Credits:

Clap! Clap!

Description:

Released in September 2014 as an analog/digital-only release, the first album "Tae Bubba" was voted "Best Album of the Year" by the music media that year, not only for its ultra-stimulating ethnic tropical bass sound, but also for its innovative concept/artwork set on a fictional island. ＜The following year, the album was released on CD in Japan in January. The following January, the Japanese CD version of the album became a huge hit in Japan, and is still a long seller to this day! Two years later, the rare Italian trackmaker, KRAPP! Clap! has finally completed his second album, a sequel to the previous one! In the meantime, he has released "Tales from the Rainstick", a compilation of EPs and singles, and performed in Japan twice, and also participated in Paul Simon's album "Stranger to Stranger". Here is the new album you've been waiting for! Tae Bubba" was set on a fictional island in the South Seas, but this time he is communicating with the universe from a mysterious, unexplored region where it is no longer even known if it is earth or not. This time, from a mysterious, unexplored region that may or may not even be Earth, we are communicating with the universe! The artwork is decorated with a meaningful symbol that resembles a star sign,All 16 songs are again accompanied by Clap! Clap! detailed "stories" by the artist himself! What is the story this time? The Japanese version of the album includes a bilingual translation, so you'll have to read it to find out! And of course, the sound is just as wonderful as you would expect! Clap! KRAPP! 's trademark tropical bass sound, which makes full use of ethnic music sampling, has been further perfected, and the pleasant ambience that evokes the image of the night sky, just like the artwork, has been greatly increased. Ode to The Pleiades," with its jazzy piano interludes in the middle, is the highlight of this new and beautiful album! The story and artwork can be enjoyed not only with the ears, but also with the eyes, and only when the listener's imagination is fully engaged can the album be completed. The world of "KRAPP! world. The album is sure to transport beat music listeners, fans of frontier and ethnic music, and indie rock fans alike to a different world! Again, the overseas release will be analog/digital distribution only, and the CD version will be available only in Japan! As in the case of "Tayi Bebba," all songs are accompanied by a storybook commentary and bilingual translation by the artist himself!

Tracklisting:

1. Discessus
2. Nguwe (feat. Bongeziwe Mabandla)
3. Oriens. Oriri
4. Hope (feat. OY)
5. Ar-Raqis
6. A Thousand Skies Under Cepheus’ Erudite Eyes (feat. John Wizards)
7. Ode to The Pleiades
8. Betelgeuse’s Endless Bamboo Oceans
9. Witch Interlude
10. Rainy Souls
Gloomy Futures
11. Flowing Like a Snake in Ophiuchus’ Arms
12. Centripetal
13. Rainbow Coast
14. Elephant Serenade
15. Lunar Ensemble
16. Ascension Psalm (feat. HDADD)