Hasegawa Hakushi’s second album “MAHŌGAKKŌ” will be released on Wednesday, July 24.
The album marks Hakushi Hasegawa’s return after approximately 4 years and 8 months, signing with Brainfeeder, the label helmed by music producer Flying Lotus, in July 2023. It’s his first full album since joining the label, featuring tracks such as “Mouth Flash,” released alongside the label announcement, a collaboration with KID FRESINO titled “Gone,” a self-cover of “The Blossom and the Thunder,” provided to virtual singer Kafu of KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO, and “KYŌFUNOHOSHI,” featuring horn arrangements by jazz composer Miho Hasama, among others, totaling 12 tracks.
It was also announced that “Boy’s Texture,” a single from the album, will be available for download from 10 p.m. on May 9 (Thursday). The song is based on a song written by Hasegawa for noir kei ninomiya’s “Spring/Summer 2024” show at Paris Fashion Week in 2023, with guitar by Shuta Nishida, mixed by Masashi Uramoto, and mastered by Masafumi Uramoto. Heba Kadry, who has also worked with Bjork and other artists, handled the mixing and mastering. A music video was released along with the release.
Comment from Hakushi Hasegawa
Initially, I embarked on creating this piece with the sole intention of achieving bodily inversion. However, as the process unfolded, I became apprehensive about the rigidity of my initial assumptions regarding bodily structure and the myriad contradictory possibilities within my own body. Throughout the creation of this piece, I grappled with fear and confusion. Ultimately, I relinquished the notion of providing clear direction for this work—it was an unattainable goal from the outset. I didn’t aspire to embody specific roles or identities; instead, I sought to encompass everything and nothing simultaneously. I still find myself lacking self-control, a trait that may only dissipate over time. (That’s all from me.)
The latest artist photo was also released on Tuesday, May 7, prior to the announcement of this release. It was the first time for him to publicly release his portrait, and comments about it were also made on his SNS.
Information
label: Brainfeeder / Beat Records
artist: Hasegawa Hakushi
title: MAHŌGAKKŌ
- Departed
- Gone / Hasegawa Hakushii & KID FRESINO
- Mouth Flash (Kuchinohanabi)
- Repeal (Tekkai)
- The Blossom and the Thunder
- KYŌFUNOHOSHI
- NENNEKOKOROMI
- Forbidden Thing (Kimmotsu)
- Mahōinter (v2)
- Boy’s Texture
- Enbami
- Outside (Soto)
Participating Artists
KID FRESINO: Rap
Sam Wilkes: Bass
Miho Hazama: Horn Arrangement
Yohchi Masago: Trumpet
Ryo Konishi: Alto Sax
Tomoaki Baba: Tenor Sax
Shuta Nishida: Guitar
The Anticipation Illicit Tsuboi: Mix
Masashi Uramoto: Mix
D.O.I.: Mix
ZAK: Mix
Randy Merrill:Mastering
Stuart Hawkes: Mastering
Heba Kadry: Mastering
release: 07.24 (CD, CD TD)
2024.07.24 (CD, CD T-shirt)
2024.08.09 (LP)
Digital
https://hakushihasegawa.lnk.to/mahogakko
CD domestic edition (with lyrics and commentary): ¥ 2,700 tax
CD domestic + T-shirt: ¥ 7,000 tax
https://www.beatink.com/products/detail.php?product_id=14074
LP domestic edition (with Japanese obi/Instructions and DL card/transparent pink vinyl): ¥ 5,400 tax
Normal LP (with DL card / Translucent Pink vinyl): ¥ 5,000 tax https://www.beatink.com/products/detail.php?product_id=14075
Tower Records LP limited edition (gold vinyl): https://tower.jp/item/6357745