Setsubun (節分), by Fuubutsushi

Setsubun (節分)

by Fuubutsushi

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zwolo I would love an Lp of this please...

Charlie Moonbeam Another excellent foray into the ambient jazz continuum from J, P, S, & S.

The synergy with this ensemble is forming into something truly special.

justin spicer Setsubun is the Japanese new year, and the hangover of 2020 is still roaring in many a head. Setsubun awakens those dormant, drunk spirits inside of us that have been repressed by a year that left an indelible imprint we won’t be able to pound back into place. Favorite track: Fresh Salt.

TheSlowMusicMovement Happy days :) A quick & equally cultured, jazz spirited & injected, Americana meet cinematic splendour meets the right sort of easy listening, classically graced follow up to Fuubutsushi. It sounds like little else around. Just hit play & smile at the thought of the further instalments in the series to come.

Admo Jusell, Prymek, Sage, and Shiroishi are making some of the most exploratory modern music, a sound that is wise and reverent, steeped in what the Japanese call "mono no aware" or "an empathy toward things." This unexpected follow-up to last year's Fuubutsushi takes their sound from golden autumn to austere winter, and documents a season of pensive transformation. Favorite track: Hesitant Optimism.

ghosttropics Use this beautiful album as a litmus test for judging relationships; if you show this to someone and they don't like it, it is likely that they are just a bad person.

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	1.	Lavender 06:09
	2.	Fresh Salt 03:04
	3.	Tsundora 02:16
	4.	White Out 02:46
	5.	Fuyu No Tiayō 04:35
	6.	Eulalia Floe 03:48
	7.	Shepherd's Stroll 04:16
	8.	Piñon 02:58
	9.	Hesitant Optimism 07:18

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The season has changed. Chris Jusell, Chaz Prymek, Matthew Sage, and Patrick Shiroishi continue forward with what follows 2020’s Fuubutsushi. Here, it is a new year, and it is time to shake the demons off and make a fresh start. Setsubun is the Winter chapter in the cycle (yes, Spring and Summer will come one day), but don’t conflate this “winter music” with the holidays; this is music for the stretch between January and the first peals of spring. The days in this chasm that may be getting longer, however slowly, but the nights are still long. The air is crisp. The natural world lays dormant, but the imagination flutters.

These four players have learned more about each other since the amber nostalgia of Fuubutsushi and here they are more comfortable taking risks, ramping up, and pulling back. Prymek’s guitar and bass lines offer a fundamental structure on many of the tunes, in his distinct style that is both uniquely folky but patiently soulful. He more often opts for electric guitar, slide, shimmering fingerpicking, and those touches feel like frost in an empty tree canopy. Shiroishi’s crystalline voice sets a tone on the first track, but from there, he spends his time painting scenes with his saxophones and clarinet. The departure from his more oblique solo works into harmonious melody in this combination showcases the incredible range and skill he possesses over his instruments. He is your breath on the air. Sage shifts from piano onto rhodes for this album, where he continues to split the difference between ambient minimalism and cool jazz vamping. His drumming takes a new presence here, with more pronounced rhythms, deceptive stutters, playful push and pull dynamics. He is the ice under your feet. Sometimes you almost have to catch yourself from slipping. Jusell’s violin continues to soar in the combination, often in conversation with Shiroishi’s horn. His playing is ornate but never flowery, expressive but never maudlin, sweet but never saccharine. He is that warmth we carry inside of us on those cold days.

Setsubun is the Japanese new year. February 2nd. Traditionally people celebrate by screaming in the streets, shooting off fireworks, making a collective ruckus to scare the demons of the year past away. If there aren’t demons to shake off… you must be from a different timeline. So, here is something for you and something for your demons too. Something to keep you warm until Spring arrives. Something warm, familiar, friendly, but fresh and full of possibilities. Happy New Year.

credits

released February 2, 2021

Chris Jusell - violin

Chaz Prymek - bass, guitar, synthesizer, clarinet, field recordings

Matthew Sage - keyboards, percussion, radio, field recordings

Patrick Shiroishi - alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones, clarinet, glockenspiel, samples, voice

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