesizers.

Ongoing from her last work, Chihei Hatakeyama cooperated FX-making, and sound-making on this recording.

Satomimagae took in charge and did her own mixing on more than half of the songs.



profile

Satomimagae is a solo artist active in Japan. She was born in 1989 and has been writing music since 2003.

In 2012, she successfully released her first album "awa", with all the works being her own composition. After releasing her 2nd album "Koko" from the label White Paddy Mountain in 2014, she released her 3rd album "Kemri" from the same label in 2017.

chiheihatakeyama.bandcamp.com/album/kemri

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released June 6, 2017

all songs written and produced by satomimagae
recorded November 2016 - February 2017
on track 4,5 and 8 added drone by chihei hatakeyama
mixed by chihei hatakeyama (1,3,4,8,11) and satomimagae (2,5,6,7,9,10)
mastered by chihei hatakeyama
artwork remix and design by wataru yoshioka
cover art by natsumi magae

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