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Welcome to the little planet of okamotonoriaki."},{"file":"mnc012","sort":"988","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc012.jpg","title":"For Your Home Or Office","artist":"Park Avenue Music","summary":"Park Avenue Music has made the perfect soundtrack to what happens after the sun sinks behind the horizon."},{"file":"mnc011","sort":"989","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc011.jpg","title":"Unspoken Words","artist":"Hior Chronik","summary":"This 2nd solo album of Hior Chronik, in so many generous expressions, communicates a work that is both memorable and soulful. Welcome to the world of melancholy."},{"file":"mnc010-1","sort":"990","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc010-1.jpg","title":"our little prayers (for Japan)","artist":"Various Artists","summary":"Our Little Prayers (for Japan) is a show of support from m\u00fc-nest to the Japanese people, a small gesture of love."},{"file":"mnc010","sort":"991","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc010.jpg","title":"Sonorit\u00e9","artist":"Teruyuki Nobuchika","summary":"m\u00fc-nest x PLOP special collaboration series vol. 3: \"Sonorit\u00e9\" by Teruyuki  Nobuchika, a beautiful exploration of the possibilities of piano."},{"file":"mnc009","sort":"992","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc009.jpg","title":"Earthrise 2064","artist":"Kyo Ichinose","summary":"m\u00fc-nest x PLOP special collaboration series vol. 2: \"Earthrise 2064\" by Kyo Ichinose, an amazing contemporary music journey inspired by Romatic Age icon, William Blake."},{"file":"mnc008","sort":"993","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc008.jpg","title":"Peking Scene","artist":"me:mo","summary":"m\u00fc-nest x PLOP special collaboration series vol. 1: \"Peking Scene\" by me:mo, an elegy dedicated to the gone-but-unforgettable city of Peking."},{"file":"mnc007","sort":"994","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc007.jpg","title":"telescope","artist":"okamotonoriaki","summary":"Here is an electro-pop musical-picturesque of intricate, weaving piano melodies, soul-tripping drum and electro sound beats, with warm synths of near ethereal beauty."},{"file":"mnc006","sort":"995","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc006.jpg","title":"The Fabric","artist":"[Post-foetus]","summary":"For joy comes from asserting the longings of the heart, the unspoken hopes, the dreams, the fantasies, the intimate moments we hold dear, and thus is The Fabric."},{"file":"mnc005","sort":"996","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc005.jpg","title":"a letter from yesterday","artist":"starke","summary":"Arriving with the warmth and brightness of the rain showers of summer, is this beautiful debut album by starke."},{"file":"mnc004","sort":"997","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc004.jpg","title":"in this nest, we found our winged tales","artist":"various artists","summary":"Featuring an exquisite international line-up of some of the most revered Folktronica and IDM musicians from around the world, including Haruka Nakamura, Akira Kosemura, and flica."},{"file":"mnc003","sort":"998","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc003.jpg","title":"weekend","artist":"rist","summary":"Like the relaxing tranquility of a well-deserved holiday, \"weekend\" merging heart-warming musical prowess with a delicate, captivating sensibility."},{"file":"mnc002","sort":"999","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc002.jpg","title":"windvane and window","artist":"flica","summary":"Thin layers of ethereal sounds create the ambience, helmed by easy-tripping electro acoustic tunes and grounded by sleek IDM rhythms."},{"file":"mnc001","sort":"1000","img":"resource\/covers\/mnc001.jpg","title":"we are all cotton-hearted","artist":"various artists","summary":"A double-CD album of futuristic electro-acoustic sounds with a gorgeous easy-listening twist imbued with unconventional pop sensibilities."}]

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summary := For joy comes from asserting the longings of the heart, the unspoken hopes, the dreams, the fantasies, the intimate moments we hold dear, and thus is The Fabric.

