Hayato Aoki - "Little Song"

Melodies that are born, tentatively named, and eventually grow. These "small songs" are delicate and gentle, created by guitarist Hayato Aoki. The melodies, which emerged in the winter of 2015, were recorded the following summer at "Studio Camel House," operated by Gen Tanabe of WATER WATER CAMEL in Yamanashi. New songs born from the everyday landscapes of Yamanashi are also included in this work. The guitar, simple yet more distinctly melodic than his previous works, is occasionally accompanied by pianist haruka nakamura's quietly muffled upright piano. This evokes scenes where subtle emotions and internal landscapes born from daily life melt into the sound.

The serene jacket photo was taken by Emi Igarashi of "F/STYLE," a company that connects Niigata's traditional industries with the "present" and continues to link objects, places, and people.