Alpár

A beautiful pair of tracks. The atmosphere of "Mejiro" is “not unlike bird watching. Attempting to find the right spot, getting closer and closer to the bird, which almost controls you and your movements as you attempt to near it”. Whereas "Wakayama" is a more direct piece, and maybe the most melodic song Alpár ever recorded. While "Mejiro" is a woozy, cautious piece, "Wakayama" is like a tropical fruit or the ume, (the japanese apricot); colourful and full of flavour, yet with thanks to the slowly humming theme in the background, an element of sourness grips you at the back of your tongue as it ends.