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Today Hinako Omori releases her new single, a remix by Joe Goddard of Hot Chip.
Goddard’s remix of cyanotype memories blends elements of indie, dance, and electronic music with his signature sound, incorporating captivating melodies, synth soundscapes and intricate rhythms.
"I tried to mimic the meditational feeling of Hinako’s words in the music that I created. To create a feeling of joy and a peaceful feeling, a playful feeling. To bring a sense of calm and wonder." ~ Joe Goddard
"it was a lovely surprise and honour to hear the transformation of the original more melancholic and darker sound to this uplifting, euphoric energy through the eyes of Joe’s magical vision, with Joe’s signature groove and sonics which I’ve loved and admired for such a long time." ~ Hinako Omori
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Since 2022’s critically acclaimed debut album, ‘a journey…’, Hinako Omori has fast become one of the UK’s most compelling breakthrough musicians, blurring the lines between classical, electronic and ambient. Omori’s potent blend of therapeutic frequencies, drones and her ethereal falsetto connected: she has since supported Beth Orton, Anna Meredith and Ichiko Aoba, played with a 60-piece orchestra for BBC Radio 3’s Unclassified and joined Floating Points’ esteemed ensemble at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to perform Promises, his collaborative album with the late Pharoah Sanders.
If a journey… was about healing others with its soothing sounds, Omori’s next album unexpectedly became one of healing herself. Looking back at the lyrics to stillness, softness…, “it was very much an inner journey of uncovering stuck points within myself and coming to a sense of peace with them,” she says. Omori was particularly taken by the idea of our shadow selves – the dark parts of ourselves that we keep hidden – and the need to reconcile with them in order to break free. “The relationship with ourselves is consistent, and when it's healed, wonderful things can come from that,” she adds.
The album on the whole is Omori’s most accessible yet, and one that evidences her true range as a composer, artist, arranger, vocalist and synth virtuoso. It closes with the title track, completing the cycle. “I wanted it to evoke a state of peace that you reach within yourself,” says Omori. “I think of it as a blanket of sorts, very gentle, very calming.” That softness, she says, is the ultimate strength – and one that will guide us through life with love and compassion for ourselves and others.
lyrics
sometimes i get overwhelmed
but don’t take it personally
it’s like a busy city
navigating through my head
and spinning me round and round
a distortion in the reality spectrum
field of noise and nonsense
a careful observer among the chaos
tune the dial to my tv screen eyes
oh the uncertainty
and the possibility
bowing to the unknown
bowing to the future
and surrender
printed into darkness by the sun
focused into being
cyanotype memories
let in the light
that guided you out
before and many times again
the longer they process
the bolder they remain
oh the uncertainty
and the possibility
bowing to the unknown
bowing to the future
and surrender
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