Detroit Densha Seikatsu

by I-R

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Compact disc folded into a two-sided color poster depicting the Detroit Densha Seikatsu Map in dark mode and light mode. Poster size is approximately 12in. x 18in. (mock images not to scale).

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	1.	Potential Destinations 01:49
	2.	Body Plant 09:08
	3.	Kokkai-Gijidomae 02:43
	4.	Forever Place 01:02
	5.	Nogizaka 01:59
	6.	M-10 Exit 1A 05:52
	7.	Araiyakushi-Mae 02:01
	8.	Literal Train Dreams 08:41
	9.	Flail 15:13
	10.	Michigan Ave (This is All that Exists) ft. Todd Reynolds 07:30

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I-R’s first LP, Detroit Densha Seikatsu, grew out of a respite from midwestern freeway culture in the highly-transitable metropolitan Japan, inspiring sonic dreamscapes of an augmented-reality Detroit. The album juxtaposes tracks built on field recordings from Japan’s railway infrastructure, and Detroit’s highway and auto scenes – Tokyo and Kyoto metro stations, the Fisher Body Plant, People Mover and M-10 Lodge Freeway.

Detroit Densha Seikatsu features tracks equipped for the context of a DJ set, ambient sequences purely for the vibes, and collaborations with composer Brendon Randall-Myers (of the black metal band Scarcity) and digital violinist Todd Reynolds, with I-R performing on live modular synths to orchestrate composed rhythm and pitch sequences.

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released January 26, 2024

DETUNDLTD89: I-R – DETROIT DENSHA SEIKATSU

Recorded, produced, and mixed by Daniel Rhode & Adam Francis Cuthbert at the Vapor Cave in Detroit, MI. Mastered by Michael Hammond at Figure 8 Recording in Brooklyn, NY. Composed by Rhode [1-8,10], Cuthbert [1-8,10], and Brendon Randall-Myers [9]. Todd Reynolds, violin [10]. Field Samples recorded in Detroit [2,6,8,10], Kyoto [1,4], Fujikawaguchiko [4], and Tokyo [5,7]. Art & design by Cuthbert.

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I-R Detroit, Michigan

“beats that sounded like pneumatic drills tearing up pavement in the midst of a traffic jam" (The New York City Jazz Record).

synthesizer music by RETCON & KuuMA

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