KAORU WATANABE THE ARCH Vinyl LP Due Out 25/09/26

KAORU WATANABE - THE ARCH

Please note this is a pre-order item due for release 25th September 2026

Tracklist:

1. The Arch
2. Kazekaoru Gogatsu
3. Whirlpools
4. Hiraeth
5. Rubicon
6. Kitsune No Yomeiri
7. Activities of Daily Living
8. Kumo No Ito (The Spider's Thread)
9. Wood Snake
10. Unadorned

Across the 10 tracks on the record, Watanabe places the vibrant timbres of traditional Japanese instruments (shinobue and ryuteki flutes, taiko drums, narimono percussion instruments, and koto, a 13-string zither) in compositions and jazz improvisations. These traditional instruments are contrasted by the many layers of acoustic and electronic instruments - piano, synthesizers, tenor saxophone, soprano and alto flutes, and harp, all played by Watanabe - which he uses to create a unique and shifting soundworld, never quite settling in one place or time but buoyed by his singular artistic vision.