Hakushi Hasegawa
Mahōgakkō
Brainfeeder 140 - on limited LILAC SMOKE MARBLED vinyl including an insert
Hakushi Hasegawa (They/Them pronouns) is a musician/singer-songwriter based in Tokyo, Japan, and the first Japanese artist signed to the Brainfeeder label. Their debut release in July 2023 was the single – “Mouth Flash (Kuchinohanabi)” – featuring bass by the super-talented Sam Wilkes (Leaving Records). A few days later Hakushi blew fans away, playing live for the first time at the iconic music festival Fuji Rock in Japan.
Consistent with Brainfeeder’s ethos of seeking out artists operating outside the confines of genre since the label started in 2008, Hakushi’s music is tricky to categorize as it straddles a few genres: alternative, electronic, jazz, pop/J-pop. Sometimes it’s pretty, at times it’s very intense and fast-paced. Releasing since 2018, they’ve already made a name for themselves domestically in Japan with a string of wonderfully wild releases and started to build a cult following internationally. Collabs to date have included Kid Fresino, yuigot, TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA, Yukichikasaku/men and Eye from Boredoms.
In September 2023, Hakushi created the soundtrack for the noir kei ninomiya Spring/Summer 2024 runway show for Comme des Garçons at Paris Fashion Week. They were also the focus of a cover-to-cover takeover at Yuriika [Eureka] for November’s issue of the mainstream Japanese literary magazine specializing in poetry and criticism.
Contains:
Departed
Gone
Mouth Flash (Kuchinohanabi)
Repeal (Tekkai)
The Blossom and the Thunder
Kyofunohoshi
Nennekokoromi
Forbidden Thing (Kimmotsu)
Mohointer (v2)
Boy's Texture
Enbami
Outside (Soto)
Play All (12)
NEW SEALED LP on limited LILAC SMOKE MARBLED vinyl including an insert