Blending contemporary sound techniques with profound reverence for Japanese folklore, Meitei is a Hiroshima-based composer driven by a concept he refers to as “lost Japanese mood”: on aesthetics from a bygone era that are gradually dissipating from Japan’s cultures. This led to the creation of Meitei’s peculiar sound world, which exists between the temporal gap between past and present, with his unmistakable blend of ambient, hip-hop and experimental musical sensibilities.
With his groundbreaking and iconic trilogy series – ‘Kwaidan’ (Evening Chants), ‘Komachi’ (Métron Records) and ‘Kofū’ (Part I & II) (KITCHEN. LABEL), all of which possess their own musical themes and energies; Meitei has quickly become one of the recent trailblazers in ambient music.