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U       TA

by Keiji Haino + Shuta Hasunuma

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    - "Ink Cloud" limited edition color vinyl (max one copy per order/customer)
    - Jacket, insert, and OBI card printed on uncoated stock

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    - Jacket, insert, and OBI card printed on uncoated stock

    Includes unlimited streaming of U       TA via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Download available in 24-bit/48kHz.
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    Purchasable with gift card

      $24 USD or more 

     

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    Limited quantities available. Imported from Japan. Housed in a mini-LP style jacket, includes booklet with lyrics.

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1.
空 Sky 03:12
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休 Rest 07:01
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噴 Gush 06:40
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数 Number 03:33
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間 Pause 02:30
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景 Scape 05:10
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人 People 03:57
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指 Finger 02:48
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about

Haino sings. Hasunuma plays. It’s a minimal framework, but what emerges is a boundary-blurring sonic exploration. Across the album, Haino’s voice threads through Hasunuma’s layered soundscapes built from analog synths, electric guitar, piano, field recordings, and more. Haino entered the studio with only lyrics in hand, improvising melodies in response to Hasunuma’s evolving arrangements. The result is a work of deep trust, intuition, and sonic tension.

Keiji Haino and Shuta Hasunuma’’s creative connection began in 2017 with an impromptu performance in Shibuya—Hasunuma on a Buchla modular synthesizer, Haino responding with the Japanese national anthem, “Kimigayo.” That moment sparked their unlikely collaboration.

In 2018 Haino appeared at the Hasunuma-organized event “MUSIC TODAY IN KYOTO” at Rohm Theater, alongside Nobukazu Takemura, Manami Kakudo, Elena Tutatchikova, Kukangendai among others. In September 2021 during the pandemic, the two performed "U       TA" for the first time at WWW in Shibuya. They began planning the album soon afterwards.

For the recording of U       TA, Haino entered the studio with only the lyrics in hand, with no knowledge of what sounds Hasunuma would produce. Responding to Hasunuma’s music in real time, Haino composed the melodies and layered in his voice on the spot. With additional sessions at Hasunuma’s private studio and Haino’s preferred studio, the album was completed.

credits

released October 17, 2025

All melody and vocals by Keiji Haino
All instrument, written, played, arranged, mixed and produced by Shuta Hasunuma
Recorded by zak at st-robo studio, Shuta Hasunuma at Studio i.M.O and windandwindows
Mastered by Rashad Becker at clunk
Production Management: Eishin Yoshida, Kento Ono (windandwindows)
For Temporal Drift: Yosuke Kitazawa, Patrick McCarthy
Art Direction: Aiko Koike
Special Thanks to Toshihiko Kasai, Ryoichi Kiyomiya, zAk, Yumiko Ohno

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Shuta Hasunuma Tokyo, Japan

Born 1983 in Tokyo. Next to performing live with his own “Shuta Hasunuma Philharmonic Orchestra” in Japan and abroad, his diverse activities include contributing soundtracks to stage productions and movies, and producing and creating music that is mainly based on environmental and electronic sounds. ... more

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