Kenji Kariu – "Rain / Water" [LP] Jazz / Free Improv “Criss-Cross” recorded at Studios Ina

“Criss-Cross” recorded at Studios Ina GRM

Each side of the LP ends with an extended keyboard work: the first for groaning

gently psychedelic scenes over the LP’s spellbinding narrative arc

is noise in its most rudimentary form: metallic grating sounds and analog feedback redefined what could be classified as music

Beautifully elusive but crucially watermarked with a sense of originality in personalized style

Kenji Kariu – "Rain / Water" [LP] Jazz / Free Improv “Criss-Cross” recorded at Studios Ina""rain water" is the fourth album by Tokyos Kariu Kenji. Following 2021s Sekai, which was also released by Bruit Direct Disques, rain water is a gorgeous haze of song, a modern driftwork thats creatively rich, and full of fleeting sensation its an album that captures its artist in process, moving through ideas and sounds with a deft hand. Its also another step in a career, of sorts, thats been continually compelling, from the experimental prog touches