Lemongrassmusic present the 2nd album „Butterfly“ by Japanese music producer and Ambient live musician Keisuke Sakai from Tokyo.
After Keisuke had moved to rural Japan in 2012 he began producing Ambient sounds for museum exhibitions, installations, performing arts and workshops. The result was his first EP „Wa No Ne“ containing the track „Mizu Sumu“ (Purifying Water) which was played more than 2 million times on Spotify by now.
After that Keisuke has spent eight years in Hokuriku in West Japan near the sea (2014 to 2022), and also traveled to other rural areas very often. The landscape of the Japanese countryside is pictoresque
and lush and he has drawn a lot of inspiration from the historical buildings and traditions that still
exist in that area. Now Keisuke is introducing his new 7 tracks album full of the spirit of his country’s culture and connection to nature.

Digital release date: May 12, 2023
Catalogue number: LGM405
Label: Lemongrassmusic – LC 12644

SINGLES (Click images to listen to the singles at Spotify):

1. Yume (March 31, 2023):

Wa No Ne is Japanese music inspired by nature. Every phenomenon in nature harmonizes perfectly, and everything is synchronized.
On the morning of a calm, peaceful spring day, you can hear the Japanese bush warbler singing in the plum trees. It’s a call for the Japanese tea ceremony. (“Nodoka”, “Saezuri”)
In the summertime, the humid mountains are overflowing with green. Bright sunbeams stream through the leaves of the Japanese cedar trees, making a song for the day. In the night, fireflies dance while crickets sing. It is music. The full moon is also beautiful at that time. (“Banryoku”)
In the autumn, pure water slowly fills the river. The field is full of flowers, and crickets sing loudly. The mountains are covered with red and yellow. It becomes more vivid just before sunset. (“Mizu Sumu”,“Hanano”)
In the wintertime, everything in nature is quiet. White frost appears between fallen leaves on the ground. There’s no sound of animals or insects. The mountains sleep. (“Yama Nemuru”)

Please enjoy all these phenomena in nature.

Digital Release Date: July 22nd 2011
Catalogue number: LGM 082-8
Label: Lemongrassmusic – LC 12644