My favorite album of 2015 so far: Remigai’s Fenestica
I think my favorite album of the year so far is the third album by Remigai (レミ街), Fenestica (フェネスティカ). Remigai’s last two albums were pleasant little gems full of nice melodies to enjoy a lumumba with, or a margarita, but this one is fresher, more extroverted and full of surprises.
I mean there’s an Irish fiddle, there’s lots of very exciting percussion, there’s a reggae tune, the songs are full of twists and extra layers, the compositions may sound easy but are complicated little clockworks, perfectly timed.
There’s even a ‘Be my baby, fuck my ass‘ in there somewhere (song’s called Baimo), and I wonder if the sweet singer Aya Fukaya with her soft, soothing voice quite realizes what she is singing there.
There is not a single lesser track on this great album. I keep playing it over and over again. Highly, highly recommended. It’s absolutely brilliant. (PB)





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