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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 := mü-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.

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01 Cadetude#1 
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02 Before the Rain 
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03 Theme of "Yuragi" 
04 Big Sur 
05 Longings and Gravity 
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06 Beams of Love 
07 Si 
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08 Passing at Noon 
09 Earthrise 2064 
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10 Cadetude#2

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mü-nest x PLOP special collaboration series vol. 2: "Earthrise 2064" by Kyo Ichinose. 
"And we are put on earth a little space.. 
That we may learn to bear the beams of love." 
(William Blake)

mu-nest and PLOP are proud to present you, the long-awaited 4th album by the talented Japanese composer, Kyo Ichinose: the “Earthrise 2064”. This stunningly beautiful album, which is highly recommended by Ryota Nozaki (of Jazztronik), Junichi Konuma (one of the most influential music critics in Japan), Akira Kosemura (Schole label head), was inspired by the moving quote by English poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake: "And we are put on earth a little space that we may learn to bear the beams of love". 
 
This exquisite album is produced by Ichinose with the holistic theme about the rise of the earth, from the outsider perspective, viewing from outer space. It enfolds the views about the future and the past, and encapsulated them into sounds that delivered from somewhere very far away. As in his previous albums that have received rave reviews around the globe, Ichinose uses his trademark piano and orchestral instruments as the main foundation to construct this distinctively beautiful world. This time, Ichinose even invited Tomoko Kanda (Ex - Anonymass) to feature her crystalline female vocals in this album, in order to better portray the inspiration he drew from the Romantic Age icon, William Blake. 
 
Ichinose feels that he should not say too much about his works in this album. He prefers to allow the listeners to immerse themselves into his magical musical world and experience the distinctive emotion and sentiment of “Earthrise 2064”. For that, he left the listeners with the following note. "Beyond the enormous time-length that we live in, we become aware of our moments and think about the vast space and the floating earth within. Our will to depart from this planet and the longings for the sky, on the contrary to these conations, leaves us more conscious about the gravity leaning onto our bodies. Drawing the near future, far future, near past and the far past. From macro to micro, viewing the chains that strike from the galaxy to each and every cell. Just listen.”
 
Welcome to Kyo Ichinose’s world, of “Earthrise 2064”.

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Kyo Ichinose這位頗負盛名的日本電音專家，新專輯Earthrise 2064的靈感來自十八世紀英國詩人及畫家William Blake的一句詩：And we are put on earth a little space that we may learn to bear the beams of love。我卻想到在電影「臥虎藏龍」(Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)中李慕白對余秀蓮說：「把手握緊，裡面甚麼也沒有；把手放開，你得到的是一切。」
 
宣傳文稿上說，新專輯是以外太空的角度看地球的形成和運行，我卻更願意相信他其實是叫我們要有一夥謙卑的心，這樣才能清晰地了解自己和地球萬物的關係。我們固然沒有能耐去理解大自然的潮起潮落，但你只須明白我們只是人類，有著太多局限。棲身宇宙中的一小個地球，我們的生命實在非常渺小。我們終究會消逝，而地球卻會長存：就像我們是租客，那有權利去把房子弄得一塌糊塗？
 
Kyo Ichinose從宏大的格局切入，以弦樂及輕省的電音層層推進，構造成一幅靜謐而擁有神秘吸引力的音牆，先叫我們讚嘆大自然的鬼斧神功，從而反思自身於當中的角色。不是光喊口號的環保，不是停留於表面的山河氣勢，而是要我們有機互動，如何面對大自然無限的力量，再回歸到我們與週遭生活環境的關係。若果我們真的關顧，真的敬畏，我們便要像李慕白所說，放下張狂，放下自大，世界才會和諧，我們才能再見那一個溫暖的家。
 
回想起來，mu-nest的出品一直也叫我們體驗生活，以小觀大，思考生活中細微的片段，珍惜流逝的那一抺靈光。從以往較著重私密感情的跳脫作品，跨至如今注入宏觀視野的嘗試，mu-nest的態度一直未變，仍然叫我們以純真樂觀的心看世界。
 
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