Oceanic Feeling Koki Nakano

• Koki Nakano (b. 1988):
• 1Nakano: Oceanic Feeling04:48
• 2Nakano: Mue03:12
• 3Nakano: Glances03:14
• 4Nakano: External Cephalic Version03:38
• 5Nakano: Irié03:43
• 6Nakano: Funadé03:10
• 7Nakano: Mirroring03:38
• 8Nakano: Hydrocode03:29
• 9Nakano: Port de bras04:18
• 10Nakano: Treg04:03
• 11Nakano: Birth Canal02:49
• 12Nakano: Body Scan06:03
• Total Runtime46:05

Info for Oceanic Feeling

The work of Japanese composer and pianist Koki Nakano is music of the body: reconciling musical invocation with physical reaction, every flourish is like an electrical impulse firing across a network of nerves; every sharp, staccato note is inflicted like a wound, and every gentle keystroke is the peace that comes from a familiar touch.

Invented by the writer Romain Rolland, the "oceanic feeling" expresses a sensation of eternity and total plenitude. For his third album, Koki Nakano tries to explore this notion through piano compositions enhanced with electronic touches, in a synthesis between classical and contemporary music. The tracks on the album are an allegorical dive into the oceanic feeling, probing its relationship with birth, the limits of the human body and climate change.

Following Pre-Choreographed released in April 2020 where he mixed his classical pieces with electronic sounds and started developing the relationship between dance and music, Japanese pianist Koki Nakano is back with Oceanic Feeling.

The music deals with his inability to fully live in this so-called oceanic feeling, capturing thus the composer's longing, frustration and ultimately search for harmony within his own limitations. He composed much of Oceanic Feeling while watching dancers move to what he played and the album's singles come accompanied by mesmerizing videos featuring renowned choreographers and performers such as Tess Voelker and Marion Motin. Musically speaking, Nakano is constantly moving through the grey area between intellect and instinct on Oceanic Feeling. Tracks oftentimes feel simple, and in that simplicity, genuinely touching. Yet behind every piano key is a complex, layered recording system developed by the artist himself that gives sounds a unique depth.Oceanic Feeling is an impressive avantgarde journey that moves and stirs without ever losing balance.

Koki Nakano, keyboards, piano, electronics

Koki Nakano
was born in 1988 in Fukuoka, Japan and has been playing piano since he was three years old. After graduating Music High School at Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, he enrolled at the composition department of Tokyo University of the Arts.

He has written works for various ensembles including a vast amount of solo piano compositions and numerous pieces for cello and piano, he has been involved as a musical director for fashion shows and concerts, and as a band leader for his band ‘Gas Law’ he has been composing and performing throughout Japan. Next to this he has also been involved in production work for Tokyo FM.Furthermore he has performed solo recitals at the ‘Maison de la culture du Japon’ and the Louvre in Paris, and at the Stefánia Palace in Budapest. At the present moment he is based in Paris.

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