Hasegawa Hakushi makes his first appearance on the popular YouTube channel “THE FIRST TAKE.” The performance video will premiere today at 22:00.
Hasegawa Hakushi is the first Japanese artist to be signed to Flying Lotus’ LA label Brainfeeder. The song he will be performing this time is “Kusagi”, one of his representative songs from his last release as a teenager, “Kusagi Moe Do”, which had a huge impact on the music scene. Hasegawa Hakushi’s sharpened sensibility embodied the landscape of his mind, and the song, which is a complex mix of sounds, was recorded in one take with a special band arrangement that combines the tension and groove unique to “THE FIRST TAKE”. The costumes by noir kei ninomiya are also a highlight.
Hasegawa Hakushi is scheduled to release his new album “Magic School” on Wednesday, July 24th.
[Comment from Hasegawa Hakushi]
I was very excited. Live performances are supposed to be something you can only do once, but even so, I was really surprised at how much more alive I felt when there were such strong restrictions. It was a lot of fun.
【release information】
Hasegawa Hakushi “Magic School”
Release Date：2024.07.24 (Wed.)*
Label: Brainfeeder / Beat Records
Tracklist:
01. Gone
02. Gone / Hasegawa Hakushi & KID FRESINO
03. Mouth Fireworks
04. Retraction
05. Thunder in the bud
06. Star of Terror
07. Sleeping
08. Taboo
09. Magic Inter (v2)
10. Boy’s Texture
11. Burning
12. Outside
(Participating Artists)
KID FRESINO: Rap
Sam Wilkes: Bass
Miho Hasama: Horn Arrange
Masago sunny place: Trumpet
Ryo Konishi: Alto Sax
Tomoaki Baba: Tenor Sax
Shuta Nishida: Guitar
The Anticipation Illicit Tsuboi：Mix
Masashi Uramoto: Mix
DOI:Mix
ZAK: Mix
Randy Merrill: Mastering
Stuart Hawkes: Mastering
Heba Kadry: Mastering
*Digital, CD
*LP: Release date: Friday, August 9, 2024
■Streaming link / CD Purchase Link / LP Purchase Link / Tower Records LP Limited Edition (Gold Vinyl) Purchase Link
