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This is his new piano-improvisation album performed by Wataru Sato,who has energetically been creating post-classical and electronic titles,and is also the leader of Gecko&Tokage Parade which is known as a new star of modern-jazz scene in Japan.
Piano Meditations which was released in 2020,early days of coronavirus pandemic consists of improvisations intermittently recorded by Wataru for over 3 years.
This new album"Piano Meditations II" mainly collects pieces recorded at Canon House Kamakura,Japan,which has also been used for recording of his previous album"Fading Spaces."
Among the pieces,some pieces are scattered,recorded by his private pianos(Yamaha,Kawai) and OHHASHI piano(Japanese vintage piano) belonging to anre*f studio yatsugatake(located on the midslope of Yatsugatake mountain.),which gently link various relation,places and time bases.
The improvisations are never too abstract but listeners will hear the transition of time and places.

This is also the first release from his new record label"Bookshop Label" and this album will be released in both digital and cassette tape(lately) formats.

Past Rank In

Piano Meditations II

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • Macao • TOP 2 • 30 Jan 2024 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • Denmark • TOP 11 • 17 Oct 2023 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • Hong Kong • TOP 12 • 4 Jan 2025 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • Philippines • TOP 20 • 20 Aug 2023 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • Korea, Republic of • TOP 27 • 22 Apr 2025 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • Russian Federation • TOP 28 • 22 Jul 2023 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • Portugal • TOP 37 • 30 Apr 2025 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • Singapore • TOP 56 • 5 Oct 2023 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • China • TOP 61 • 2 Jun 2023 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • Italy • TOP 63 • 18 Apr 2023 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • Indonesia • TOP 83 • 22 May 2024 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • Taiwan • TOP 86 • 13 Jun 2023 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • Germany • TOP 104 • 14 Dec 2023 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Albums • United Kingdom • TOP 157 • 8 Apr 2023 Apple Music • All Categories Top Albums • Macao • TOP 199 • 14 Mar 2025

Deep Loop

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 42 • 25 Apr 2023 Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Guatemala • TOP 190 • 6 Apr 2023

Broken Trees

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 90 • 30 Jan 2024

Sleepless

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 89 • 30 Jan 2024

End of Dream

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 88 • 30 Jan 2024

Lost Time

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 87 • 30 Jan 2024

Trail to Our forest

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 29 • 14 Mar 2025

Waterdrop

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 22 • 14 Mar 2025 iTunes Store • Instrumental TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 86 • 24 Dec 2024

Your Silence,My Noise

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 60 • 14 Mar 2025

Tail of Rain Cloud

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 44 • 14 Mar 2025

Ash Like Snow

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 47 • 14 Mar 2025

Words left behind me

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 21 • 13 Mar 2025

deep sleep mischief

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 46 • 14 Mar 2025

Mid Space

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 45 • 14 Mar 2025

Quiet Place

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 132 • 14 Mar 2025

Wind Leads Our Soul

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 131 • 14 Mar 2025

Shape of Spirit

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 130 • 14 Mar 2025

Leave us alone

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 129 • 14 Mar 2025

Softly

Apple Music • Instrumental Top Songs • Macao • TOP 128 • 14 Mar 2025

Past Playlist In

Deep Loop

Apple Music • Jazz Scene: Japan • 30 Mar 2023

Quiet Place

Spotify • 静寂と黄昏 • 3 Mar 2023 Spotify • Urban Classical Japan • 3 Mar 2023

Artist Profile

  • Wataru Sato

    Wataru Sato/Gecko is a pianist born and living in Kanagawa,Japan. Under the name of Gecko, he has been creating various of works based on electronica and modern-classic music since 2010. Under the name of Wataru Sato,his real name,he shows the unique piano-solo performance influenced by minimal and modern-classic,and his melody is fluent and melancholic, He has been released several albums with piano solos,trio format or quintet formats etc. He is also a leader and pianist of Gecko&Tokage Parade, Japanese fusion and modern jazz band. Currently they belong to the Japanese jazz label Playwright and keep performing at several famous venues(Cotton Club,Motion Blue yokohama etc.) and on domestic and overseas jazz festivals. He has been studying and improving his piano under the minimal pianist Lubomyr Melnyk(Erased Tapes).

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