KITCHEN. LABEL

❏ OUT 17 APR ❏ MEITEI / 冥丁 • AGATE / 瑪瑙 KITCHEN. LABEL presents AGATE, the new album by MEITEI, deepening the world first shaped through the Kofū trilogy. Named after the mineral formed through pressure and time, AGATE reflects a patient and disciplined approach to sound. Across seven tracks, MEITEI remodeled key works from Kofū alongside a previously unreleased composition, refining material developed through years of touring. What emerges is not a reconstruction of the past, but Shinpu, where historical awareness becomes a foundation for contemporary creation. If Kofū opens windows into forgotten eras, AGATE moves beneath the surface into layered memory. The artwork, originally developed through traditional woodblock print and calligraphy, echoes this sense of solitude and physicality. AGATE will be released on 17 April 2025 on 180g vinyl, CD, and digital, mastered by Kelly Hibbert. The singles, SHIN-OIRAN, SHIN WARŌSOKU, are now available to stream. ▶ Pre-order and stream: link in bio ❏ Tracklisting HAŌ (Previously unreleased track) SHIN-OIRAN (Remodeled from Oiran I, Kofū) SHIN-SADAYAKKO (Remodeled from Sadayakko, Kofū) SHIN-WARŌSOKU (Remodeled from Wa-rōsoku, Kofū III) KYŪGEKI (Remodeled from Shurayuki hime and Akira Kurosawa, Kofū II) SHIN-OIRAN II (Remodeled from Oiran II, Kofū) SHIN-EDOGAWARANPO (Remodeled from Edogawa Ranpo, Kofū III) Format : LP, CD, Digital Catalogue Number : KI-050 Release Date : 17 April 2026 Label : @kitchen_label Project Director: MEITEI Composed by MEITEI Mastered by @almachrome Artwork by @kamisoe_kyoto Calligraphy by @bioxie Photography by @hiroshi_okamotoo Design by @ricks_ang @kitchen_label ❏ Specification LP: 180g vinyl, 12″ sleeve with capped obi, 8pp double gatefold insert (135 × 210 mm), offset printed, full colour on premium uncoated paper CD: Glass-mastered CD housed in a 140 × 140 × 7 mm customised greyboard case, with obi, 8pp double gatefold insert (135 × 135 mm), offset printed, full colour on premium uncoated paper Cover Artwork © MEITEI, Traffic Inc ✈︎ WORLDWIDE SHIPPING ✈︎ kitchenlabel.bandcamp.com

❏ OUT 20 FEB ❏
 Hiroshi Ebina “On Solitude”  Dream techno for inner space.

“On Solitude” is Hiroshi Ebina’s quiet response to an overconnected world. Across drifting rhythms, vaporous synths, and restrained pulses of soft techno, he traces the emotional afterglow of digital fatigue and the grace of stillness rediscovered. His third album for KITCHEN. LABEL moves between ambient reflection, dream-techno clarity, and post-digital minimalism, proposing solitude not as isolation, but as renewal. From the luminous opening of “The Village in the Sky” featuring Hinako Omori, to the environmental textures of “Hokokuji Bamboo Forest,” and the hushed closing “A Silent Room” with marucoporoporo, the record unfolds like an inner dialogue. On Solitude is released 20 February 2026 on limited winter grey vinyl, CD, and digital. Mastered by Joseph Branciforte at Greyfade Studio, with artwork by Chizuru Masumura. The singles, The Village in the Sky, Hokokuji Bamboo Forest and A Silent Room, are now available to stream. 

▶  Pre-order and stream: link in bio 
❏ Tracklisting  
1. The Village in the Sky (feat. Hinako Omori)
2. Your Mind is Like the Ocean
3. For Brief Moment
4. How to Belong to Yourself
5. Saudade da Memória Perdida
6. Hush
7. One Step Closer to Awareness
8. Transience/Permanence
9. Quiescence
10. Hokokuji Bamboo Forest
11. My Mind is Like the Ocean
12. Isolation Portrait (Brooklyn, NY)
13. A Silent Room (feat. marucoporoporo) 
Format : LP, CD, Digital Catalogue Number : KI-049 Release Date : 20 February 2026 Label : @kitchen_label 
All compositions by Hiroshi Ebina Lyrics, Vocals by @hinakoomori (1), @marucoporoporo_ (13) Mastered by @josephbranciforte Artwork by @chizuru_masumura 
Design by @ricks_ang 

❏ Specifications

LP: 150g Winter Grey vinyl, 12” sleeve, 12pp booklet with silver letterpress, postcard 
CD: Glass-master CD housed in customised 175 x 135mm sleeve, 12pp booklet with silver letterpress, postcard

