April 27, 2022 - Self-released
Wavy chillmaster Wasaburou Watanabe, OOWETS, is an artist and producer from Kagawa, Japan. His latest project is a collection of slice-of-life beats, a whole-life-pie, full of unconventionaly-musical audio recordings accompanied by bass guitar and shimmering synths and digital percussion and the warmth of the sea. Watanabe’s musical explorations are en plein air sketches, capturing the movement of the light, the differences in timbre, and the emotions of a moment with an immediacy that is rarely able to be captured with modern digital audio production practices. Everyday objects are used as launching points for musical motifs but are left largely untouched apart from being confined to a loop. The pieces here provide a doorway to the sun-drenched, ocean-kissed studio by the sea where the OOWETS beats are born, a much needed respite. 🍍