Sound of Turning Earth, by Kumio Kurachi

Sound of Turning Earth

by Kumio Kurachi

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

£7 GBP or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Deluxe Gatefold CD with fold out poster & 3 double sided art cards featuring Kurachi's illustrations.

Includes unlimited streaming of Sound of Turning Earth via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 5 days

£12 GBP or more

1.	A Siren At 5 O'Clock 02:36	buy track
2.	Ice Cream In November 00:49	buy track
3.	Don't Bully The Nine Tailed Foxes 04:42	buy track
4.	Instant Dramatic Rain 06:04	buy track
5.	Taue Ute 02:45	buy track
6.	At Home 03:56	buy track
7.	I Got A Share Of The Gift Someone Else Received 08:45	buy track
8.	Glittery Lip Sticks In Spring 02:35	buy track
9.	Rejuvenating Shinkansen 05:35	buy track
10.	Here Comes The Tatamiya 04:52	buy track

about

After 11 albums and unknown quantities of cassettes, compilations and split releases, Sound of Turning Earth is the first release outside of Japan for one of the most original figures in Japanese music, Kumio Kurachi. Recorded by Jim O’Rourke at his home studio, Sound of Turning Earth is Kurachi solo on vocals and guitar, mixing surreal lyrics and theatrical vocal personas with unorthodox tunings inspired by Japan’s national instrument, the koto. Lyrically Kurachi draws life from the small events of life, the hira, - the joy of choosing a lipstick in springtime, the business of changing the tatami, raindrops deciding whether to fall as snow. Set to his own brand of progressive folk in the Hirajōshi scale and laced with winding melodies which can be hard to forget, Kurachi maps his own territory for the people who inhabit his everyday.

As much a visual artist as a musician, we are pleased to present Sound of Turning Earth in the form of a deluxe CD accompanied by new artwork by Kurachi and full translation of his poetic lyrics. These striking songs speak for a liberated imagination.

Kumio Kurachi has performed actively in Japan since the 80's, and still plays shows in Fukuoka regularly. Past collaborators include Taku Unami and Tatsuhisa Yamamoto. He has played with Tenniscoats, Kazuhisa Uchihashi, Katsura Yamauchi, Tori Kudo, Jim O'Rourke and Eiko Ishibashi

“The music is so melodious that the mixture of the strange wording, guitar and variations of voices thrives all together and it can haunt you without noticing it, just like the small events of everyday life you can't escape from." - Midori Ogata

credits

released June 13, 2019

All songs written by Kumio Kurachi
Guitars and vocals by Kumio Kurachi

Recorded and mixed by Jim O'Rourke
Mastered by Daichi Tokunaga (PLUM)

Translation by Midori Ogata
Design by Maja Larrson

Special thanks to Midori Ogata

license

about

Kumio Kurachi Japan

contact / help

Contact Kumio Kurachi

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Kumio Kurachi, you may also like:

Shutting Down Here
by Jim O'Rourke

supported by 20 fans who also own “Sound of Turning Earth”

Everything in its right place. Or not. Circadiansongs
go to album
Joy Boy
by Julius Eastman

supported by 16 fans who also own “Sound of Turning Earth”

“With Julius, he was based in repetition, but here was a spirit of openness and improvisation. His scores, if they were written out that way, were often like jazz scores. He loved multiplying instruments – four pianos, ten cellos – so there was a real feeling of the presence of the instrument, not just using an instrument in some kind of equation, as a means to an end.” ~ Mary Jane Leach Enough said. pt
go to album
Long Play
by Still House Plants

supported by 13 fans who also own “Sound of Turning Earth”

Still House Plants is the only band that has been able to continue the legacy of the chicagoans Storm & Stress - an unforgettable alien trio - and lock it up in wonderful art-rock sketches. feraldo
go to album
UR 050: HONEY
by JOSH THORPE

Bedroom pop with gentle electronic accents from Josh Thorpe, who paints sweetly intimate portraits of everyday love. Bandcamp New & Notable May 9, 2023
go to album
UR 048: SANCTUARY
by CRYSTAL SHIPSSS

Dizzying psychedelic songs that feel like they're being played at the bottom of a deep canyon, drenched in reverb & echo. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 11, 2022
go to album
UR 038: PESTO
by SKLAVO CERVALO

Low-lit bedroom pop from Ontario, where silvery rays of guitar illuminate murmuring vocal melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 4, 2021
go to album
Fast Edit
by Still House Plants

supported by 12 fans who also own “Sound of Turning Earth”

so good i bought it twice!! Jack Kilgore
go to album