Helix'95

maco marets, who continues to bridge the music and literary scenes as a rapper and poet, presents his ninth album, Helix'95.

Sound production was handled by Riki Azuma (Small Circle of Friends / STUDIO75), who has worked on the past four albums. Featuring piano loops as the core of serene beats, the album showcases maco marets' signature "bedroom hip-hop" style further refined with raw rap vocals and poetry readings.

The only guest musician is guitarist Taisuke Miyata, who provides live support for maco marets. It's a stoic composition with no guest appearances or collaborations.

"It's a work I wrote in a trance, as if chasing pain and time passed."

The lyrics, themed around the feelings of "loss" and "absence" maco marets himself experienced, are more poignant and introspective than ever before. His words, confronting the "uncontrollability" of living amidst the spiral of solitary days (=Helix) and continuing to ask unanswerable questions, are sure to gently stir the listener's heart.