Jouhatsu, by Mick Chillage

Jouhatsu

by Mick Chillage

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s.loya This album can easily work as the soundtrack to a movie with a theme revolving around loss and longing. The tracks are neither sad or happy in mood or tone, but exist somewhere in between the two states of emotion. There’s an almost cinematic quality to the album, with string-like chords floating about and hovering somewhere in the ether, making for an exquisitely deep listening experience. Favorite track: Fukatu.

Ness Alyza Carpe Diem! Every day is a new paradigm, but some shifts do seem exponentially substantial. Very nice mellow album :) Favorite track: A New Day A New Life.

Tarl Broad-Ashman Such warmth and beauty in this album. Another wonderful collection from Mick.. Favorite track: Never To Return.

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Mick Chillage "Jouhatsu" is the fourth
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1.	Yonigeya [Night Moving] 07:07	buy track
2.	Hopelessly Searching 03:38	buy track
3.	No One Calling 21:09	buy track
4.	A New Day A New Life 06:40	buy track
5.	Fukatu 18:07	buy track
6.	Sekentai 08:04	buy track
7.	Never To Return 10:28	buy track

about

July 2021 see’s the fourth release on Before & After Silence Recordings.

Jouhatsu (Japanese: 蒸発, "evaporation") or johatsu refers to the people in Japan who purposely vanish from their established lives without a trace. However this phenomenon can be seen all over the world.

A recent conversation with a friend on social media led me to a documentary on Youtube which focused on the culture which is prevalent in Japan, it followed various peoples stories;

Those who have arranged their own evaporation and those who are searching for missing loved ones, I found these accounts to be incredibly sad yet fascinating, that in this modern
age of information that someone could start a completely new life without a trace.

This phenomenon of Jouhatsu resonated with me & various tracks that I composed after viewing the documentary seemed to be of a similar tone/emotion, almost reflecting what It must be like for those forced into such drastic measures to leave a life & loved ones behind, to start again and also not forgetting the turmoil & anguish of those left in the dark regarding the whereabouts of someone they care about.

The seven distinct pieces of “Jouhatsu” appear to tell a story of their own, although I was not particularly aware of this during the creative process. It was sitting down and selecting the various works that I began to realise that a coherent sonic narrative had developed.

Mick Chillage July 2021

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released July 6, 2021

Written, produced, recorded & mastered by Michael Gainford
at the Igloo Dublin spring 2021

Graphic design by Tony Obr.

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Before & After Silence Recordings Dublin, Ireland

Before & After Silence is a platform
for Mick Chillage to release physical
media of various solo work Initially on CD.
The future may see collaborative projects & limited vinyl.

Inspired by Eno & Namlook,
the philosophy of the label is to release
material that is born from passion, inspiration
& intuition.

No preconceived concepts or
production methods are behind each body
of work ... more

Mick Chillage

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