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Just as the film Kwaidan is one of the most visually intoxicating cinematic feats ever, this Kwaidan is its musical analog. Tactile, uprooting, it puts you in-scene. Demands repeated listenings.
Favorite track: Sazanami / 漣.
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it sounds as if my house is being haunted by the spirit of an old Japanese musician playing desperately on the furniture
Favorite track: Curio / 骨董.
Second Pressing. 12" LP, on 180g ghostly clear vinyl. Includes a new 8-page panel insert with personal notes from Meitei. Liner notes in Japanese and English.
Mastered for vinyl by Taylor Deupree. Limited to 700 copies.
To avoid scalpers, we are limiting it to 1 copy per order. We seek your understanding in this decision. Ships from the UK.
Includes unlimited streaming of Kwaidan / 怪談
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Limited Edition Silver Cassette
Cassette + Digital Album
Third pressing. Silver cassette with special shell print. Each cassette is bound by a translucent OBI strip, embossed with the Evening Chants logo. Limited to 200 copies.
Includes unlimited streaming of Kwaidan / 怪談
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Limited Edition Cream Cassette
Cassette + Digital Album
Recorded with warmth via our Nakamichi deck, each cassette is bound by a translucent OBI strip, embossed with the Evening Chants logo. 100 copies available.
Includes unlimited streaming of Kwaidan / 怪談
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Limited Edition Black 12" LP
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
12" LP in heavyweight 180g black vinyl. Limited to 500 copies. Mastered for vinyl by Taylor Deupree.
Includes unlimited streaming of Kwaidan / 怪談
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Sold Out
Limited Edition Black Cassette
Cassette + Digital Album
Second pressing. Black cassette with special shell print. Each cassette is bound by a translucent OBI strip, embossed with the Evening Chants logo. Limited to 300 copies.
Includes unlimited streaming of Kwaidan / 怪談
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Meitei is a Japanese artist who started out as a freelance composer, making various kinds of music across genres. Having done it for 8 years, his goal was to eventually release his own original music.
Living in Kyoto for the past two years has deeply influenced his current sound, which is a focus on musically crafting a “Japanese mood” called Meitei (冥丁) (thus, his name). Rich in history, Meitei wanted to borrow this lost “Japanese mood” and incorporate a contemporary spin on it. This led to the creation of Kwaidan (怪談).
Kwaidan is a style of Japanese ghost stories. Meitei took it as a challenge of his skill as a musician to transpose the folklore into intricate compositions, capturing this lost “Japanese mood”.
“The shocking elements in the horror have become a staple. It’s functions as entertainment. But I personally felt the mood and ambience from Kwaidan is starting to wither – while the darkness is scary, the beauty is in the curious spirit”
Kwaidan was originally released in January 2018. Evening Chants is pleased to be re-issuing this exceptionally crafted piece of work on cassette tape.
Perfect meditative ambience. Great for a rainy day, taking a relaxing nighttime bath, or just placing yourself in 16th century Japan in some gnarled forest by the river. Thou!MirrorWitch
the Kofu collection conjure up haunting images of an old world using modern collage technics. Meitei (meaning intoxicated) has produced some of the most beautiful music I have heard in recent years. Many thanks. chrisalletson
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