Album artwork for 151a by Kishi Bashi



Kishi Bashi's debut full-length is a bright and soaring avant-pop record written primarily on violin - Kishi Bashi's main instrument which has brought him to record and tour with the likes of Regina Spector, Sondre Lerche, Alexi Murdoch, of Montreal and more.

Kishi Bashi uses Japanese singing as another of many layers, doing so without any trace of gimmickry, and achieving what, to Western ears, must sound like an expression of the ineffable. After lead track 'Intro / Pathos, Pathos' a soaring yet concise amalgam of all that is to come, the record unfolds with a gentle, and somehow grander revisiting of two songs from Room for Dream, reigniting their purpose with subtle variations that serve the larger arc of this LP.

10th AnniversaryTrack listing: 1 Intro / Pathos, Pathos 2 Manchester 3 Bright Whites 4 It All Began With a Burst 5 Wonder Woman, Wonder Me 6 Chester's Burst Over the Hamptons 7 Atticus, In the Desert 8 I Am the Antichrist to You 9 Beat the Bright Out of Me.. LP2 / CD2 1 Intro / Pathos, Pathos (Demo-arigato Version) 2 Manchester (Demo-arigato Version) 3 Bright Whites (Demo-arigato Version) 4 It All Began With a Burst (Demo-arigato Version) 5 Wonder Woman, Wonder Me (Demo-arigato Version) 6 Unicorns Die When You Leave (Demo-arigato Version) 7 Chester’s Burst Over the Hamptons (Demo-arigato Version) 8 Atticus, In the Desert (Demo-arigato Version) 9 I Am the Antichrist to You (Demo-arigato Version) 10 Beat the Bright Out of Me (Demo-arigato Version) 11 Winter from Shiki (Demo-arigato Version)

Kishi Bashi

151a

Joyful Noise
Album artwork for 151a by Kishi Bashi
CD

£15.99

Featuring the Album Proper and Demos of Each Song and Rarities.

Released 15/04/2022Catalogue Number

JNR392CD

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Album artwork for 151a by Kishi Bashi
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Featuring the Album Proper and Demos of Each Song and Rarities.

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Album artwork for 151a by Kishi Bashi
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Kishi Bashi

151a

Joyful Noise
Album artwork for 151a by Kishi Bashi
CD

£15.99

Featuring the Album Proper and Demos of Each Song and Rarities.

Released 15/04/2022Catalogue Number

JNR392CD

Learn more
Album artwork for 151a by Kishi Bashi
LPx2

£32.99

Featuring the Album Proper and Demos of Each Song and Rarities.

Clear
Released 13/05/2022Catalogue Number

JNR392LPC1

Learn more
Album artwork for 151a by Kishi Bashi
CD

£12.99

Released 13/05/2013Catalogue Number

jnr92cd

Learn more



Kishi Bashi's debut full-length is a bright and soaring avant-pop record written primarily on violin - Kishi Bashi's main instrument which has brought him to record and tour with the likes of Regina Spector, Sondre Lerche, Alexi Murdoch, of Montreal and more.

Kishi Bashi uses Japanese singing as another of many layers, doing so without any trace of gimmickry, and achieving what, to Western ears, must sound like an expression of the ineffable. After lead track 'Intro / Pathos, Pathos' a soaring yet concise amalgam of all that is to come, the record unfolds with a gentle, and somehow grander revisiting of two songs from Room for Dream, reigniting their purpose with subtle variations that serve the larger arc of this LP.

10th AnniversaryTrack listing: 1 Intro / Pathos, Pathos 2 Manchester 3 Bright Whites 4 It All Began With a Burst 5 Wonder Woman, Wonder Me 6 Chester's Burst Over the Hamptons 7 Atticus, In the Desert 8 I Am the Antichrist to You 9 Beat the Bright Out of Me.. LP2 / CD2 1 Intro / Pathos, Pathos (Demo-arigato Version) 2 Manchester (Demo-arigato Version) 3 Bright Whites (Demo-arigato Version) 4 It All Began With a Burst (Demo-arigato Version) 5 Wonder Woman, Wonder Me (Demo-arigato Version) 6 Unicorns Die When You Leave (Demo-arigato Version) 7 Chester’s Burst Over the Hamptons (Demo-arigato Version) 8 Atticus, In the Desert (Demo-arigato Version) 9 I Am the Antichrist to You (Demo-arigato Version) 10 Beat the Bright Out of Me (Demo-arigato Version) 11 Winter from Shiki (Demo-arigato Version)