HOSONO HOUSE COVERS: A Timeless Tribute to Haruomi Hosono’s Legacy

HOSONO HOUSE: A Musical Legacy That Echoes the Future

HOSONO HOUSE, created under various influences with a mix of diverse styles, is the foundation for HOSONO HOUSE COVERS, which brings together an even broader array of styles.

For example, the track “Jūsho Futei Mushoku Tei Shū” is covered by the mei ehara Band, transforming the original’s sticky rhythm into a square, modern funk, as though it had been reorganized with DAW software.

Jerry Paper’s version of “Bara To Yaju” reflects the sensibilities of bedroom music post-Chillwave/Vaporwave, reinterpreting the original HOSONO HOUSE as the quintessential “home recording music.”

John Carroll Kirby, a rising star trusted by artists like Frank Ocean and Harry Styles, transforms “Fukuwauchi Oniwasoto” into a 21st-century soy sauce music, complete with the Mizuhara sisters’ chants (“Ee-yaa saa saa”).

Despite their generational differences, Akiko Yano and TOWA TEI, both deeply familiar with Haruomi Hosono, bring “Rock‐A‐Bye My Baby” and “Aiaigasa” to life using the most straightforward expressive methods—”piano-driven vocal performances” and “collage/sampling”—which are notably true to their individual styles.

Haruomi Hosono often speaks about the originality of music, acknowledging that even melodies and rhythms he thought were his own creations already exist within folk music and classical traditions. However, he emphasizes that this should not lead to despair over the idea that “there is no room left for new creations.” The act of creation, he believes, is about respecting what has been passed down from the past, adding one’s own signature, and then passing it on to the next generation.

The eclectic nature of HOSONO HOUSE has given birth to HOSONO HOUSE COVER, which will serve as an entry point to even more eclectic and diverse music that transcends time and borders. By comparing both, one can sense that beyond the gentle melodies and cheerful rhythms, there exists a vast and profound musical spectacle.

“HOSONO HOUSE COVERS”（LP）

Release Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Price: ¥5,500 (tax included)
Catalog Number: HHKB-001

[SIDE A]

1. Aiaigasa / TOWA TEI
2. Fuku wa Uchi Oni wa Soto / John Carroll Kirby feat. The Mizuhara Sisters
3. Jūsho Futei Mushoku Tei Shū / mei ehara
4. CHOO CHOO Gatagoto / Kukuku (Ikuko Harada & Manami Kakudo)
5. Fuyugoe / Yūma Abe
6. Boku wa Chotto / Mac DeMarco

[SIDE B]

1. Koi wa Momoiro / Sam Gendel
2. Owari no Kisetsu / rei harakami
3. Bara to Yajū / Cornelius
4. Party / SE SO NEON
5. Rokka Bai Mai Beibii / Akiko Yano

[Link to the album]
https://hosonohouse.lnk.to/COVERS
https://hosonohouse-cover.com/