TITLE: Metropolisphobia Ⅱ

ARTIST: Shu Akimoto

CAT NO: MSMI-04

ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: Jan 22th 2023

ORIGINAL FORMAT: cassette

TRACKLISTING

1. ø5

2. ø6

3. ø7

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Shu Akimoto

The 7th EP, following the 36-tone equal temperament Lo-Fi Hip Hop style, is a conceptual work that adds polyrhythms under the same worldview. Released simultaneously with the 6th EP, this installment continues under the “Metropolis Phobia.” Each track is composed using two simultaneous time signatures-Ø5 (4:5), Ø6 (4:5), Ø7 (5:7)-creating cross-rhythms, allowing the rhythms to shift between time signatures freely. This expansion of rhythmic possibilities in Lo-Fi Hip Hop goes beyond mere “fluctuation,” exploring new dimensions.

36平均律Lo-Fi Hiphopに続き、同じ世界観の下ポリリズムを加えたコンセプト作、7th-EP。6th-EPと同時リリースされた今作は、前作に続く「メトロポリスフォビア」の下、Ø5（4:5）、Ø6（4:5）、Ø7（5:7）と全ての曲が同時に進行する2つの拍子＝クロスリズムで作られ、拍子を自由に行き来する事可能となり、Lo-Fi Hiphopに於けるリズムの可能性を「揺らぎ」以外に拡張させる事となった。