An excellent review of twilight by haruka nakamura from Germany’s Tokafi. Thanks Tobias!

“Most musicians still consider progress an indispensable virtue. And yet, some of the most fundamental things in life are based on routine and repetition: The cycles of birth, life and death, of blossoming beauty and irreversible decay, the seasons, the principles of falling in and out of love with someone. Japanese pianist, producer and improviser Haruka Nakamura has made these the focal points of his music. To Nakamura, there is still plenty of wonder to be found in daily life, surprises lurking even in the most basic propositions. On his first two albums, a seemingly unspectacular word like “grace” delineated a compositional approach of imposing depth, as the mere sight of a garden or the sensation of fine drizzle on his skin were capable of sparking miniature-scale concertos of utmost refinement. For Twilight, he has turned, as a source of inspiration, to the time between day and night, when the delicate rays of the setting sun enter into a harmonious yet strangely ambivalent truce with the impending darkness and the world is caught in a suspenseful moment of great anticipation and infinite calm. It is a time that has come to embody entire philosophies as well as spiritual concepts, but which means nothing more and nothing less than that “we’re moving towards tomorrow” to him: Light gives way to shadow, one day ends and another one commences – that is all there is to make the moment special.

Accordingly, images of tangible tenderness, quietude and stillness, of melancholy and an inexplicable longing grace the pleasantly rough yet extremely delicate pages of the 24-page hardcover-book protecting the CD: An empty bridge drenched in grainy, blue-greenish orange, the sun shining dreamily through the leaves of a sleepy tree, the meditative silence of a bedroom, rose petals strewn across a small stretch of asphalt – just flicking through the pages takes one instantly to a place where attention turns to the inside and long-forgotten memories can suddenly seem real and fresh. If the imagery should seem just as important to Nakamura as the sounds, this is no coincidence, as snapshot-like Polaroids such as the ones collected here hold the potential of triggering sonic cues to him. The slightly blurry tones of the photography congenially capture the emotional ambivalence of the early evening’s plentiful moods, which, in turn, find themselves reflected in the music: Despite its spontaneous air, Twilight foremost breathes minute attention to detail, displaying an astounding ear for orchestration in every single instant.

Following in the footsteps of French impressionists like Monet and Satie, Nakamura is putting together his acoustic paintings dot by dot, capturing the fragile fleetingness and ephemeral intensity of a moment rather than aiming at documentary precision. Colour is everything to him and the post-romantic idea of a Klangfarbenmelodie, of using timbre as a musical tool alongside more conventional elements like harmony or melody, takes on seminal importance. Already in his instrumentational decisions, Nakamura reveals his declared intention of creating a spellbinding sonic palette to match the visual aspects of his vision: Bronze-tinged Tenor- and goldenly glowing Soprano-Saxophones, silvery Flute and pearly drum brushes sketch metaphorical allusions to an early-evening-skyline, on which his Piano-tones dance like little birds flapping their wings in excited anticipation. Even Nakamura’s chords, peacefully resting inside themselves yet imbued with a certain restlessness and inability to resolve, are pure tonal paint, freed from any kind of limiting functionality and goal-oriented direction.

It is therefore most certainly three-and-a-half-minute short “dialogo”, rather than some of the more strikingly melodic passages, which must be considered the album’s most representative cut: The opening seconds consist of nothing but seemingly random Piano-sprinkles, shimmering droplets only faintly attracted to each other by key and thematic glue. Isao Saito’s cymbals come in with a tentative, almost absent-minded sensuality, Araki Shin’s Saxophone leaves a streak of nocturnal red on the canvas and then the solitary notes coalesce into a chain of complex harmonies, each chord clearly delineated from the next and growing without apparent relation to its predecessor, floating by like shapeless clouds, gently, peacefully, from one corner of the horizon to the other, before eventually disappearing from sight.

Even though these pieces have clearly been informed by Jazz and chambermusical ensemble play, a sense of estrangement is equally pervasive. Rupturing the steady flow of short, playful and sweet duo- or trio-constellations are two long pieces around the eight- to nine-minute mark on which the prominent use of immersive electronic textures, field recordings, hazy vocals and an otherworldly pop-sensitivity create a sudden tactile shift: “Faraway” rises slowly from the tranquil patter of rain, its delayed rhodes’ chords propelled by a slick, elegant bass-theme, two Saxophone lines, one fast and associative, the other focused and ambient, enigmatically mysteriously run in sync with each other. The title track, a sultry waltz recorded in collaboration with Aspidistrafly’s April Lee, meanwhile, leans on evocative backwards sounds and the hypnotic repetition of its catchword, creating a powerful maelstrom pulling the listener straight into a vortex of warmth, light and joy. It is in these pieces, too, that the album takes the decisive step from being a pleasant collection of sensitive compositions to a work of greater ambitions and programmatic coherency.

