I've had Ura Omote by Betts(JP) on repeat play since first hearing it. Sometimes, I play the cassette version, but mostly I just stream it from bandcamp. It's good music to work to, but also to free draw to.
I like the musician's description of this recording:
The Japanese word "Ura Omote" means "front and back."
Many people try to show only their front-facing side while hiding their hidden side.
However, the face they try to keep hidden eventually reveals itself.
Trying to conceal it through the concept of Ura Omote is meaningless—everything ultimately comes to the surface.
I recorded the bustle of the city.
In the streets, electronic noise—inaudible to the human ear—buzzes faintly.
People unconsciously take in even those hidden sounds.
I'll be drawing more to Betts(JP) in due course.
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