Letters of eighty thousand light years Front Cover

Lyric

embrace

kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

まぶしすぎる世界に

そっと

ひときれの

カーテンを下ろせば

行き場を失った

この街の

静けさが

ひとつ

またひとつ

部屋のなかへと

入ってくる

机の上のコーヒーに

あたためられた

沈黙が

部屋いっぱいに

青白く満ちて

たよりない

わたしの輪郭を

ゆっくりと縁どり

包んでいく

何に生かされ

生きているのか

かすかな問いが

こだまして

ひとつのうたに

かえるまで

名もない部屋は

見守ることをやめない

  • Lyricist

    Daisuke Manai

  • Composer

    kita kouhei

  • Co-Producer

    kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

  • Recording Engineer

    kita kouhei

  • Mixing Engineer

    kita kouhei

  • Mastering Engineer

    kita kouhei

  • Drums

    kita kouhei

  • Keyboards

    kita kouhei

  • Synthesizer

    kita kouhei

  • Vocals

    Daisuke Manai

  • Songwriter

    kita kouhei

  • Percussion

    kita kouhei

  • Programming

    kita kouhei

  • Metallophone

    kita kouhei

Letters of eighty thousand light years Front Cover

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Letters of eighty thousand light years

kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

  • 1

    beginning

    kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

  • 2

    welcome letter (feat. Takayama Naoko)

    kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

  • 3

    inori

    kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

  • 4

    walking with shadow

    kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

  • 5

    words of silence

    kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

  • 6

    laundromat

    kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

  • ⚫︎

    embrace

    kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

  • 8

    fugue of stars (feat. Takayama Naoko)

    kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

  • 9

    overflowing morning

    kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

  • 10

    utsuwa

    kita kouhei, Daisuke Manai

"A Journey into Deep Consciousness: The Encounter of Poetry Reading and Ambient Music"

Ambient musician Kita Kouhei, who invites listeners into the realm of deep consciousness with serene rhythmic sounds, and poet Daisuke Manai, whose work revolves around the theme of "the true nature of what sustains our lives", have come together for a collaborative poetry reading album titled "Letters of eighty thousand light years", released on October 2.

This work features ten poetic pieces narrated by Daisuke Manai himself, weaving together a story that connects the distant galaxy of "eighty thousand light years" and the scenery on Earth, as suggested by the album's title. Kita Kouhei masterfully layers a variety of tones, crafting a profound ambient soundscape.

The serene and meditative soundscape emerges as the transparent reading by Daisuke Manai melds with the performance of various textural instruments, including the Array Mbira, which produces water-like tones. The vocals of Takayama Naoko, guest vocalist from the ambient unit "coconoe", also blend harmoniously, showcasing the new potential of poetry, a form of "literature", to ascend into a richly immersive "musical experience".

This album offers a journey that evokes the connection between one's inner self and the distant universe. We encourage you to immerse yourself in this unique experience.

Artist Profile

  • kita kouhei

    kita kouhei composition, arrangement, percussion, arraymbira, kalimba, videowork, artwork, etc. a self-paced cat fanatic Kita Kouhei is making based in Kyoto, Japan. He is a professional percussionist, also performer of ArrayMbira, a rare instrument in the world. His all works expresses these versatile skills and talent as a musician. Also just as like the artwork of all album which he made by himself, his compositions are like abstract paintings with beautiful tones made up of collages of daily sounds, noise and nature sounds, with rich textures.

    Artist page


    kita kouheiの他のリリース
  • Daisuke Manai

    Born in 1988 in Shimane, Japan. Daisuke Manai is a poet whose work revolves around the theme of "the true nature of what sustains our lives." He published books of poems and performs poetry readings. In 2024, he released the collaborative album "Letters of eighty thousand light years" with ambient musician Kohei Kita. He was selected in the 6th Kiyoko Nagase Contemporary Poetry Prize.

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