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01. Migration 
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02. Endearment Endure 
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03. All of the World 
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04. Douse 
05. Hill Views 
06. Physicist 
07. Kiki 
08. The Water 
09. Felix and the Mural 
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10. Haruka

Buy the digital album at: 
<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-fabric/id349557314" target="_blank">itunes</a> / <a href="http://boomkat.com/downloads/295850-post-foetus-the-fabric" target="_blank">boomkat</a> 
Buy the CD album at: 
<a href="http://www.inpartmaint.com/shop/post-foetus-the-fabric/" target="_blank">p*dis (Japan)</a>

<a href="http://n5mailorder.com/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=894&zenid=b50e942c86d87fc36b32c06ff1d6feaf" target="_blank">n5MD (US)</a> 
<a href="http://www.normanrecords.com/records/113178" target="_blank">Norman Records(UK)</a>

To enquire about distribution, please kindly email >><a href="mailto:info@mu-nest.com" target="_blank">us</a><<. Thank you.

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Joy, true joy, is a difficult emotion to genuinely express in music. It reaches beyond those familiar poppish chords and notes and melodies, beyond a mere line of words in a set of lyrics, beyond a mere suggestion.

Yet joy is precisely what 20-year-old Will Wiesenfeld, a.k.a [Post-foetus] emanates from his album, The Fabric, a beautifully crafted, multi-instrument emotional music playground of pure joy and absolute beauty.

A sonic adventure so pure, so genuine, so intimate yet so magnificent in all its delicate layers of inviting voices, warm sounds, playful beats and dreamy, blissful melodies, that it flows like breaths of splendid zephyrs, wondrous waves and waves of true joy from the speakers straight to that timeless place of smiles we all keep in our heart of hearts.

[Post-foetus] presents a perfectly balanced blend of classical instruments and dream-pop electronica, a vibrant sonic tapestry of heart-throbbing viola, piano, upright bass and guitar melodies trailing, cruising and ingeniously intertwined, layered with moving electronic percussions, ambient sounds and sampled voices, as well as a dreamy, expressive and honest vocal performance that wears its heart naturally on its sleeve.

This album is mü-nest's first American artiste's release. Though still deeply rooted in mü-nest's core niche of sweet, melodious electro-acoustic music, it marks an expansion to mü-nest's usual repertoire with joyous, solid sounds that holds a presence in the air while maintaining a strong emotional sensitivity. 
 
Smiles. Smiles is what The Fabric would simply render.

For joy comes from asserting the longings of the heart, the unspoken hopes, the dreams, the fantasies, the intimate moments we hold dear, and thus is The Fabric.

*download [Post-foetus]'s The Fabric press-sheet ><a href="mnc006_press_sheet.pdf">here</a><

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聽完化名[Post-foetus]這位來自美國加州，只有20多歲的電音創作人Will Wiesenfeld的專輯【The Fabric】，我想起兒時一幕：拿著剃鬚刀往根本沒鬍子的臉刮去，一道血痕除了換來父母的責罵，還記載著那一夥於兒童軀體內卻急於成長的心。諷刺的是，日盼夜盼的成長來臨了，面對世道的廝磨，卻又想回到童稚時代那無憂的歲月。

其實，每個人都是長不大的孩子。我們想放任，想隨天性而行，只是一副成人的皮囊成為障礙。人生就是在這矛盾中前行。怎樣去處理這種既是成人卻又想擁抱童稚的複雜心理？大概這就是[Post-foetus]的音樂主題：你看他的名字「後胚胎」不就是這心理的寫照？

慎密和灑脫的節拍，還有偶而加插的弦樂片段，是[Post-foetus]音樂成熟的面向，然而偶意出現的琴音，還有Will主唱的純情和老實，卻又令人感到童稚的那種簡單和純粹。這兩種衝突的原素不斷在專輯中互相擊盪，產生一種難以言傳的矛盾快感。幾年前有人發明了kidult這詞語來歸納這群不願長大的成年人，不過到了這年頭kidult也大都指向消費層面和生活形態。你當然可以簡單地歸納[Post-foetus]為kidult一族，但我敢說他不止於此。聆聽他的溫暖電音，你能感受到他擁抱童稚的同時，卻不會放下作為成年人的種種責任和尊嚴。