It is telling that Nakamura doesn’t end the album on this high note, but follows it up with two short sketches, closing it out in a quiet fashion. The time of twilight is a time of transition, after all, without a real beginning and end, whose strength lies in its sense of spiritual elevation. In a sense, just like some of the most fundamental things in life, it isn’t even there at all.” – Tobias Fischer / Tokafi (Germany)

- http://www.tokafi.com/news/haruka-nakamura-twilight/

twilight by haruka nakamura is recommended on this month’s edition of JUICE. Thanks Wayne!

“A silent winner in the Japanese independent music scene, Haruka Nakamura’s first venture into the “sound design” genre began with a co-release with counterpart, Akira Kosemura, in 2007. Upon gaining pats on the back with that offering, as well as that of his debut album, Grace, Nakamura went on to collaborate and produce with several of Japan’s finest sound design and classical artists, and has recently dropped his second album, Twilight, to (not suprisingly) great acclaim. Released under Kitchen. Label and recorded in a studio overlooking the ocean, the new offering bringin one into a world of endless horizons, dwindling rays of light and mesmerising soundscapes – perfect for evenings under some fauna” – JUICE Singapore (September 2010)

“我希望能住在小镇上一所面朝大海的房子里。”Haruka Nakamura说。

因为黄昏时分，光线渐次收敛，每道波浪都被切割成不同的金色；因为落日西沉，云朵饱吸色彩，海风送来阵阵倦鸟归巢的嘹叫；因为暮光变幻，心中旋律起伏，生命便有了别样的沉静与思考。因为一所面朝大海的房子，在Haruka看来，是过去、现在与未来的他相遇的地方。

虽然“天才”这种不加修饰的赞赏过于直白，但从初出茅庐到独树一帜，从满怀期待到心满意足，Haruka只用了四年。他俨然跳出了绝大多数小电音乐人仍在进行的悉心摸索，并用罕见的成熟将同类作品远远甩在了身后。如果说处子作《Grace》令人惬意之余一阵惊喜，那么新专辑《Twilight》则将这种惊喜上升为深情的祝颂与虔诚的祈祷。它带人一步步走进Haruka的想象世界，让包裹着独特生命体验的细节与音符共鸣。此时，音乐不再囿于它本来的维度，那些视若无睹的存在也散发出别样的光彩，更重要的是，它提醒我们，默默勾勒梦想的其实一直都是现实近乎沉闷的积累和心态。

梳点过往，我们不难发现Haruka在“捕捉瞬间的感动”上付出的努力。较之过去稍显谨慎的尝试，这一次他彻底舒展了。洒脱、大气、诚实，不拘泥于演奏手法或音乐类型，释放潜藏在记忆中的旋律，将它们唤醒，再借助器乐音色的落差一一还原——这种自然无矫饰的鸣响显然已成为Haruka不尽的源泉。

白昼将尽，夜晚降临前，暮光无声地笼罩着世界。这个世界里，光线、气味、声音时刻变化着——如果只是依靠技巧，永远也难以找到音乐与黄昏间的交集——它是微妙，是消逝，是生命从容燃烧后的玫瑰色光华。无论留恋、回味，抑或坦然步入黑暗，静待明日的曙光，我们都要做出清醒的选择。Haruka从这样的选择里找到了他童年起便反复琢磨的答案，因为昼夜交替，大抵是人间最壮丽亦最平常的美景。” – 文/开海

『twilight』by haruka nakamura is now on sale at all evam eva stores in Japan. It will also be featured and used as background music in conjunction with evam eva’s “night” exhibition beginning on Friday 27th August.

“夜”展　2010.8.27 FRI – 9.12 SUN
evam eva　直営店全店舗で 夜展を開催致します。
秋の夜長を過ごす ものを集めました。

・On Sale – CD haruka nakamura 「twilight」

- More information at  evam eva website

“Might just be one of the most beautiful songs ever.”

Kitchen. Label’s monumental first release aspidistrafly「i hold a wish for you」is now restocked at our webshop! We only have very limited copies available as these were retrieved  from stores which have closed over the past few months.  As usual, each physical purchase of the album comes with a free digital copy in MP3 320 kbps format via a download link upon payment. The album, which was originally released in July 2008,  is also now streamable (in full!) online!

