Carpet of Fallen Leaves 2LP Vinyl Record

Double LP version. Gatefold sleeve; includes printed inner sleeve, 28-page booklet; edition of 700. Carpet Of Fallen Leaves is an introduction to the folk-pop world of Eddie Marcon. It follows in the footsteps of other collections of Japanese artists on Morr Music, such as Yumbo, Andersens, and the Minna Miteru compilations. Carpet Of Fallen Leaves draws together songs from Eddie Marcon's twenty-two-year history, including fragile, yet rich in melody material, collected from a prodigious run of limited edition, self-released CD-Rs. Eddie Marcon is the project of Eddie Corman and Jules Marcon, who met through their involvement in Japan's underground music scene. Eddie was a member of noise-rock duo Coa, while both Eddie and Marcon were part of psych-rock collective LSD-March. Forming in 2001, Eddie Marcon's sound is markedly different from these groups, though they do, at times, share a sense of psychedelic dislocation, through the gentle, limpid pace of their songs. But with Eddie Marcon, melody and gentleness is at the music's core. They've long marked out their own, unique territory within a worldwide community of psych-folk and folk-pop artists; sharing their music through a subterranean network of colleagues and friends, they count groups like The Pastels and The Notwist as their fans, and Eddie has collaborated with the likes of Shintaro Sakamoto, and Aki Tsuyuko (in Tondekebana, and with Marcon and Ippei Matsui in the quartet Wasurerogusa). Eddie Marcon have also recently worked with drummer Ikuro Takahashi, who's played with groups such as Fushitsusha, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, and Nagisa Ni Te. Across the songs on Carpet Of Fallen Leaves, Eddie Marcon's songs are performed by Eddie on guitar, organ and vocals, and Marcon on bass; they're variously joined by Takahashi, Yojiro Tatekawa (drums), Tomoko Kageyama (vibraphone), Yasuhisa Mizutani (flute), Madoka Asakura (vocals), and Ztom Motoyama (pedal steel). The arrangements are pared back to best serve the core of each song, and the playing is gorgeous -- fluent but not showy; capable of great intricacy, but aware that simplicity is key to direct communication. Includes download code.

• Released: 05/16/2025
• Format: Vinyl
• Label: Morr Music
• Genre: Japanese City Pop