Detroit Densha Seikatsu

I-R

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1 Potential Destinations

I-R

1:49

2 Body Plant

I-R

9:08

3 Kokkai-Gijidomae

I-R

2:43

4 Forever Place

I-R

1:02

5 Nogizaka

I-R

1:59

6 M-10 EXIT 1A

I-R

5:52

7 Araiyakushi-Mae

I-R

2:01

8 Literal Train Dreams

I-R

8:41

9 Flail

I-R, Brendon Randall-Myers

15:13

10 Michigan Ave (This is All that Exists)

I-R, Todd Reynolds

7:30

Detroit Densha Seikatsu

I-R

I-R’s first LP, Detroit Densha Seikatsu, grew out of a respite from midwestern freeway culture in the highly-transitable metropolitan Japan, inspiring sonic dreamscapes of an augmented-reality Detroit. The album juxtaposes field recordings from Japan’s railway infrastructure and Detroit’s highway and auto scenes – Tokyo and Kyoto metro stations, the Fisher Body Plant, People Mover and M-10 Lodge Freeway.

Detroit Densha Seikatsu features tracks equipped for the context of a DJ set, ambient sequences purely for the vibes, and collaborations with composer and black metal guitarist Brendon Randall-Myers (Scarcity) and digital violinist Todd Reynolds, with I-R performing on live modular synths to orchestrate composed rhythm and pitch sequences.