The Nature of Nature, by Hanegi Koen

The Nature of Nature

by Hanegi Koen

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1.	Tokidoki 08:16	buy track
2.	Mikan 07:31	buy track
3.	Hanafubuki 07:15	buy track
4.	Tsuyu 07:34	buy track
5.	Barley Wine 07:37	buy track
6.	Kaminari 08:30	buy track

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‘The Nature of Nature’ is the debut LP by Hanegi Koen, the Japan-based creative duo composed of British filmmaker Sam King and Canadian label head Sean Mallion. Picking up where they left off with their 2021 EP ‘Well Worth A Visit’, this album continues the legacy of spaced-out ambient guitars and driving analog beats the band nicely cued up for us. It has continuity from their previous work, going even deeper this time, further defining the contours of their sound.

As the title suggests, Nature was a big influence on the record. Many of the track titles are from the season they were recorded in – for example, ‘Hanafubuki’, when the cherry blossoms fall, ‘Tsuyu’, the rainy season, or ‘Kaminari’ which was written during a crazy thunderstorm. The sights and sounds of those times are reflected in the tracks, with field recordings helping to supplement the atmosphere.

Hanegi’s founding ethos of only using analog instruments and drum machines to compose and perform, minimizing the need for the computer as an interface, is alive and well in this album. The tracks got tested in front of an audience and improved on, based on feedback from playing them live, leading to a psychedelic, synth-rich, analog journey.

“We like all things analog. We both use computers and digital screens a fair amount in our day job, so it’s nice to give our eyes a rest from that and allow the music to be created from everything we have on the table. Similarly vinyl records, film photography, and simply walking around outside in the forest – all these things are a way of slowing down and escaping the digital world.”

Greatly influenced by the wild contrasting outdoors of their home in Japan, the mountains, forests, and ocean, ‘The Nature of Nature’ is an open invitation to unplug to reconnect, a feeling that Hanegi Koen want to share with you.

Released on August 18th, on vinyl and digital via Subtempo.

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released August 18, 2023

Written and composed by Sean Mallion and Sam King
Mixed by Aoki Takamasa
Mastering by Manmade Mastering
Album art by Laine Butler
Design by Rocco Tyndale

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Hanegi Koen Tokyo, Japan

Hanegi Koen is the creative duo of British filmmaker Sam King and Canadian label head Sean Mallion.
From the start, the two committed to a simple and spontaneous live approach to writing music, opting for analog synths and drum machines instead of laptops and digital effects. The result is a sonically rich landscape of delay drenched melodies and sun tinged psychedelia. ... more

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