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Hakobune (Takahiro Yorifuji to his mum) plows a productive furrow in the old ambient drone world, as proved by previous quality releases (at least if Phil's reviews are to be believed) on labels such as Hibernate and Symbolic Interaction. He's also popped up on Install before too so they must've known what to expect from this full length which is chock full of lovely, warm guitar drones to warm your cockles now the weather's starting to turn.. It makes for a comforting listen but by no means an unchallenging one, as there's a lot of depth and complexity in the sound which is always on the move, ever shifting, morphing and fading away before you, much in the vein of light smoke in the air and equally as enjoyable to sit and observe.
With our first new release since the Summer break, Install is pleased to present A YEARLONG THOUGHT, the new album by HAKOBUNE. Hailing from Japan, Takahiro Yorifuji has created some of the finest and most accessible guitar music we've heard for the last three years, and this new album is no exception. What could be perceived as picking up where his 2008 split with David Tagg left off reveals much more as the album plays through. Lovely warmth and absolute harmony glow through a translucent wall of clouds. Womblike, elegant, colorful and polite are words that enter your mind with music like this. Hakobune is a master of his trade and make no mistake about it - this could be the prettiest guitar record we release all year. Inspiring organic sounds that are synaesthetically echoed on the album's Autumnal cover art. This is your harvest season soundtrack, available in a limited edition of 300 copies, only at INSTALL.
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