Pale Flower (Criterion Collection)In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful yet enigmatic gambling addict; what at first seems a redemptive relationship ends up leading him further down the criminal path. Bewitchingly shot and edited and laced with a fever dream like score by Toru Takemitsu (Woman in the Dunes, Ran), this breakthrough gangster romance from Masahiro Shinoda (SAMURAI SPY, DOUBLE SUICIDE)

soft instrumental lullabies

and singer who recently appeared on NBC's hit show Survivor

Lydian String Quartet - Late Quartets

Jean Duceppe

Her diverse and extensive repertoire list consists of masterworks and lesser-known pieces

and the means whereby we may convey to one another any requests we may have to make

no guest stars and no collaborations

which really puts the listener in the studio with the artists

Spring has sprung

but his employer in Darmstadt would not let him go

through his existential doubt

Originally released on Albarika Store