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ryonkt is the solo project of Japan’s Ryo Nakata, who also runs the estimable Slow Flow imprint. Like countryman Chihei Hatakeyama, Nakata’s work centers around impeccably treated passages of warm, crystalline tones culled from guitars. Small Conversationsfollows upon the simply wonderful Four Fragments EP, published by Smallfish earlier this year. Whereas that prior offering hinged upon concision, given the time constraints of the 3″ CD format, here Nakata is able to stretch out and let his languid drone clusters breathe. Like the best works of this type, there is an effortless clarity and ineffable rhythmic sensibility present in Nakata’s guitar drifts. The opening piece, “Sora,” blossoms into radiance from a sea of swelling guitars whose attacks have been immaculately withheld. Nakata constructs a web of these effervescent tones which hang in the air like a fine mist, before dispersing and settling like drops of dew on a spring morning. All four of the pieces on Small Conversationsfunction similarly and make for an absolutely lovely listen. Perhaps most delicate is “Toy Camera,” which positively shimmers with fluttering harmonics. On the penultimate track, “Aurora,” Nakata brings tiny, ringing bell sounds into a gorgeous wash of guitar drones. Great stuff, and another superb offering from Experimedia. Purchasing information and sound sample here.
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