{"product_id":"booster-pack-ep","title":"Booster Pack EP","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapan-born, London-based composer-producer Hiro Ama releases his new EP Booster Pack, out now via PRAH Recordings. Where his previous record Music For Peace \u0026amp; Harmony explored spacious, meditative soundscapes, Booster Pack is an energetic, groove-driven statement, a deliberate move toward music designed to get the body moving while retaining the textural detail that defines his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpening track “Booster” sets the tone: a percussive, rhythm-first piece that builds into propulsive, rave-leaning momentum. It was the seed that shaped the rest of the EP, establishing a new direction rooted in groove, movement and physicality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the EP, Hiro explains that “After releasing ‘Music for Peace and Harmony’ I wanted to create something completely opposite. Something dancy, something intense. A total 180-degree flip. The album was all about stillness, subtlety, and emotional resonance. This time I wanted to lean fully into energy, fast paced songs, and groove. Create something that I never created and something that could shake you awake rather than calm you down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Instead of beginning with piano or harmonic ideas which is usually my starting point. I focused purely on beats and rhythms in the beginning. I didn't add any chords or melodies until I felt happy with the drums and groove layers. It was a new approach for me and it pushed me to think about music more physically and less emotionally.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe EP features earlier single “Lava”, a rave-inspired, rhythmically intense track built from pulsing bass and a siren-like synth, designed to create tension, energy and movement while keeping the groove at the forefront.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the rest of the Booster Pack EP, Hiro leans into percussion, deceptive rhythmic patterns and taut bass to create forward drive; each track begins with groove before melodic elements arrive, resulting in a record that trades reflective stillness for kinetic urgency while maintaining his compositional precision.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prah Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":57099191484747,"sku":"R3866-4951","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/unnamed-2026-04-23T123054.316.jpg?v=1776943863","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/booster-pack-ep","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}