The Sea Is Never Full, by dakota suite

The Sea Is Never Full

by dakota suite

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1.	The Sea Is Never Full (Part 1) 18:35	buy track
2.	The Sea Is Never Full (Part 2) 27:08	buy track
3.	Nagisa / Isonade 07:54	buy track
4.	Shōrōbun / Funayūrei 08:33	buy track

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The origin of this collaboration began two months prior to the Fukushima disaster in Japan. Dakota Suite had been touring Japan with their friends from the Japanese band called ‘vampillia’ and had been in several coastal locations in Wakayama as well as places near to Fukushima. The tsunami was very upsetting for Chris Hooson and David Buxton from Dakota Suite who then set about making music to reflect this overwhelming sadness and loss for Japan.

They approached Vampillia to work on these somber reflective songs for the sea. Vampillia is next alternative music from Osaka. Guitar, Noise guitar, Bass, Piano, Classical Strings, Velladon on Opera, Mongoloid on the dark metal vocals alongside twin drummers Talow the Tornado (NICE VIEW, TURTLE ISLAND) and Tatsuya Yoshida (RUINS).

From this lineup of 10 (sometimes more) comes experimental and beautiful dark music. Besides the new work with Dakota Suite, they have previously collaborated with acts such as µ-Ziq, Merzbow, Nadja and Lustmord. Their intense experimental style is the perfect fusion with the Dakota Suite aesthetic.

The songs came from a desire to reflect the phases of the disaster, the rising violent seas, the destructive power and... more
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released September 23, 2016

credits

released September 23, 2016

Composed by David Buxton, Akiko Yamamoto and Vampillia

Performed by David Buxton, Chris Hooson, Akiko Yamamoto, Velladon, Mongoloid, / Japan, Fade Keiner, Joshua Lozano, Atsuko Hatano, Rei Miyamoto & Jarboe

Recorded By David Buxton and Vampillia at:
Lublab, Osaka, Japan
Yori Original, Osaka, japan
Head Gap, Melbourne, Australia
David's house in Leeds

Mastering by Hiroshi Iguchi {Tokyo} / Lacquer cut by Mike Grinser at Manmade Mastering {Berlin}

Photography by Johanna Hooson

www.dakotasuite.com
www.vampillia.com
www.johannahooson.com

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dakota suite Leeds, UK

Formed in Leeds during a particularly melancholy 1996, Chris Hooson and David Buxton have set about making both singer songwriter and ambient / cinematic soundscapes since the beginning.

They do this with varying degrees of success.

The band has toured with only slight vigour across Europe and Japan. The music of Dakota Suite has featured in mainstream cinema, art house cinema and also TV. ... more

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