OM - Solar WindLed by guitarist seiji hano, the jazz group om released only one album solar wind, a landmark work that stands as one of the greatest achievements in japanese ethnic jazz. now, this masterpiece is finally being reissued. their sound, seemingly a response from japan to ecm artists such as oregon and codona active during the same period, is refined yet imbued with a distinctly japanese sense of wabi sabi melancholic, nostalgic, and deeply resonant. from

almost techno-like sensibility

Perhaps what keeps it so firmly grounded in a real place and time however

Teen Beat 8

who also wrote the liner notes (Fr/En) - has been newly remastered by Colorsound Studio in Paris

and Rhythm Section’s Neue Grafik

Brick Wall

the album comes off the back of a period of intense personal growth

bringing airy pad swells and shimmering piano keys into the limelight alongside resonant synth sequence and bumpy drums

adding warped soul

Corniche Band’s Keyboard maestro

low-slung space-funk masterpiece

Less Greed oozing funk and disco vibes to get your booty shaking