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"Echoes We Carry" was born from the wishes entrusted to me through the journey of BIJOmenZ - from Sakurazuka Yakkun, my brother who served as our manager, and the memories we shared together.
Iori, our member, carried my brother's broken glasses for many years, holding onto the dreams we once spoke about.
The promise we made during our performance in Paris has continued to live on, changing form yet never fading.
All of these echoes became the foundation of this song.
The wishes of those who leave their loved ones behind transcend time, borders, and culture.
They resonate with people around the world who face sudden, unjust loss.
What began as a small, personal sentiment gradually transformed into a song about carrying forward the hopes of those who are no longer here.
There exists a boundless, compassionate world that cannot be seen but can be felt.
This song is a prayer - a step toward that world, and a desire to help bring it into being.
Born in Tokyo and based in Hyogo, Japan. After graduating from the Drum Program at the Ann School of Contemporary Music, I worked in Tokyo as a production-affiliated drummer. I later built a career as an IT engineer, and now work as an independent creator/engineer specializing in music production and sound design. Grounded in the physicality of rhythm and the structural mindset of an engineer, I create music by reconstructing the "small distortions and contradictions" scattered throughout society. From the unspoken tension between the lines of the news, to the noise of social media, to the subtle ethical tremors in everyday life - I transform these fragments of social reality into sound, blending humor with a quiet sense of sadness. My goal is to craft Vocaloid-based music that feels "playful on the surface, yet quietly lingering with a gentle sorrow." Unbound by genre or tools, I focus on letting the texture of sound speak for itself, creating works that invite listeners to reflect on their own inner questions.
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