- Purchase & stream aspidistrafly 「i hold a wish for you」at Kitchen. Webshop

Masscob Spring Summer 2010 from Masscob on Vimeo.

Introducing radiobaroque, a quartet based in Tokyo led by soprano saxophonist Akira Uchida. For those who have already heard haruka nakamura’s album「twilight」, you may be familiar with his guest performances on the standout tracks「memoria」and「光景」.  A graduate from Senzoku college of music, his sounds have been compared to the acclaimed saxophonist Jan Garbarek. He released a duo work “saga” with pianist Asakawa Taihei in 2006 and an album with radiobaroque in 2008. The site links below contain more information about the artist and his work.

- radiobaroque website

April Lee, art director of Kitchen. and one half of aspidistrafly, has launched her new website & journal

- JOURNALIER~ flowers of rarest bloom ~

haruka nakamura “twilight” special site, which was designed by Kitchen., was selected as the website of the day by one of our favourite creative portals TAXI!

- TAXI: The Global Creative Network

Kitchen. artist FJORDNE featured in 「scenery of sound」CD compilation included in the “Ambient Music 1960-2010″ anthology book. Only 2000 copies of the CD is pressed and exclusively available in Japan at Tower Records, HMV and Disk Union.

01. Taylor Deupree / A Dead Yellow Carpet
02. Grouper / Heavy Water / I’d Rather Be Sleeping
03. Tim Hecker / Chimeras
04. Chris Weisman & Greg Davis / The Nine Times
05. Federico Durand / Pudu, tu nombre es Tobias?
06. Fjordne / Everyone Has a Season
07. Last Days / Blue and White Flowers
08. Goldmund / Marching Through Georgia

Purchase here – http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3860333

After nearly 2000 copies shipped to Japan alone within the first week of release, haruka nakamura『twilight』made it to No.1 on our Japan distributor’s (Inpartmaint Inc / p*dis) sales chart for July. Grateful to all stores nationwide in Japan for the unprecedented number of orders we had received, and a bigger thank you to all who went out to buy it. 『twilight』is also this month’s top staff recommendation at p*dis and below are some nice comments about the album from them :

No.1 Recommendation on Staff Chart (August 2010) -

Kitchen.からリリースされたharuka nakamuraの2ndアルバム。静かなピアノを中心に、サックス、パーカッションが絶妙なアンサンブルを奏でるインスト曲や、aspidistraflyのaprilや、haruka nakamuraのバンドでボーカルをとっているJanisが歌うボーカルトラックが、とても素晴らしいバランスで構成されているアルバム。アーティスト本人がとったポラロイドの写真集としてのプロダクトもkitchenの美学が反映された素晴らしいデザイン。音楽作品としても、写真集としても、いつもまでも大切に持っていたい1枚。- Masami Shimomura (p*dis manager)

大反響で品薄状態がつづくharuka nakamuraの2nd。ブックタイプのパッケージ、ポラロイドの写真のブックレットのアートワーク、そして、慈しみ深い音楽というトータル・アートとしてすばらしい。作り手の愛情が感じとれて、あたたかみを感じます。- Shin Ohsaki (p*dis buyer)

- Inpartmaint Inc / p*dis website

Hyde Out Productions presents Nujabes Eternal Soul
期間 : 08.14
会場 : UNIT
時間：Open/Start 22:00
料金：SOLD OUT
出演：Cise Star (Cyne), Emancipator, Five Deez, Funky DL, haruka nakamura / kadan, Pase Rock, Shing02, Substantial, Uyama Hiroto

PROGRESSIVE FOrM presents New Sounds of Tokyo Vol.6
期間 : 08.22
会場 : EATS and MEETS Cay/B1F
時間：Open/Start 16:30
料金：前売券 ￥2,500　当日券 ￥3,000　メール予約・当日フライヤー持参の方 ￥2,700共に1ドリンク別
出演：Evade (from Macau), haruka nakamura / kadan, Luis Nanook (Chihei Hatakeyama & Tsutomu Satachi), miyauchi yuri, Ngatari, Ametsub -dj set- ]]> http://www.kitchen-label.com/weblog/?feed=rss2&p=4211 0 http://www.kitchen-label.com/weblog/?p=4203 http://www.kitchen-label.com/weblog/?p=4203#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:24:51 +0000 admin http://www.kitchen-label.com/weblog/?p=4203

We are pleased to announce that the 1st pressing of  haruka nakamura’s『twilight』ran out of stock within the 1st week of release! 2nd pressing of 『twilight』is now available and this time we are giving away the above set of postcards for every purchase of the album at the Kitchen. Webshop. The album should be restocked at all major stores in Tokyo by this weekend too, thank you for the enormous support!

