I, Castorpollux Erika Dohi SKU: 37D018LP Barcode: 0656605376257 19.00 £19.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: 37d03d Released Date: 14th May 2021 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Osaka-born and New York-based pianist Erika Dohi is a multi-faceted artist with an eclectic musical background. From highly polished traditional classical to bold improvisation, she is a dynamic performer whose timeless style and unidiomatic technique sets her apart in contemporary NYC avant-garde circles. Dohi’s vast repertory is impressive but what makes her truly such a barrier-defying artist is what lies ahead. ‘I, Castorpollux’, Dohi’s debut solo album, is a profound personal excavation set to a gripping landscape of wild, genre-fluid composition, a virtuosic but emotionally generous convergence of the technical and the spiritual. With understated piano and keyboards at its centre, ‘I, Castorpollux’ is equal parts hazy nostalgia, science-fiction soundtrack and electroacoustic experimentation. The project features contributions from Channy Leaneagh (Polica), Andy Akiho and Immanuel Wilkins, among others, and is produced by William Brittelle. The central theme to the album is the ‘split-self’ and variable perceptions of time that Dohi has faced at formative moments in her life. She experienced the 1995 Kobe earthquake at age 7. Hiding under a table during the worst of it, she later emerged to find the world around her crumbled. In her immediate vicinity, a fixture of her childhood remained standing. The Tower of the Sun, a type of three- faced time machine itself from Expo 70, designed by artist Taro Okamoto, is a trail-marker on Erika’s journey, a stand-in sigil to unlock the mysterious sounds of her work, with 70s synths and retro sci-fi aesthetics permeating the album’s narratives. Much of the album was written while living in Texas where the split between her Asian self and the idea of being an American necessitated a near mountain of self-discovery to reconcile how she felt and who she was within the social backdrop of a strongly conservative environment. It is no wonder that the character of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux from Greek and Roman mythology resonate so deeply with her, or Haruki Murakami’s Two Moons and their strange light. From her contributions to various projects and her participation in the Artist in Residency collaborations, Erika has become a staple of the 37d03d community. Artist Erika Dohi Genre Leftfield / Experimental Label 37d03d Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Two Moons (Osaka 1995) Replicant Porcelain Hands Doesn’t Want/ Doesn’t Stop (feat. Channy Leaneagh) Particle Of 陽の光 (Hi no Hikari) Still/ On Hold (feat. Ambrose Akinmusire, Immanuel Wilkins) Polaroid (feat. Channy Leaneagh) Tower of the Sun Expo 70’ (feat. William Brittelle) PoE (feat. Andy Akiho, Immanuel Wilkins) Water Drop (Mizu no Shizuku) Dioscuri Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Leftfield / Experimental View Product Quick View Phill Niblock Nothin to Look At Just a Record Leftfield / Experimental | Superior Viaduct | 1LP Released 28th November 2013 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Phill Niblock Nothin to Look At Just a Record £22.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Superior Viaduct SKU: SV033 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th November 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Entourage Music And Theatre Ensemble Entourage Leftfield / Experimental | Folkways | 1LP, Includes Insert Released 25th June 2012 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Entourage Music And Theatre Ensemble Entourage £22.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Folkways SKU: FW33866LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Insert Released Date: 25th June 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Album Leaf, The Future Falling Leftfield / Experimental | Eastern Glow Recordings | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 19th May 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Album Leaf, The Future Falling £26.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Eastern Glow Recordings SKU: EGR626014 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 19th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Richard Skelton These Charms May Be Sung Over A Wound Electronica | Phantom Limb | 2LP Released 26th September 2020 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Richard Skelton These Charms May Be Sung Over A Wound £22.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Phantom Limb SKU: PHNTM015LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 26th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Death And Vanilla California Owls EP Downtempo | Fire Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 25th August 2015 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Death And Vanilla California Owls EP £13.00 Genre: Downtempo Label: Fire Records SKU: BLAZE225 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 25th August 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View On Man On Man Leftfield / Experimental | Houndstooth | 1LP Released 15th July 2022 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders On Man On Man £21.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Houndstooth SKU: HTH154 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th July 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hakushi Hasegawa Air Ni Ni Leftfield / Experimental | Brainfeeder | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 8th March 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hakushi Hasegawa Air Ni Ni £26.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Brainfeeder SKU: BF138 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 8th March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Yama Warashi Crispy Moon Leftfield / Experimental | Prah Recordings | 1LP Released 27th May 2022 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Yama Warashi Crispy Moon £19.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: Prah Recordings SKU: PRAH047LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th May 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Small Isles The Valley, The Mountains, The Sea Leftfield / Experimental | AKP Recordings | 1LP Released 1st October 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Small Isles The Valley, The Mountains, The Sea £18.00 Genre: Leftfield / Experimental Label: AKP Recordings SKU: AKP0041 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hood Cold House Electronica | Domino | 2LP, 45rpm Released 20th February 2012 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hood Cold House £17.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Domino SKU: REWIGLP85 Formats: 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 20th February 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Leftfield / Experimental Start again
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