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🌕 Man From Moon: live ambient + talk 5月23日（土）の夜、ソウルでの初のライブを、鍾路のスペース、Kunst Kabinnetで行います。公演後にはトークイベントも予定されています。 内容｜アンビエント・ライブパフォーマンス ＆ アーティストトーク 日時｜2026年5月23日（土）20:00–22:00 場所｜Kunst Kabinett（鍾路区 昌慶宮路35ギル21、1階） 出演｜Ryuuta Takaki（jp）、Mohani（kr) @mohani_43 予約｜Kunst Kabinett @kunstkabinett_seoul のプロフィールリンクから（Googleフォーム） Man From Moon: Live Ambient + Talk On the evening of May 23 (Sat), I will perform my first live show in Seoul at Kunst Kabinett. An artist talk will follow after the performance. Program | Ambient live performance & artist talk Date & Time | Saturday, May 23, 2026 — 20:00–22:00 Venue | Kunst Kabinett (1F, 21 Changgyeonggung-ro 35-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul) Artists | Ryuuta Takaki (JP), Mohani (KR) Reservation | Via the Kunst Kabinett profile link (Google Form) / international visitors can also reserve via the profile link

Tape Makes It Feel Alive I like making music with things I can touch. Old analog machines, turning tape, subtle wavering, and noise that stays inside the sound. I made this piece in my studio with worn machines. The noise and wavering are not things I wanted to hide. They are what make the sound feel alive to me, like memory moving through the tape. Do you prefer an analog feel or digital clarity? #ambientmusic #sounddesign #lofiambient #tapemusic #tascamportastudio

MEITEI AGATE Release Tour 2026 Wakayama — Wakayama Castle Tenshukaku Courtyard May 24, 2026 A return to Wakayama, where many of the beginnings of MEITEI’s live performances first took shape. Set within the courtyard of Wakayama Castle, the evening unfolds beneath the night sky, surrounded by the lingering traces of time and memory. In support of AGATE. — Wakayama Castle Tenshukaku Courtyard (Outdoor) 3 Ichibancho, Wakayama City Doors 18:00 Performance 19:00 Ends around 20:00–20:30 ¥6,000 (includes castle admission fee) Tickets available via PassMarket from April 11, 10:00 https://passmarket.yahoo.co.jp/event/show/detail/0203pfz7wa151.html Limited unreserved seating available. Entry in order of ticket numbers. In case of rain, the performance will be held inside the castle.

Shikijitsu is out now.
 The real sound of our small family wedding lives inside this song. 
Family voices, cassette-recorded acoustic guitar, tape noise, Eri’s voice and violin, soft synths, and strings all remain in the music. 
I kept the waver and imperfections because they felt like part of the memory. 
The cover image comes from an instant photo taken around that time. 
A quiet day became sound. 
From my upcoming album Tsuioku on @kitchen_label 
Listen link in bio. 


#ambientmusic #lofiambient

MEITEI Kiyomizudera, Kyoto April 18, 2026 Held one day after the release of AGATE, this performance marked a turning point. Around 450 gathered at the main hall stage, MEITEI’s most attended solo performance to date. A return to Kyoto, to a place of memory, and to a space where sound, ritual and landscape met. Thank you to everyone who came, and to all who made this possible. Organised by @sibasikyoto In collaboration with @feel_kiyomizudera @traffic_label @kitchen_label Photo by @inueyskz_photo

Some moments from different times.
 My music started with an acoustic guitar and a Fostex X-12 cassette recorder. 
Even now, tape and guitar still feel close to my music. 
A new single from my upcoming album on @kitchen_label will be out next week. It feels very personal to me.

MEITEI
AGATE Release Tour 2026
 Maebashi — Akagi Shrine
May 16, 2026
 Beginning with prayer,
moving into sound at sunset.
 A third return to Maebashi,
within the sacred grounds of Akagi Shrine.
 In support of AGATE.
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 Organised by SOWA DELIGHT @sowadelight 
Tea direction RAVE ESTATE @rave_estate_jp 
Tea by Yamano Food Labo @yamanofoodlabo 
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 Tickets and details:
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 Photo by @hiroshi_okamotoo 
Akagi Shrine photo © Echi Tano

“Nighttime alleyways, temples and shrines,
the moon’s reflection on a pond…”
 They said it best.
 AGATE
MEITEI
Tower Records Shibuya

MEITEI / 冥丁 • AGATE / 瑪瑙 Featured on the cover of Sora Ambient. ▶ listen: link in bio Photo by @hiroshi_okamotoo

『Chrysalis』 Performance Video This world is the quiet layering of presences, asleep and unnamed. KITCHEN. LABELからリリースしたアルバム『Jewels』からイントロ曲『Chrysalis』のビデオを公開しました。 この世界に眠るまだ名前のない気配の堆積、幾重にも 声を上げない表皮と ただ感受されることを待っている恩寵 繭の内側のように それでいて驚くべき躍動 #ryuutatakaki #kitchenlabel