Passage of Sky

Paniyolo, a guitarist Muneki Takasaka's solo project, collaborated with a steelpan player Akio Watanabe from WAIWAI STEEL BAND, to release a new album "Sora mo sukoshi (Passage of sky)" from SCHOLE Label. In February 2019, they performed a session inside the lodge located at Yatsugatake (Yamanashi-prefecture) and it was recorded with the warmth of wood-burning stove which silently crackling flames. This album includes19 sketches, in total of 52 minutes of music composed with the layers of quiet sound of both a guitar and a steelpan, which express the changing of weather conditions and one's state of mind. The openness sound from the steelpan is controlled, as it whispers to the listeners with a guitar sound. Like reading a short story with a bliss, each music is created with a comfortable and serene tempo. Mastered by Suguru Oba (no.9 orchestra). Artwork by a printmaker Hitomi Hiraoka, photographs and design by Shin Kikuchi (SCHOLE). Live tour schedule is planned after the release date.