{"product_id":"the-black-sea","title":"The Black Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e暗く湿った夏の夜、小さなボートはあてもなくさまよう。\u003cwbr\u003e不穏さと美しさが同居するこの海は自分自身のようでもあり遠く離\u003cwbr\u003eれたどこかのようでもあった。 \u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShinichi Koboyashi’s music as Bot1500 has such a beautiful signature to it. Using the layers and language of ambient IDM, artfully arranged pads \u0026amp; chords and crisp vectored breaks, he’s been creating a beautiful and highly individual sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Black Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, His first album since 2022’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurreal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon AD93’s sister label Lith Dolina, spaces things out more and focuses inward with a palette of minimalism and increased emotional resonance. It’s been a focus for Shinichi across his self-published studio work in the last few years. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album’s tracks feel increasingly rooted in the principles and logic of dub. Utilising more space, more silence, and more focus on the simplicity and elegance of the composition folded into radiant arrangements of melody, snare, shade and echo.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sea is both an inner landscape and a geographic image that hangs over the record’s mood. A dark humid summer night, like that on Japanese coasts. A small boat sails aimlessly. An eerie tone, but with a glimpse of beauty. The water is melancholic, enveloping, and endless. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach track is written at 140bpm save for last track “\u003cem\u003eWhite Flocks”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eat 120, for the image of heading south to close out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Short Span","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57274390380917,"sku":"Short12","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/6952\/2736\/files\/unnamed_07d3eacf-b475-40e4-bc64-5b8f8d28fcc1.jpg?v=1780990866","url":"https:\/\/rubadub.co.uk\/products\/the-black-sea","provider":"Rubadub","version":"1.0","type":"link"}