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Ochibo No Ame (kawashima / Inage / Yamagishi)

Studio Recording

Ochibo No Ame (kawashima / Inage / Yamagishi): Studio Recording (Relative Pitch)

"The new release by Ochibonoame captures the trio's raw and searching approach. With Makoto Kawashima on alto saxophone, Louis Inage on bass, and Naoto Yamagishi on drums and percussion, the group navigates the volatile terrain of silen...
 

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Makoto Kawashima-alto saxophone

Louis Inage-bass

Naoto Yamagishi-drums, percussion

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UPC: 5904224874902

Label: Relative Pitch
Catalog ID: RPR1251
Squidco Product Code: 37531

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2026
Country: USA
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded at Gok Sound, in Kichijoji, Japan, on April 12th, 2025, by Yoshiaki Kondo.
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"Though he has played the saxophone for just over 10 years, Makoto Kawashima has emerged as one of the most original improvisers in a new generation of Japanese players. His releases on his own Homosacer label as well as on this, his debut reveal a haunting and impassioned style of playing.

"Homo Sacer -- Sacred Human. Kawashima's sax is ripe with the spirit of Japanese free jazz, dwelling as it does between the violent and the beautiful. Kaoru Abe, Masayoshi Urabe, Takayuki Hashimoto, Harutaka Mochizuki... all of these altoists live in an area of personal expression rare in the world, one that feels like the body itself is being whittled away at. It feels like we have a new genius to add to that list." --Hideaki Kondo

-Black Editions Group (https://www.blackeditionsgroup.com/be006211-makoto-kawashima)
6/23/2026

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"Naoto Yamagishi is a drummer, percussionist. Born in 1979 in Japan. He is performing with various artists regardless of genre, and is active as a soloist or group support drummer. He is living in France currently. He has played with Masahiko Ota, Shintaro Takasugi, Hugues Vincent, Isabelle Duthoit, Heddy Boubaker, Nusch Werchowska, David Chisa, Franz Hautzinger, Renato Ciunfrini, etc."

-Naoto Yamagishi Website (http://www.naotoyamagishi.com/biography/)
6/23/2026

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