Entry 283 - Kazuya Nagaya - Dream Interpretation

 

This is another one of those albums that contains musical elements but is not music at its core. Dream Interpretation whisks the listener through many different soundscapes. Some of them are strange, some are sorrowful, all of them sound like they come from the subconscious.

The first track, Thanatos, is actually a bit deceiving for a first track. It starts out slow but then builds into this chorus of strings that bleed sorrow and regret. It's a powerful moment that stands out early and is never quite repeated throughout the runtime.

As the album progresses its true nature begins to show. Singular notes played with odd instruments are allowed to fade in and out of existence while either silence or an ambient background fills out the remainder of the song. The end results are something akin to what you would hear from a Buddhist meditation session, or even something you would hear of the Ghost in the Shell soundtrack.

For the longest time I debated if I wanted to grab this record. I wasn't sure that it was to my liking. I finally decided that it was time to bite the bullet when my bandcamp plays ran out. That usually indicates that I enjoy something enough to warrant a purchase. After spending even more time with the record now I'm glad I picked it up.