Either yesterday or this morning I decided to write about all of Origami JP’s 車​窓​か​ら​(​Trains) EP. I think it had to do with having it play in the background and thinking I should write about one of the songs, then deciding to do the whole thing before I started writing. I didn’t want to do a review as the most I could say is that it’s really nice but also forgettable. One of those releases that I remember liking but never remember how it sounds.

Anyway, this is the last song on the EP and I didn’t do much outside of describing which keeps this in line with what I wrote about the two other songs. This one probably reads the best but that might have to do with being “warmed up” or something. I don’t know. Still some rough bits but overall I think I covered the song pretty well.

Origami JP’s “Trains” is from 車​窓​か​ら​(​Trains) EP.

I hope you enjoy.

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Guitar rings out, rough, ragged and melodic. A second guitar comes in, drifting along with something familiar. A sudden pause and now all the sounds come in and drive away. They are moving steady and almost fast. They move in a pattern and they seem to just look forward.

A little bit of space as the sounds separate a little. They stop and start and seem to slow and crest. Here in the slowness the guitars noodle about a little, and the bass and percussion play slow and steady. It’s almost like some things fluttering about and it doesn’t last long. Soon the sounds become full again. They are moving into something that seems dreamy but soon that is moved on from and everything grows lively.

There’s a small bit of sadness here as guitar descends over the driving rhythm, but there also is a happiness. There is joy as the sounds strike out and allow emotion to expand from the playing. The sounds strike out and hold a moment ahead as they move on forward in a direction, straying little until the final percussive strike where they let themselves draw out as the song ends.