- Buy 『twilight』at Kitchen. Webshop

Although Japan is known for creating talented artists such as No. 9, Sgt., Mono, and Kashiwa Daisuke, few Japanese composers are experimenting with the becalming sensibilities of jazz and electronica like Haruka Nakamura.  On Twilight, Nakamura evades the sophomore slump by disdaining artificial sounds in favor of the natural.  Cicadas, rain and echoed footsteps feature prominently on individual tracks.  Traditional instruments and low-key production create a sincere musical atmosphere.   Only a musician at one with the natural world could so successfully capture the aura and voice of a time.

While recording, Nakamura watched sunset after sunset from his ocean-view studio.  The wistfulness of this experience is preserved here.  By translating liminal moments into music, Nakamura captures 13 slivers of the universe’s heat, cooling them down just enough so that they will not burn.  The combination of “cool,” jazzy instrumentation, field recordings and female vox drops the album’s temperature in the same way as twilight cools the day.

Nakamura’s compositions move slowly and deliberately, taking time to befriend each note and chord.  In the opening track, nineteen piano notes fall before any other instruments are detected; we can even hear the creak of the wood.  The doleful piano notes of “夕べの祈り” eventually defer to those of an equally doleful saxophone. Halfway through, they pause, collect their breath, and reconvene among flurries of flute and wild ambience.  To the listener’s delight, the same hand of friendship is extended to gentler fields.  Nostalgia is evoked through rumitive saxophone segues and poignant electronica overtones, the combination of which creates an expansive sonic experience.  The album’s commodious atmosphere maintains a bare aura of honesty; it just feels real.

Because Twilight is an evening album, rather than a nighttime album, it heightens the senses by preparing listeners for the night.  The shifts in texture and the spaces between the notes possess an almost regal power.  Instead of lulling listeners into complacency, the album’s deceptive quietude prepares them for action.  The 11th and 13th tracks, both vocal, are a call to alert living: the night is still young, and many wonders yet await.

Twilight shares a sonic heritage with label mate Fjordne, whose album The Setting Sun also features limited instrumentation and a spacious atmosphere.  This similiarity is especially evident on  Nakamura’s songs “Dialogo” and “The Light.”  While each artist uses the shortcomings of sound and noise as an aid to emotion, Nakamura distinguishes himself by realizing the virtues of variation.  The somber sax of “Memoria” illustrates an awareness of tone and sentiment, while the cathartic vocals of the title track add a sense of completeness to the collection.

As always, the Kitchen label has put great care into the packaging.  The CD is encased in a 24-page, white-spined hardcover book, replete with lo-gloss photographs of fading light.  To hold this artifact in one’s hands is to appreciate, as if by osmosis, that one is in possession of something magical.  A bonus disc includes three extra tracks (two instrumental and one vocal), gorgeous in their own right but perhaps wisely offered separately, as they might have detracted from the album’s flow and laudably-restrained length.  Operating as additional codas, they extend the album’s mood without tweaking it in any significant fashion.  (Some may also receive one of these tracks as a free download; be sure to look for a small business card hidden in the sleeve.)

Nakamura envisioned this album as “a tribute to the sight of the expiring sun;” ironically, it’s his own sun that’s now on the rise.

-Tom Meagher

ARAKI Shin is a saxophonist and composer based in Tokyo. Well regarded as one of the most promising musicians in the elite jazz circuit in Tokyo, ARAKI Shin is featured in 6 of the 13 tracks in haruka nakamura’s latest album「twilight」. The album has received much critical acclaim especially for haruka nakamura’s exploration into acoustic ambient jazz, working with ARAKI Shin has also by no less inspired the process. One of the highlights of the album -the latter’s rejuvenation an early haruka nakamura electronic track「faraway」, injecting subtle jazz overtones with his quietly astounding saxophone performance among many other tracks. ARAKI Shin has made his guest performances on「twilight」much as like his own and we are delighted to have his works heard on Kitchen. Label. ARAKI Shin has released 2 solo albums to date namely 「A Song Book 」& 「Halls」. The site links below contain more information about the artist and his work.

