Hakobune

Hakobune is the ambient project of the Japanese musician Takahiro Yorifuji, who comes from Kasai in Hyōgo Prefecture. He builds slow, drone-based pieces from improvised electric and acoustic guitar run through effects pedals, at times recorded to multitrack tape, and releases them at a steady pace on many small labels. Yorifuji also runs Tobira Records, a record shop in Kasai that opened in 2020. Takahiro Yorifuji began writing music at 15 and has also played in the powerviolence band Whales.