By Borrison
From Clumsy Media
"By Borrison" is the debut studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Kita Hari, released on March 22, 2014 by Clumsy Media. An international version of the album, consisting of all tracks sung in English was released online on May 12, 2014. Hari collaborated with producer Joe "Assam" Heming and began planning the project in mid-2012. They have described the record as primarily a combination of blues and jazz and the lyrical themes revolve largely around her youth, daydreams and critiques of mainstream media and culture.
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Background Information
Type: Full Album TYPE A
Sale Date: March 22, 2014
Price: US $15.00
Distribution: Clumsy Media
Background
From the age of fourteen after a year of training and being signed to the music label division of Clumsy Media, Hari worked with the company to develop her sound and artistic vision. Initially she was put together with a succession of different songwriters in attempt to develop her own music, but without success. It wasn't until she began training with label mate Kotone Nakamura that enabled her "own music style to flourish." Eventually under the guidance of producer Mini Bus, Hari was introduced to writer and producer Joe "Assam" Heming and this working relationship clicked almost immediately. In mid-2012 the pair began the foundation work of what would later shape the album.
Production
Prior to begin work on By Borrison, Hari stated her intentions for the debut album to be a "cohesive" work. The album was recorded with Heming at the Clumsy Studios in Tokyo, Japan and took less than a year to complete. Hari wrote all the tracks with the production by Heming and co-writer Brain Lacome. Ten songs were included in the album's final track listing, with around five that had not been included. When choosing the amount of songs to include on the final track listing, Hari and her agency decided to keep the amount at around ten songs to avoid "filler material."
During the recording of the album, she stated that there was "no specific sound in mind when recording started", continuing to say she listened to large amount of "classical and old Hollywood melodies" and aspired to create "a record I can be proud of for years to come". For influence she cited Nakamura, British singers Birdy and Emlie Sande, Australian singer Gabriella Climi and Japanese singer Dll Ini and Ophelia. Hari also named American singer Lana Del Rey as a major influence for the album's instrumentals.
Track listing
1. Ninty-seven
2. Educated Love
3. The Help
4. Winter Blues
5. Sleeping Melodies
6. The Humming Song
7. New Blood
8. Oh... Boy
9. Raining Pigs Tonight
10. Comforting Sounds
