Akira Kosemura - Polaroid Piano 15th Anniversary Edition (2026) [Hi-Res]

Akira Kosemura’s "Polaroid Piano" is a seminal release that laid the foundations for the felt piano genre and inspired the founding of the Someone Good label. The music consists of a series of minimalist vignettes where the piano's sound is inextricably linked to the surrounding environment and ambient noises, ranging from birdsong to urban sounds. The integration of field recordings by Lawrence English provides the compositions with a sense of layered perspective and distant memory. The album's concept draws on the aesthetics of instant photography, where audio captures the fleeting qualities of light and atmosphere, emphasizing the physical nature of the instrument and the organic quality of resonance.

Tracklist:
1-1 Akira Kosemura - Hicari [2:04]
1-2 Akira Kosemura - Faire [1:40]
1-3 Akira Kosemura - April [3:14]
1-4 Akira Kosemura - Would [3:06]
1-5 Akira Kosemura - Sign [2:20]
1-6 Akira Kosemura - Tale [1:56]
1-7 Akira Kosemura - Look [1:47]
1-8 Akira Kosemura - Tyme [3:38]
1-9 Akira Kosemura - Guitar [1:30]
1-10 Akira Kosemura - Venice [4:20]
1-11 Akira Kosemura - Ein Lied [3:50]
1-12 Akira Kosemura - Enough Grace [3:08]