Sound Contours

Lose yourself in an atmosphere of allied electronic artistry, from collaborators in turn-of-the-millennium Japan. Cocoon ("Maju" in Japanese) features work by artists who played in Audio Sports, Maju, Neina, Hosomi, Kangaroo Paw and Synapse -- with particular focus on musicians Aki Onda and Sakana Hosomi. Their overlap outlines a scene that paralleled Nobukazu Takemura and the Childisc label, and resulted in some of the most innovative, glitchy ambient and post-rock music of the time. Listen up, and let the sonic boundaries break down. Tracklist: Audio Sports - So, That Was the Beginning, Maju - Eyelids Not Yet Open, Kangaroo Paw - Phlizz, Audio Sports - Banana (Joy Mix), Aki Onda - Cattleya, Hosomi + Ryo Miyashita - nog, Neina - Quit Elegance, Maju - Within Time, Without Words, Kangaroo Paw - Cat’s Cradle, Audio Sports - Never Personal, Tujiko Noriko - Tablet for Memory, Aki Onda - Fish Don’t Know it’s Raining, Hosomi - sp, Maju - Yawning in an Afternoon’s Monotony, Synapse - Soap Bubble, Maju - Once Again,