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artist := Marihiko Hara & Polar M
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summary := Two reknown artists from Kyoto, one beautiful album beyond words.

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01. April 15th 
02. City Variations 
03. Tide 
04. Dream Bird 
05. Modern Tales 
06. Elsewhere 
07. Leaves 
08. Lost Constellation 
09. Morning Path 
10. Beyond

Mastering : Chihei Hatakeyama 
Photography : Marisa Shimamoto 
Design : Itsuka Sato

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

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“As I sit here 
Waiting and wanting 
Surrounded by the ambient blur of the city lights 
Waiting at a stop sign 
Wanting to go beyond.”

It is exactly this longing to go beyond, beyond the solitary musical journey, that brought these two very gifted artists from Kyoto to cross each other’s’ paths. Marihiko Hara and Masumi Muranaka (Polar M), the 2 seasoned musicians from Kyoto, after 10 years of admiring each other works, decided to take on a voyage together, and sailed beyond the charted territories of their music. And thus, the beautiful result from this wonderful voyage - a special collaboration album entitled “Beyond”, was born.

In this album, both artists went beyond their own borders, over their perceived views, across existing ideas and ways of thinking, to allow their emotions to flow freely in the music making process. As a result, Marihiko, with his gorgeous piano touches, and Masumi, with his heart-felt guitars, jointly crafted the 10 delicate, and breath-takingly beautiful music pieces.

Traces of elegant post-classical, sweet-sounding folktronica, dreamy ambient, and even blue-ish jazz, can be found in this sound-rich album, with all elements masterfully blended together to create an exquisite music listening experience. Piano melodies that drifted in like fireflies at night, layers of guitars that painted the backdrop soundscapes, drips of tiny electronics, spaces between the notes…. The exquisiteness in music that created by Marihiko and Masumi’s wonderful talents are simply beyond words.

Mia Cabalfin, the renowned contemporary dancer from Philippines, who befriended the artists when they composed the music for her residency performance in Kyoto in 2012, lent her beautiful voice in spoken words for 3 amazing tracks. The album is mastered by Tokyo’s renowned musician and sound engineer, Chihei Hatakeyama, and features photos by prominent Japanese photographer Marisa Shimamoto, and designs by Itsuka Sato of sonihouse.

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*download Marihiko Hara & Polar M's Beyond press-sheet ><a href="mnc014_press_sheet.pdf">here</a><

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