CATALOGUE NO.
KI-008R
GENRE
Avant-pop,
Ambient, Choral
FORMAT
CD
Digital
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CATALOGUE NO.
KI-008R
GENRE
Avant-pop,
Ambient, Choral
FORMAT
CD
Digital
SPECIFICATION
Glass-mastered CD housed in die-cut thick board case, outer slipcase, 6-page insert, offset printed, full colour on premium matt and newsprint paper.
RELEASE DATE
19 Dec 2013
EDITION
Reissue: 3000
First Press: 3000
Originally released in 2011, Janis Crunch & haruka nakamura’s collaboration album “12 & 1 SONG” is now reissued in a newly packaged CD edition with a special inclusion of 5 bonus download tracks.
On a wintery night in 2007, the duo were in the process of a candle-lit recording session for haruka nakamura’s solo album “grace”. Instinctively, they decided to venture off the album recording and to compose a Christmas carol of their own. The track was christened “12 & 1 song” and then published online on a time-limited basis during the Christmas season. The spontaneous sessions spawned a few more winter-themed compositions and quickly became favourites among fans of both haruka nakamura and Janis Crunch.
Even as the two ventured apart on other projects, their creative bond sustained this year-end tradition till a substantial collection of winter-themed songs, recorded between 2007-2011, was borne.
Janis Crunch’s warm, sonorous vocals ring bright and true above haruka nakamura’s placid classical guitar and soundscape arrangements. The former reveals the heart of her compositional skills of her primary instrument, in particular her solo piano performances on “SOLITUDE” and “Reqiuem”. “12 & 1 song”, “nuit” and “prayer” promptly bring to mind the classic sound of haruka nakamura’s “grace” album. ARAKI Shin, who has been featured prominently on haruka nakamura 2nd album “twilight”, collaborates with the flute on “insincere love”. A treasury of 13 compositions themed with hazy childhood memories and the phenomena of the winter solstice, at times tender and childlike, yet at others, imbued with a sense of humanity and world-weariness, glow with the warmth of a log fire. “12 & 1 song” also sees haruka nakamura in his first production outing, and is mastered by Keith Kenniff (Helios, Goldmund).
“寒い森を抜け、あたたかな明りの灯る家に帰る——
冬の世界のための祈りの音楽。”
— 雨と休日, Japan
“Its heartfelt tone is established immediately by Crunch’s solo piano piece “Solitude,” which exudes a classical character that’s equally stately and forlorn. The piano settings are typically elegant classical miniatures of melancholy and wistful character, whether it be the slow waltz “Foret” or “Requiem,” in which Crunch pays homage to Ravel.”
— Textura, Canada
Born in Kumamoto, Japan, Janis Crunch is a singer, composer and classically trained pianist. She graduated from a Tokyo music university.…
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