- ARAKI Shin website
- RONDADE (ARAKI Shin label profile)

limArt is an used art book and antique furniture store located in Ebisu. The buyer of the store visits Europe several times a year to look for used books that are rare to find in Japan, and the store is already well-stocked with an impressive inventory of over 1,200 books, often attracting the attention of customers who work in the design field and curious collectors of antiques alike. In addition, the store cordons off two exhibit spaces as well as providing graphic design & bookbinding services. They also stock a small but carefully curated music selection. Kitchen. Label is proud to receive a special review from the owner who highly recommended the album.

静かな音の広がりの中に、
物語や、光の移り変わり、
匂いを感じられる豊かな楽曲たち。
haruka nakamuraの作品を通じて、
「音楽」のさらなる深みを覗けたような気がする。

- limArt / 中島佑介

- Visit limArt artbook & interior website

Readers of this weblog will be familiar with 雨と休日, a CD shop owned by Toshihiko Terada who carefully curates selections of albums that fall under his concept of “quiet, slow & gentle music for ordinary day”. It seems like a perfect fit for twilight! 雨と休日 has given the album their stamp of approval and highlighted the release with an exclusive haruka nakamura as well as Kitchen. interview. Every purchase of the album at the shop also comes with a limited edition haruka nakamura postcard (not available anywhere in Japan). haruka nakamura has also contributed his personal collection of polaroids on display for a limited time only. Apart from twilight, do check out the other wonderful selections and many of our very own favourites that the shop has on display too.

- haruka nakamura interview
- Kitchen. Label interview
- 雨と休日 website

『twilight』is given prominent displays at major stores such as Tower Records and HMV all over Japan. Seen above are the ones at Tower Records Shinjuku, HMV Shibuya & Tower Records Shibuya respectively.  At Tower Records Shinjuku, as part of the special display are 4 of haruka nakamura’s original polaroids and we heard all copies of the album were already sold out there within 3 days! Special thanks to p*dis and pok for the photos.

Only at Tower Records (Shibuya & Shinjuku) and HMV Online, every purchase of 『twilight』includes a free 5 track CDR of exclusive remixes, outtakes and live recordings from the twilight sessions. While stocks last! More information plus special features are available on the Tower Records and HMV websites below.

- Interview on HMV Online (Japan)
- Feature on Tower Records Online (Japan)

haruka nakamura was invited to write a recommendation prologue for Max Richter’s Japanese release of “infra”, distributed by Inpartmaint / p*dis. The album is  available at all good music stores worldwide.

twilight【CD + Artbook】
haruka nakamura

Format: Hardcover book
Size: 140mm x 135mm
Content: 48pp color

Print: Offset
Paper: Arabel, Kraft paper, Chamomile

Polaroids: haruka nakamura
Design: Kitchen.

More information: http://www.kitchen-label.com/twilight
Now on sale in Japan: Tower Records, HMV, Amazon and all good music & book stores.
International mailorder: Kitchen. Webshop

- Tobias Fischer

- Click here to read the full interview at Tokafi

haruka nakamura 『twilight』is available now for international orders at Kitchen. Label! Pre-orders for this album have been shipped out today too. You can purchase the album directly from us at the webshop and receive 3 exclusive bouns tracks. For all physical copies purchased at the webshop, a digital copy of the album + bonus tracks will be delivered immediately via a download link. Do visit Kitchen. Webshop here  http://www.kitchen-label.com/webshop

『twilight』will also be available at all good music stores (Tower Records, HMV, Amazon, TSUTAYA) nationwide in Japan from 17th July!

【日本発売延期のお知らせ】7/15発売を予定していましたが、シンガポールからの商品の到着に遅延がでてしまったため、発売日を7/17に延期することになりました。ご了承ください。More info : http://www.inpartmaint.com/shop/haruka-nakamura-twilight/

haruka nakamura【special movie】 ：部屋で演奏するのピアノインプロビゼーション。「 静かな時間が流れていました。よく晴れた日で、感傷的な夕日が沈みました。」

A true auditory complement to sunset views. goldenly gleaming piano melodies from haruka nakamura.

haruka nakamura’s 2nd album, 「twilight」coming soon 15th July 2010 release on Kitchen. Label
Visit special site for more info http://www.kitchen-label.com/twilight

Original footage by haruka nakamura
Produced by Kitchen.

The Light, by haruka nakamura
Featuring Janis crunch (vocals)

Taken off haruka nakamura’s 2nd album, 「twilight」15th July 2010 release
Visit special site for more info http://www.kitchen-label.com/twilight

Original footage shot by haruka nakamura
Directed & produced by Kitchen.

