There isn't much to say about Minima Moralia other than that it is very beautiful.  Full text...

Hatakeyama uses the palette of the True Drone Believers but he seeds his overstretched chords with easy pleasures.  Full text...

Hatakeyama is most interesting when he interpolates more recognizable notes into glacial microtonal curves and allows more "natural" sounds to function in strange ways.  Full text...

You could never fall in love to this music, but it could help you meditate on a love lost.   Full text...

Basically, if you're one of those people who can't seem to get enough ambient music, Minima Moralia is going to be a release that you'll want to hunt down.  Full text...

Chihei Hatakeyama sidestepped the use of electronic sounds for the very electronic-sounding Minima Moralia, and he achieved a rich structure of ambient beauty by playing each instrument himself and processing the results on his laptop.  Full text...

The content of this album lies somewhere between the improvisational works of post-ambient music experimentation and the comforting, mystical energy of New Age.  Full text...

The music is broad, full of life, and constantly expanding from beginning to end.  Full text...

This is certainly a type of music for a very specific time and place. It isn't about to “get the party started” anytime soon, but if you're in the mood for just staring out the window at the snow falling then you could do a lot worse than having this flickering away in the background.   Full text...

Hatakeyama limits his sound sources to guitars and vibraphone, except for the violin featured on two tracks, recorded and reprocessed electronically into a shimmering haze of sound.  Full text...