There is nothing like a pandemic to add constraint to creativity.
That’s the case with producer Shokuhin Matsuri aka Foodman, otherwise known as Takahide Higuchi, who saw first-hand how the rolling state of emergency declarations over the past year in response to COVID-19 left his native city of Nagoya bereft of a live music scene, or anywhere to drink, for that matter.
“Right now, I live on the outskirts of Nagoya,” Higuchi says. “When (the government) first declared a state of emergency last year, I started going to nearby super
sentō (public baths) and
And so began a love affair with the open road and its everyday attractions, which resulted in “Yasuragi Land,” Higuchi’s upcoming release for the London-based, dance-heavy label Hyperdub. It arrives after 2018’s “Aru Otoko no Densetsu,” as well as a slew of releases including “Odoodo” (2019) for Diplo’s Mad Decent label and “Dokutsu” (2020) for Highball Records, a London label focusing on music f
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Yasuragi Land’s tracklist and album art.
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Yasuragi Land, Foodman drew inspiration from eating at Michinoeki, Japanese motorway service stations, as well as visiting the local Sento (Japanese public baths). “When I go to these places, I’m able to enjoy the atmosphere,” Foodman said in a press release. “I wanted to create an honest album that combines the sound of guitar and percussion with the sense of peace and community I feel in here amidst the uncertainty of the future.
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