leon todd johnson Releases Second Single "kei" From New Album wa kei sei jaku on Whited Sepulchre Records on 07.25.25

<pfseg id="0">Leon Todd Johnson ti o wa ni Indianapolis ti wa ni gbajumo ni labẹ awọn apọju Airport People niwon 2020. Pẹlu awọn orukọ yii, awọn iṣẹ neoclassical ti Johnson gbajumo pẹlu Windham Hill / ECM jazz inflections nigba ti o ṣe afikun a iyanu iyanu eyi ti o ṣiṣẹ bi a gbangba ni gbogbo awọn iṣẹ ti a ti fi sori ẹrọ. Gẹgẹbi orukọ wọnyi, awọn iṣẹ ti Airport People ti gbajumo awọn akọsilẹ ti Johnson ti o ṣiṣẹ ni ayika agbaye pẹlu awọn ọmọde rẹ, ati ki o ṣe atilẹyin awọn iṣẹ ti akọsilẹ ẹgbẹ ẹgbẹ rẹ ni Afirika – a ilana ti o ti kọja bi o jẹ “ni laarin ibi ti o ba wa ni

Johnson’s second record for Whited Sepulchre Records finds him once again inspired by travel, but as the name change suggests, his work is no longer defined by the space between one place and another. Instead, it focuses on traveling outward and finding home within oneself—both philosophically and musically.

Johnson has long been drawn to Ryuichi Sakamoto’s work. While writing songs for this record, he returned to several late-era Sakamoto pieces like Andata and various soundtracks for films, especially Minamata<pfseg id="0">. Pẹlu music yi ni ilọsiwaju ati lẹhin ti o bẹrẹ a ṣiṣe ti Zen meditation, Johnson lọ si Japan fun a gbọdọ ti o gbọdọ lati ajo. Lẹhin ti o lọ si ile, o bẹrẹ lati ṣẹda awọn ọpọlọpọ awọn ọpọlọpọ awọn ọpọlọpọ awọn ọpọlọpọ awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ ti awọn ọpọlọpọ

Mornings have always featured prominently in Johnson’s work. From Nine Mornings—his previous record for Whited Sepulchre Records—compiled his morning musical sketches into fully fleshed-out songs. Many listeners have described his work as quintessential morning music, accompanying their first cup of coffee or tea. For this most recent record, Johnson reflected on the four principles of the Japanese tea ceremony

• Wa (和): Igbimọ ti o ni ẹgbẹ
• Kii (敬): Aṣeyọri tabi idunnu
• Sii (清): Purity tabi cleanliness
• Jaku (寂): Iyanu tabi iyanu

In these principles, Johnson found an analog to the tracks he was recording. Each seemed to embody a principle as he listened back, weaving samples from the interview throughout.

Awọn awọn ẹya ara ẹrọ lori wa kei sei jaku Build on the lushness of From Nine Mornings. Awọn iyanu piano melody ti "wa" ti wa pẹlu diẹ ninu awọn julọ gbajumo bass iṣẹ ti Johnson ti a ti kọ - muti runs fọwọsi pẹlu awọn ẹsẹ lati iwadi iyanu. "Kei" ṣeto si a iyanu crescendo pẹlu arpeggiated piano ati violin counter-melodies, nigba ti "jaku", bi awọn orukọ ti o fẹ, fẹ awọn piano melodi ninu awọn air pẹlu nikan nikan akoko lati sise.

<pfseg id="0">Tẹsiwaju si iwe-ẹrọ kan siwaju sii, Johnson ti a fi awọn igbeyewo ti awọn ọpọlọpọ awọn ile-iwe ti awọn ile-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe lati rẹ ajo si Japan, bi daradara bi awọn aworan lati rẹ akọkọ ibi-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe si awọn iwe-ẹrọ. Awọn ẹya ara ẹni, awọn ti o rọrun, ati awọn igbeyewo ti awọn ọna-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe-iwe

<pfseg id="0">Lẹhin ti awọn igbeyewo wa kei sei jaku, Johnson ti wa ni a ojula. O ko ti wa ni gbọdọ ninu rẹ pe laarin awọn aye-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọkọ-ọ

Tracklist:

wa
kei
sei
jaku
wa (iṣowo)
kei (iṣowo)
sei (iṣowo)
jaku (iṣowo)