string songs, by Sami Elu

string songs

by Sami Elu

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1.	summer sky 03:36	buy track
2.	solistry 03:35	buy track
3.	astral dance 06:39	buy track
4.	farmers 03:36	buy track
5.	interlude 02:09	buy track
6.	incantation 03:45	buy track
7.	hey K 03:40	buy track
8.	heck 05:36	buy track
9.	valleys 04:06	buy track
10.	snake eats tail 06:22	buy track
11.	a little room (to breathe) 02:44	buy track
12.	scatterbreeze 05:56	buy track
13.	. . . (sh) 04:04	buy track
14.	lunarclipse 12:00	buy track

about

The chopstick piano is a handmade instrument invented by Sami Elu.

The rhythms are played by 4 foot drum sounds: bass drum, snare thing, bells, and cymbal.
All performed simultaneously with hands on chopstick piano.
+ Loop pedal, ebow, and finger cymbal on track 3.

All songs were performed live in the studio with no overdubs, except for track 13 and other field recordings interspersed between tracks.

credits

released April 11, 2018

All compositions and performances by Sami Elu

Recorded at Niceness Music studio in Akirunoshi, Tokyo

All recording, mixing and mastering by Keigo Tanaka
+ singing bowl on track 13, live dub delay mixing on track 14

Album artwork and design by Sami Elu + Keigo Tanaka

Special thanks to everyone who helped crowdfund this project

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about

Sami Elu Tokyo, Japan

Sami Elu is a composer, musician, and instrument inventor based in Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit: samielu.com

discography

生

Dec 2023
Pixieland

Sep 2023
plays drum n bass

May 2023
Hydroids

Mar 2023
Cyclic

Jun 2021
Toy Room

Jun 2021
Line and Surface

Apr 2020
Spaces in Time

Dec 2019
Moods & Etudes (for ear-pixie-chord)

Oct 2018
string songs

Apr 2018
幻

Dec 2016
光

Jul 2014

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