Turn the page!
One by one!
Meaning comes later
First—
Poem poem poem
The book starts to growl
Rhyme and reason
Can wait for now
A sparrow sings back
The sky replies
“Ippitsu keijou
Tsukamatsuri sourou!”
Red flowers, white flowers
Who named them so?
I don’t really know
But that’s how it goes
This language laughs
And pulls you in
Smile just once—
Spring begins
Hope in the future?
Nah—it’s now
Look at this face
Warm somehow
Expectation isn’t a dream
It’s body heat
If the book remembers
You can trust the beat
Poco a poco
Poco a poco
Little by little?
Yeah—for real!
Poco a poco
Poco a poco
This groove right here
Is how a lifetime feels
Jump!
Sing!
Turn the page!
The book!
Before you catch the meaning
Your body knows
Home theater
My room’s in space
Trained my senses
By sound and bass
“Outside” is read
In another way
World gets wider
By what you say
An old man said
Before you fight
Use your head
Be scientific
When fists get
Too polished, too clean
Rules will bind you—
So bend the scene
Bending is easy
Straight is hard
Straight lines
Are sacred art
Draw them thick
Don’t draw them thin
Even if you shake
They won’t cave in
Poco a poco
Poco a poco
Little by little—
Steady, sure
Poco a poco
Poco a poco
With all my desire
I move this groove
Turn the page!
The book!
Right beats right
When now arrives
A saint?
No—still human
Desire?
That’s my fuel
End of days?
Yeah, I know
Still this pen
Refuses “no”
Star diagrams
World heritage
One single book
One global stage
This is the floor
Where wisdom moves
A thinking body
In dancing shoes
Poco a poco
Poco a poco
Little by little—
Loud as hell!
Poco a poco
Poco a poco
This dictionary trip
Will never end
Learn pine from pine
Learn bamboo from bamboo
Drop your ego
Blend into
What you face
What you read
Move as one—
Let it lead
Pages make sound
Bodies respond
Meaning shows up
Later on
Turn the page
We’re still moving on
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- Composer
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- Producer
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- Programming
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kneeking Records
Poco a Poco is music built on the feeling that
something always sounds before meaning arrives.
The sound of turning pages.
A rhythm the body reacts to.
A groove that reaches you before understanding does.
The title Poco a Poco "little by little"
is not a phrase meant to praise effort or progress.
It names the rhythm of knowing you are still moving forward,
even while carrying doubt, desire, and hesitation.
Within its simple structure and Western lyrical tone,
the philosophy of Kneeking Records lives quietly
shaped by years of reading, traveling the world,
and learning sound through the body.
This is not music you understand first.
Your body knows it before you do.
Artist Profile
kneeking Records
Kneeking Records is an independent music label that transforms The Dictionary Journey into sound. The label was founded by Yoshihiro Sato, a calligrapher, a lifelong dictionary traveler, and a former kickboxing world champion. Since 2013, he has been reading Japanese dictionaries page by page writing, reflecting, and sharing words every single day. In 2025, those accumulated words and rhythms began to take musical form. The Dictionary Journey continues to this day, growing quietly and steadily, with each new word adding another layer to its living archive. Kneeking Records moves freely across genres Reggae, J-Pop, R&B, Soul, House, Gospel, Funk, Ska, and at times even Punk Rock always in pursuit of sounds that feel good to the ear. Through the rhythm of language and the intersection of calligraphy and voice, the label delivers music shaped by a distinctly personal sensibility. Before words become meaning, they already have sound. Before sound is explained, it reaches the heart. Trusting that moment, Kneeking Records keeps turning pages and keeps letting the music speak.
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