作為mü-nest首張非亞洲創作專輯，[Post-foetus]仍然帶來溫婉的流麗電音，卻多了一份來自西方的理性自省味道。或者好的音樂都是這樣，感動人心的往往都百味紛陳，bittersweet永遠比單純的甜密或苦澀來得難忘。

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 <a href="http://dosss.blogspot.com" target="_blank">dosss</a> (文字工作者,樂評人 - 香港)
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这个世界终归是年轻人的。

如果用一句话来形容[Post-foetus]的处女作《The Fabric》，或许这类感叹是最贴切的。年方二十，科班背景，创作勤奋，演出积极，在等待了4张专辑和3张EP后，守得云开见月明，不仅被日本著名唱片网p*dis的三位当家人联袂推荐，更用月度销售冠军的成绩宣布了自己“首战告捷”——这位来自洛杉矶的小伙子Will Wiesenfeld完全对得起青年才俊四个字，恐怕还得再加一句“后生可畏”。想想Four Tet（Kieran Hebden），想想aus（Yasuhiko Fukuzuno），再看看他，是不是能找出点儿规律并预言什么呢。年轻，真是不可小觑的能量。

但光年轻是不够的。就像Will Wiesenfeld为 “很高兴还有大把好时光等着我”而兴奋，接下来却意识到好时光并不会当即兑现，它总在回顾时才显得弥足宝贵。有才华没什么了不起，知道珍视自己的才华，掌握运用才华的能力才真正了不起。Will Wiesenfeld做到了，他让2010年的独立电子记住了[Post-foetus]，至少谈论起专辑的时候，大家会将封面上戴眼镜，双手背后，露出一脸满足笑容的微胖男孩和那些成熟、缜密、收放自如的节拍联系起来，甚至脱口哼出几节旋律。《The Fabric》首先满足了众人对新鲜靓声的需求，继而从技术上补充了“好听”以外的别致。它单纯，无论是复杂的肌理或弹性十足的结构，都竭力指向同一个目标：清爽；它又多面，轻松惬意的哼唱下，由钢琴、弦乐和层次丰满的电子音效组成的各种氛围折射出不同情绪，犹如细心切割的钻石。耀眼的、璀璨的，被攥在手心，于是变得可亲，变得质朴，变成一枚蕴藏了喜悦和祝福的秘密。
 
 [Post-foetus]翻译成中文是“后胚胎”，一如人类某种精神状态的隐喻。他用音乐告诉你，人生的临界点到底具备了怎样的可能性。迈出这一步，就更靠近成熟，更洞悉规则，更了解本质和虚无，却难免被实实在在的压力消磨掉乐趣。但正如好时光，历经胚胎期而成长的人收获了新的视角，能够从许多杂乱无章、毫无区别地存在着的事物中提炼出值得发现的“好”。一度消失后，好时光带着温润的光泽归来了，但最重要的是，敢于踏出第一步，敢于从胚胎的保护中走出来。Will Wiesenfeld干得很漂亮，虽然稍显浮躁，但他已经处于后胚胎期，而这，显然比一张专辑的分量重得多。
 
 新世纪快度过十分之一，和上世纪九十年代相比，属于年轻人的音乐类型早就改头换面。[Post-foetus]代表一种趋势么？大概有人祈祷“希望如此”，也说不准反对的呼声一浪高过一浪。但有什么关系呢，这个世界终归拥抱了年轻人。

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 <a href="http://biglisten.blogbus.com/" target="_blank">开海</a> (《通俗歌曲 摇滚》音乐杂志特约乐评人 - 中国)
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*下載 [Post-foetus] The Fabric 英文資料文稿 ><a href="mnc006_press_sheet.pdf">這裡</a><

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