four songs by rima kato
10th anniversary reissue of Rima Kato's 1st tape release.
It was originally released from aotoao label (run by asuna) as a cassette tape on 2010 in Japan. and then also released from Helicopter Records / Curly Sol Records on 2012 in South Korea.
* The mail order tape include an additional 5 songs!
Rima Kato started band called ‘Strrows’ in teenager. Strrows was lo-fi folk duo like a The Softies, Melody Dog, Marine Girls, Chamellows, Dear Nora, DQE, etc. They released few albums from Midi-Creative Records in Japan. Then Strrows broke up.
She continued compose and recording alone, without any gigs and behind the scenes over ten years. This "Four Songs" is her first solo works. Her music has a sense of melancholy and transparency like a old folk songs and the spirit of indie rock.
She has shared the same stage with Sharon Van Etten, Julie Doiron, Mount Eerie, Laura Gibson, Kira Kira, Pascal Pinon, Eddie Marcon, etc.
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aotoaoのカセットレーベルWFTTから2010年にリリースし、その後2012年に韓国のHelicopter Recordsからも発売され、ライブ会場限定で販売されていた加藤りまのファーストEPがリイシュー。
メールオーダーによるカセットテープには5曲のカバー曲も収録。
Tracklist
| 1. | the torchsong of the choir | 2:52 |
| 2. | today was so bad | 3:34 |
| 3. | i know your lies | 4:04 |
| 4. | anne | 2:52 |
Credits
Rima Kato: recording, mix, vocal, guitar, accordion, glockenspiel, recorder, kazoo, harmonica, etc.
