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皿​屋​敷 (Sarayashiki)

by Ghost Park

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bacchanalia 03:16
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andata 04:16
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the index 04:49
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momen 06:54
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ubi 04:36
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Bonjour. Bonjour. Sleep well? Yeah, fine. Good. I know what it's like to be on the road. Were you on the road? We moved with the herds. Six months in the hills, six months in the valleys. With a wife and a herd, it's different, more like moving house. Not the same kind of road as yours. We've all got to do our thing, don't we? That's how it is. Do you travel alone? You don't get lonely? It's good to be alone. I've spent Christmas alone. I watched people stuffing themselves. I was alone. When it's cold, it's nice. Roads aren't so crowded. It's easier to hitch rides. It all depends how nice the man is who picks you up or doesn't. If he picks you up, you're lucky. And luckier if he doesn't pester you. I don't care, I move. Maybe you're freer than I am. Good for you. I chose a middle road between loneliness and freedom. People bugged me for a long time, but that's all over now. You chose total freedom but you got total loneliness. The time comes when if you go on, you destroy yourself. You head for destruction. If you want to live, you stop. My friends who stayed on the road are dead now, or else they fell apart: alcoholics, or junkies. Because the loneliness ate them up, in the end.
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angel brain 03:27
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tresselacts 04:20
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reprise 02:53

about

Sarayashiki means The Manor of Dishes.

credits

released August 12, 2021

All songs except "andata" and "ubi" written by Matt Lombardi.
"andata" and "ubi" originally written by Ryuichi Sakamoto; arranged for guitar by Matt and recorded with the artist's permission.
Recorded directly to tape in various forests, sewers, and caves in Brooklyn, NY and Portland, ME; with additional recording done in Boston, MA; Livingston, NJ; and Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka, JP.
Mixed and mastered by Matt Lombardi in Portland, ME.

Tyler Gilbert — Drums on "the index" and "angel brain".
Zach Cadman — Brass on "a cube floating on the sea" and "angel brain".

Cover photography and design by Matt Lombardi. This is Ukimi-dō pavilion in Nara Park.

Sarayashiki Visualizers / Music Videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMV8ECU9DlsKJZsPY9Qd88o5evTMDQNf2

A million thanks to Conor/Birdfeeders for providing me with creative inspiration, constructive feedback, and two decades of unyielding love and support. Also thanks to Tyler, Zach, Jake, Nick, Jovienne, Bryan, John, Grace, Sander, Peter, and Warren.

TTTSR26.

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