Nº 36 12 & 1 SONG (LP Edition) – Janis Crunch & haruka nakamura

“12 songs for the peaceful winters of the world, and 1 song for your soul.”

Eleven years after its original release, Janis Crunch and haruka nakamura’s well-loved winter masterpiece returns on KITCHEN. LABEL.

Initially released in 2011, 12 & 1 SONG is the debut collaboration album by Janis Crunch and haruka nakamura. A treasury of 13 compositions themed with hazy childhood memories and the phenomena of the winter solstice, at times tender and pure, yet at others, imbued with a sense of humanity and world-weariness, glow with the warmth of a log fire.

Janis Crunch’s warm, sonorous vocals ring bright and true above haruka nakamura’s classical guitar and soundscape arrangements. The former reveals the heart of her compositional skills of her primary instrument, in particular, her solo piano performances on SOLITUDE and Reqiuem. 12 & 1 song, nuit, and prayer promptly bring to mind the early signature sounds of haruka nakamura. ARAKI Shin, who has been featured prominently on haruka nakamura’s 2nd album twilight, collaborates with the flute on insincere love. 

The reissue is presented with artwork faithful to the design on the original first press edition. The package also comes with a digital download card containing six bonus tracks recorded during the original sessions, five of which were previously made available as digital downloads on earlier editions and one of which, A graca economica de Deus, has not yet been released.

CREDIT

Janis Crunch: Vocals, Piano
haruka nakamura: Piano, Guitar, Electronics
ARAKI Shin: Flute

Originally mastered by Keith Kenniff
Remastered by Gen Tanabe at Studio Camel House, Japan

Design by Ricks Ang, April Lee
Collages by Sakura Sato