{"title":"Maya Ongaku","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaya Ongaku is an accomplished artist known for her unique blend of electronic and experimental music. With a sound that combines elements of ambient, drone, and glitch, Maya creates immersive sonic landscapes that transport listeners to otherworldly realms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by artists such as Mong Tong, Minami Deutsch, and Summer Eye, Maya's music is characterized by its dreamlike quality and intricate layering of sounds. Her compositions are often described as ethereal and haunting, with a sense of introspection and mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith several critically acclaimed albums under her belt, Maya has established herself as a respected figure in the underground music scene. 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Feeding off of\nthe energy that still radiates from the triumphant, decade-long journey of their label\nbosses’ band Kikagaku Moyo, who rose to global prominence from scrappy\nbeginnings busking on the streets of Takadanobaba, they hope to go wherever\ninspiration takes them, to anywhere around the globe where their music can find a\nhome.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailing from the seaside communities surrounding Enoshima, a small island located\n50 km southwest of Tokyo, Maya Ongaku is a ragtag collective of local musicians\nwhose brand of earthy psychedelia transcends widely beyond the roots of their inner\nsouls. The name derives not from any kind of ancient civilization, but rather a\nneologism defined as the imagined view outside one’s field of vision. The band—\ncurrently a trio of Tsutomu Sonoda, Ryota Takano, and Shoei Ikeda—finds\nsanctuary at the Ace General Store, a beachy vintage shop and salon-like space just\nhidden from sight from the bustling, touristy riverside Subana Street. Between\ndiscussions on music and art, curating the vinyl section and manning the register,\nand chatting up with locals young and old, the members find time to jam and record\ntheir spontaneous ideas in the studio tucked away in the back. It’s in this unlikely\nsetting where Maya Ongaku finds its origins, the culmination of what Sonoda\ndescribes as 自然発生 (shizen hassei), meaning spontaneous generation, or the\nsupposed production of living organisms from nonliving matter.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproach to Anima, the group’s debut album released on Guruguru Brain, finds\nMaya Ongaku building a foundational groove while tapping into their innermost\npsyche. Sonoda’s malleable guitar and vocals, Takano’s sinuous bass lines, Ikeda’s\nfloating woodwinds, and a sprinkling of delicate percussion—all coalesce into an\naural experience that’s assertive yet abstract, calm but unsettling. The slow building,\nsax-laden “Approach” serves as an introduction to Maya Ongaku’s world, while the\nappropriately-named “Water Dream” floats its way toward the gentle finale of “Pillow\nSong.” It’s a concise distillation of their many interests and influences, from Neo-\nDada and Fluxus, to where contemporary art intersects with the development of\nmodern recording technology in the ‘60s and ‘70s.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltimately, Maya Ongaku’s uninhibited world-building will make it possible for us to\nsee the unseen, expand the possibilities of the naked eye—all through the unbridled\nvibrancy of their music.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guruguru Brain","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50489076613451,"sku":"2022089","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/GGB032LP_4431fd9f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727636052"},{"product_id":"electronic-phantoms","title":"Electronic Phantoms","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaya Ongaku's comeback with a new EP \"Electronic Phantoms\" infusing the ambient vibes of their LP \"Approach to Anima\" with luscious electronic dance music. 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