Limited edition 12" vinyl pressing of Okiya with remixes by Bogdan Dražić and Jessiquoi. Pressed on black vinyl in spineless sleeves with holes. Includes a bonus senjafuda-inspired sticker. Signed by the artist upon request. Maximum 2 copies per customer.
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The Maiko accompanies her sisters on hundreds of nights out. Sometimes she is away for days at a time. She often finishes work as the local children are walking to school. Each year, familiar faces are replaced by new ones. The Okiya always looks the same - spanning the entire block, rows of latticed windows repeat upwards, shadows perpetually move inside. One day, The Maiko befriends a spider. She offers the spider shelter from the constant clearing of her webs.
lyrics
I wear the clothes
and the mother comes after me
I wash the floor
and the lenses keep track of me
and the lenses keep track of me
Spider on the wall
was calling me by name
her fragile little webs
grew too dangerous to stay
She looked into my iris
crawled inside the hole
I plucked her from my ear canal
she thinks that I’m her home
You own the house
does it mind when I make it creak?
I have a bed
and I think I sleep
The directives are growing weak
Oh,
must we pretend?
Oh,
must we pretend
that we’re so different?
This album makes L.A. traffic jams so much less painful. These dark and beautiful grooves are awesome. I was upset I missed "Youth" on vinyl and then I see this repress and I'm overjoyed that its a cool colored repressing. Ariel ZB's album art is dark, seductive, and strangely nostalgic. I can't wait to spin it! saintdan91388
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