The album opens with the pure and unadulterated sound of Nakamura’s piano playing in “Yuube no Inori” (Evening Prayer), after which the low honk of ARAKI Shin’s sax appears like fog rolling in, with all of the sounds buttressed by the gentle unfurl of orchestral strings and a trilling flute. The bright twinkle of Nakamura’s piano playing is a constant source of pleasure throughout the recording, and the music’s intimate character is reinforced by an occasional ambient sound, such as the creak of the piano bench. It’s not a solo piano recital, however. Nakamura, Saito, and the saxophonists Shin and Akira Uchida bring a collectively explorative and meandering approach to “Koukei” (Sight) and “Dialogo” (incidentally, Jarrett isn’t the only ECM figure evoked by Twilight, as Uchida’s piping soprano saxophone playing in “Memoria” calls to mind Jan Garbarek). The elegant tenth track finds Nakamura’s piano playing elevated by the sing-song cry of Rie Nemoto’s violin. In “Faraway,” one of two eight-minute pieces, the saxophonists coil their lines gently around one another alongside the glow of electric piano chords and the breathy murmur of female voices (Janis Crunch and aspidistrafly’s April Lee contribute vocals to the recording). Near album’s end, the title track, a balladic dreamscape, appears with a lilting waltz tempo nicely complementing the ebb and flow of Lee’s half-whispered vocals, while Crunch’s soft voice makes the closing ballad, “The Light,” feel even more stirring.

The CD is accompanied by a twenty-four-page hardcover booklet that displays Polaroid photographs and words by Nakamura on paper that’s designed to wear with use and age. Such details lend the release an autumnal quality that mirrors the recording as a whole, especially when it aims to distill the dwindling rays of light at day’s end into musical form.

- Ron Schepper

Upcoming  release 「twilight」by haruka nakamura is now making good and swift progress in the production plant and we will be moving on to album assembly after all the offset printing was completed today. It will be packaged in the form of a 24 pages hardcover book of album notes and polaroids by the artist. We are probably a few days away to the final product and very looking forward to reveal a more detailed packshot of the packaging then.

We are pleased to announce that haruka nakamura’s track “twilight” (taken from his upcoming album of the same name) has been selected by iTunes Japan as the single of the week! This track also features April Lee of aspidistrafly on vocals. We are very excited and even astonished at the same time that it was selected ahead of all releases in Japan this week. We hope that you would enjoy the track as iTunes Japan is giving it away as a free download for a limited time only, from 30th June to 7th July. The album “twilight: will be officially out in stores nationwide in Japan and rest of the world from 15th July.

- iTunes Single of the Week
- haruka nakamura “twilight” special site

A video excerpt of the special performance held last month at the Old Gotanda School in Japan. Watch masumi TIPSY saito’s beautiful dance performance as haruka nakamura coaxed an equally evocative improvisation on the piano much in the same vein as his upcoming “twilight” album on Kitchen. Label.  We hope to see this concept developed further for the future “twilight” series of performances. A glorious work of art.

haruka nakamura’s anticipated 2nd album『twilight』is now available for pre-order! Exclusively at Kitchen. Webshop, order the CD now and you will also receive a free digital copy (+3 bonus tracks) in 320kpbs MP3 format. All CD orders will be shipped on 15th July and customers will receive a download link via email for the digital copy on the same release day. This release will also be available at all good music stores in Japan and the rest of the world.

Title : twilight
Artist : haruka nakamura

1.夕べの祈り
2.harmonie du soir
3.彼方
4.窓辺
5.memoria
6.ベランダにて
7.faraway
8.光景
9.dialogo
10.音楽のある風景
11.twilight
12.カーテンコール
13.The Light

Format : CD + Artbook
Label : Kitchen. Label
Catalogue Number : KI-004
Release Date : 2010.07.15
Packaging : 140 x 135mm hardcover artbook, 24 color pages, special matt paper.

*Kitchen. Webshop Exclusive : All physical purchases comes with free digital copy (+3 bonus tracks) in 320kbps MP3 format

-  Pre-order now at Kitchen. Webshop

We are pleased to announce the launch of haruka nakamura “twilight” special site.  In this special site, scenes of urban quietude and the dwindling light over Futako Tamagawa, Tokyo provides visual parallel  to the album to be released on 15th July. Viewers will get to sample excerpts of all tracks from the album and read two exclusive haruka nakamura interviews in Japanese and English by Sen and Tobias Fischer respectively. You will also have the opportunity to pre-order the album via the links. Spread the word !

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