Manawave ~ マナウェーブ by Natsukashii ~ 懐かしい

"When I listened to Manawave, it just felt good... straightforward, sincere, and pure... it made my heart jump." - Hiroki Kikuta (Composer, Secret of Mana)

"The music is very nice." - Mrs Isono (Widow, Hiroo Isono [Artist, Secret of Mana & Manawave])

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Hiroki Kikuta's Secret of Mana compositions provide the foundation for this modern homage, as Natsukashii infuses 12 selected tracks with crafted downtempo beats, lush synth instrumentation, textural ambiance, and dottings of environmental sounds and vocal samples. Lending serendipity to the project, Hiroki Kikuta himself generously provides liner notes*, and art from legendary Secret of Mana artist Hiroo Isono is featured on the cover. Sometimes pensive, sometimes playful, always impassioned; Manawave is a genuine love letter to an enduring classic.

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*Liner notes included in vinyl release. Please buy vinyl from Channel 3 Records. Manawave is made for vinyl.

Tracklist

1.	Fear of the Heavens ~ 天使の怖れ	4:07

2.	A Curious Tale ~ 不思議なお話を	3:34

3.	Phantom and a Rose ~ 薔薇と精霊	3:07

4.	Into the Thick of It ~ 少年は荒野をめざす	3:51

5.	The Wind Never Ceases ~ 風の焉わるところ	3:05

6.	I Closed My Eyes ~ ひとみを閉じて	2:12

7.	A Bell is Tolling ~ 八点鐘	3:29

8.	What the Forest Taught Me ~ 森が教えてくれたこと	1:42

9.	Spirit of the Night ~ 夜の魂	3:20

10.	Still of the Night ~ 浄夜	3:48

11.	I Won't Forget ~ 君を忘れない	3:40

12.	Now Flightless Wings ~ 翼はもうはばたかない	4:06

Credits

released October 7, 2020

Original Composer, Secret of Mana ~ Hiroki Kikuta 菊田裕樹
Cover Art ~ Hiroo Isono 磯野宏夫

Manawave Producer, Audio Engineer, Design ~ Natsukashii 懐かしい

Vinyl Cutting Engineer ~ Kevin Park (Lacquer Channel)
Translation ~ John Gale

Executive Producer ~ Caleb Denney (CH3 Records)

Cover art ©Hiroo Isono / Cosmo Merchandising Co., Ltd / D. Parks and Associates LLC
Compulsory Mechanical Licenses provided by Legacy Productions Inc. d/b/a Easy Song Licensing
Maasai Tribe vocals appear in tracks 3, 11, 12 courtesy of Earthmoments
Special Thanks: Hiroki Kikuta, Jayson Napolitano (Scarlet Moon Productions), Mrs. Isono, Travis Nylund, Square Enix

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