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From kin to kei
the weight of words shifts, tilting quietly in the dark.
Between the glint of gold and the shadow of a kingdom-toppling beauty,
this track carves out the trembling honesty that lives inside us all.
Brush lines in ancient seal script quiver,
Kūkai's sacred silence begins to sing,
and hidden gemstones sleep beneath the grassroots.
The countless words gathered through a long journey of dictionaries
ignite into a single flame of story as the beat begins to rise.
Regret, dignity, esoteric rites, gravure glamour,
the stubborn will of Yu Gong moving mountains
images that were never meant to meet
now collide on the same page,
synching like kotodama in a shifting rhythm
to reveal a brand-new landscape.
Gold gleams.
A beauty turns her head.
A nation tilts.
And words keep moving forward.
Holding all of this together this is the song that was born.
Kneeking Records is an independent music label devoted to capturing the soul of the Dictionary Journey through sound. Founded by Yoshihiro Sato a calligrapher, language pilgrim, and former world kickboxing champion the label weaves together words, rhythm, and voice to create a truly distinctive musical world. Since 2013, Sato has been reading Japanese dictionaries one page at a time, drawing inspiration from each definition to craft poetry, music, and calligraphy. This ongoing project, known as Jisho no Tabi (Dictionary Journey), continues to evolve with every passing day.
Kneeking Records