Lovely record here from Marihito “MARI” Ayabe a.k.a. Loop Diary on the Personal Affair label which put out that amazing Marter & Yony Rhythm Matter LP that I had copies of earlier in the year.
This is effectively a concept album dedicated to the two for the greatest cities in the world with side A fcusing on Tokyo and side B on New York. The music is exquisitely produced ambient dub combined with field recordings taken from each of the cities and the result is a beautifully immersive and meditative listen that perfectly balances the bass weight of dub with the spacious weightlessness of ambient music.
Highly recommended.
Tracklist:
Side: Tokyo
T1. Safe Place
T2. Field Trip
T3. Park
T4. Secret
T5. Tipsy Dub
Side: New York
N1. Slow Waves
N2. Past / Future
N3. Windy Station
N4. Easy Steps
N5. Midsummer Forest