Press + Repress: OTONOMA
OTONOMA LP is currently sold out in the US - repress is now on the way through Thrill Jockey Records!
More copies should be back in stock soon at Anost , Norman Records and via me as well in Europe.
Big thanks to everyone who already picked one up online, shops or at my recent shows.
I would also like to thank everyone who played my album on the radio and wrote about it!
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“Whether she’s serving up subdued batches of tinkling piano keys or piloting bloopy treks into synth-fueled psychedelia, Hirano retains an undeniable sense of clarity, both in terms of her creative vision and the aural fidelity of the sounds on offer.” - First Floor
“Everything on this album is chosen with intention and artistic judgment, everything is fitted together with elegance and musical wisdom… it’s clear that this is electronic music from an artist who’s been a leading voice in the field for over a decade. What might be subtler is that this is also the voice of a musician who loves the classic, basic elements of music, and the quality of her taste is what drives the effect that you, the listener, feel in the heart and mind.” - Bandcamp, album of the day
“OTONOMA is a majestic, frequently stunning effort that delights in playing with ear-pleasing sounds but maintains a strong emotional base.”- AllMusic
“The hallmark of this music is clean-ness, quietude and separation. You’re never in a murk or mess or noise... Both the spaces and the sounds are very beautiful.” - Dusted Magazine
“On “Illuminance” and “Blue Horizon”, Hirano develops her own vivid vocabulary from forms, figures and sounds pioneered by Philip Glass and Suzanne Ciani. Conversely, “Rainwalk” and “In Colours” evoke the most delicate piano pieces of Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Yet even in Otonoma’s quietest moments, Hirano’s music benefits from a remarkable richness of scope.” - UNCUT
“This is the power of Hirano on OTONOMA, a beautiful, sensuous encapsulation of sound harnessed in various complex ways that never becomes dull or tired, but instead, expansive and enveloping.” - Spectrum Culture
".. Ein Showcase dessen, was alles möglich ist, mit genug Erfahrung und Weltoffenheit und einem explorativen, sich nie mit dem Erreichten zufrieden gebenden, nie ruhenden Gemüt. Die Stücke sind zwar vorwiegend am Synthesizer entstanden, transportieren aber Spuren aller ihrer Karrierestufen, von den euphorischen Pianoballaden bis zur abstrakten Klangforschung, immer eingebettet in einen warm fließenden Sound-Strom, doch zu instrumentalem Songwriting kondensiert. Intim, intensiv und immens schön." - Groove Mag