Are Euphoria, by Dustin Wong & Takako Minekawa

Are Euphoria

by Dustin Wong & Takako Minekawa

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

¥1,000 JPY or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Comes in a gatefold paper sleeve with obi.

Includes unlimited streaming of Are Euphoria via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 5 days

¥1,700 JPY or more

1.	7000000000 Human Elements 05:16	buy track
2.	Benbelo 04:47	buy track
3.	Zaaab 07:50	buy track
4.	Yaikele Ya Ma 06:49	buy track
5.	Akubi 07:34	buy track
6.	Haha Mori 07:29	buy track
7.	Elastic Astral Peel 07:50	buy track

about

Music in Japanese is written in two words, sound and enjoyment.
Counterpoint, dissonance, odd time signatures, when all these things accumulate and coalesce in interesting and harmonious ways, it is like hearing or seeing an idyllic perception of Humanity.

Like a curving line that streams up in to the sky, like a flock of birds or a school of fish, the directions and shapes change in seemingly random yet creating patterns that dance and seduce consciousness.

Every beat, melody, is a unique metaphor to each individual. The variety of peoples, cultures, religions, thoughts, hobbies, races, these differences molten together, the differences are the elements needed in creating harmony. The same sound on top of the same sound doesn't form harmonies. Harmony is created by differences. Depending on the desires and sentiments that go into sound, the music changes, the power of the individual's metaphor and imagination can take the listener to profound distances.

Each person's impression, are all unique and completely limitless

Are Euphoria is deeply influenced by a branch of "Fusion" that is more about creating a world rather than focusing on performance or technical dexterity. Musicians like Yasuaki Shimizu, Motohiko Hamase, Mono Fontana, Joe Zawinul, Steve Shehan, and many others that were able to create musical environments were a huge inspiration.

Takako Minekawa and Dustin Wong, asked Co La (Matthew Papich) to co-produce the Album. Co La's intriguing way of placing sound and building compositions are in their opinion leading a new type of expression in music. His surreal and conceptual approach was something that the two wanted to combine with "Are Euphoria".

credits

released June 16, 2017

All music written and performed by Dustin Wong and Takako Minekawa
Recorded and Mixed by Dustin Wong and Takako Minekawa
Co-Producer: Co La (Matthew A. Papich)
Mastered by Masaki Tada (7e.p. recordings)

Art and Concept by Dustin Wong and Takako Minekawa
Photographed by Hiromi Shinada
Text Layout: Yuko Shoji

license

about

7e.p. 東京都, Japan

Tokyo based independent label since 2002

contact / help

Contact 7e.p.

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Are Euphoria, you may also like:

live at necco sendai 08032019
by yumbo / Genjitsu Records

supported by 7 fans who also own “Are Euphoria”
go to album
see you soon "session for us"
by may.e+丘

supported by 5 fans who also own “Are Euphoria”

Mei's voice is comforting, like a gentle breeze on a summer night. Thanks for sharing your work. Jonathan Rahmani
go to album
BABY vs SOUPCURRY plus
by yumbo / Genjitsu Records

supported by 5 fans who also own “Are Euphoria”
go to album
I
by Buffalo Daughter

featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 14, 2023
go to album
Free Fall
by Hollow Suns

Bracing post-hardcore meets festival-ready rock on the Tokyo band's sharp new EP, mixed and mastered by Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight). Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 8, 2024
go to album
Ramble In The Rainbow
by TAMTAM

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jan 16, 2024
go to album
Lots of Birds
by Koji Shibuya

supported by 5 fans who also own “Are Euphoria”

Not as endearingly loose and shaggy as yumbo, but more than makes up for it being an excellent pop album. It's currently a tossup between "A Weak Man" and "Lesser-Known Artists" as my favourite track. plescanfan
go to album