Masayoshi Fujita releases his masterful new album 'Book of Life' and reissues his solo debut 'Stories'. Directed by C. Yuhki Oka derjapaner

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Masayoshi Fujita’s style of solo vibraphone is uniquely inspired by classic and jazz music. In this beautiful album, in additional to some gorgeous strings and bowings, he also introduced some ingenious ideas in making unique sounds, like the usage of bead and aluminum foil on his vibraphone, like a prepared instrument. As such, Stories is a wonderful result of the beautiful vibration (of which the name Vibraphone came from) of all the delicate sounds produced in this album. They are poetic, they are melancholic, and they are lushly emotional.

Stories ‎ (LP, Album, RE). Erased Tapes Records. Masayoshi Fujita - Story Of Waterfall I & II 11:28. 25 best albums of 2013 by dove m. Uropress' Top Records of 2018 by uropress.

It has been the most dynamic phase in my life but my family and I made it through and could bring this album to life. 7月27日に僕の新しいソロアルバム Book of Life がErased Tapesよりリリースされます。 限定のクリアヴァイナル版もあります！ ずいぶん長いことこの作品に取り組んできたので、やっとリリースできて感慨深いです。 この作品は過去2作（StoriesとApologues）と合わせた三部作の三作目です。

Re-issue of 'Stories'. New Album 'Book of Life'.

Masayoshi previously released two albums under his alias El Fog that touched on the vibraphone but appeared mostly in a supporting role, accompanying his intricate electronic production. Much like his instrument, he has often been a collaborator as opposed to a front man - his sympathetic musicianship complimenting a variety of creative outputs.

Fujita uses all manner of manipulation to make it sound like anything but a vibraphone, from electronics to bowing the bars to preparing his pipes with kitchen foil or a string of beads. For Book of Life, he doesn’t need so many tactics. Fujita calls it his most human release, but considering the organic, woozy, at times alien atmospheres that arose from his previous efforts, such warmth feels slightly less idiosyncratic than before.