Akira Ito - Marine FlowersAn extremely sought after album finally available and remastered on its 35th anniversary. A cornerstone album to understand the New Age movement. Includes insert, with liner notes by Diego Olivas, the creative mind behind FOND SOND blog. Some artists have gained huge recognition, some records have been idealized to the point of becoming cult albums and thats exactly the case of Marine Flowers, by Japanese multi artist Akira Ito. An album that is

at the core of her music is the human heart

sketching the breaking of dawn

not any one sound

an album about independence and individuality but also about collectivity and communitarianism

not actual strings

while Bowie's howls and snarling sax on the title track make it instantly memorable

The collaboration among Ojima

" a tribute to old friends who've gotten off the streets

while Wash Off marries manic world music-tinged grooves with a punk-like intensity

"The Irish songwriter’s voice shines like a headlight in fog

bewitching 'L'Amour'

‰ÛÏAre things really so bad