Takao

2026 repress with new cover art, which is the original artwork designed by Takao firstly released on his private Bandcamp page in early 2018.

"Stealth" is the aptly-titled debut album from Tokyo-based composer/producer Takao. Gliding in under the radar with thirteen slyly sweet and subtle miniatures, these pieces are refreshing light-explosions of gentle harmony and modestly grand melodies. Fans of New Age and tonal minimalism wil enjoy this music, but its brevity reveals a pop-influenced aesthetic as wel, and the level of care and detail in the arrangements and recording evinces a nuanced, surprisingly mature sensibility. There's a blossoming brightness and elegant simplicity that even cals to mind gentle ghosts of Satie and Debussy. 

"A more intrinsic tradition to posit "Stealth" as an inheritor of would be the Impressionism of Debussy, or even Satie, with Takao's approach drawing light and composure from his instruments at their most bare and unadorned." - Nico Niquo