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n​a​k​a​t​o​m​i

by Montana Joe

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nakatomi tells the story of a journey up a tall, empty 90s office space.

you breathe in, the night air is cool and refreshing.

0:00 – 3:39 – T H E L O B B Y
YOU AWAKE IN A BRIGHT AND CALM HOTEL LOBBY. TRANQUIL PALE BLUE, ORANGE AND PINK LIGHTS BATHE THE VAST ROOM IN A CALM GLOW, AND THE MARBLE FLOOR IS COLD BENEATH YOUR BARE FEET. YOU WANDER PAST VARNISHED WOOD PANELLED WALLS AND SOFT CARPETED WAITING AREAS AS YOU HEAD FOR THE STAIRS. YOUR JOURNEY HAS BEGUN.

3:39 – 6:23 – T H E A T R I U M
YOU ARRIVE IN AN ATRIUM. ALONG THE WALL ARE STEEL ELEVATORS, ALL OUT OF ORDER. CALM BROWN AND BEIGE CARPETS AND WALLS SURROUND YOU. YOU FEEL WARM AND ENCLOSED. FAR AWAY MUSIC CAN BE HEARD. THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND EMIT A SOFT GLOW. THERE IS A CLOCK ON THE WALL WHICH DISPLAYS THE TIME ( 11 : 48 ). YOU ARE SURPRISINGLY SAFE.

6:23 - 9:03 – T H E H A L L W A Y
YOU ARE WANDERING DOWN A LONG HALLWAY. THE CARPET IS RED AND THICK AND DISPLAYS A SIMPLE WAVING PATTERN. YOUR FEET FEEL SOFT AS YOU CURL YOUR TOES INTO THE CARPET. THE BEIGE AND YELLOW WALLS ARE BROKEN BY OCCASIONAL HOTEL DOORS. THE NUMBERS ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER. YOU PICK YOUR FAVOURITE, BUT IT DOESN’T OPEN. IT FEELS LATE.

9:03 – 10:01 – T H I R T E E N P M
A SIMPLE CLOCK ON THE HALLWAY MAKES YOU FEEL UNEASY. THE TIME IS 13 PM.

10:01 – 13:55 – T H E C E L L O
IN A LOW-LIT HALLWAY, A CELLO IS ON A DISPLAY STAND BY THE WALL AT THE END OF A CORRIDOR. YOU STARE INTO IT AND YOUR EYES HURT. IT SWIMS AND DANCES BEFORE YOU, IT’S WOOD SHIFTING AND CREAKING.

13:55 – 16:05 – G L I S T E N I N G
AS YOU ARRIVE ON A HIGH FLOOR YOU LOOK OUT AT THE CITY. IT IS QUIET. THE TOWERS RISE AROUND YOU, GLISTENING.

16:05 – 17:30 – Here, There and Everywhere
A simple cover of the Beatles Song.

17:30 – 20:00 – T H E B A L C O N Y
IN AN OFFICE COMPLEX, YOU ARRIVE AT A BALCONY. YOU FEEL THE WIND BLOW YOUR HAIR BACK. YOU RELAX AND BREATHE IN COOL CITY WIND. FAR BELOW CARS AND THE ECHO OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES BLOW UP AND ARE LOST AGAINST THE CONCRETE WALLS.

20:00 – 24:00 – D O N ‘ T M O V E
A CHILL GOES UP YOUR SPINE. DON’T MOVE.

24:00 – 27:20 – T H E W A T E R
YOU ARRIVE AT A SIMPLE WATER FEATURE AND DRINK FROM IT. IT IS RELAXING AND COOL. YOU SIT ON A DARK MARBLE SLAB BY THE WATER AND WATCH IT FLOW ALONG THE ROCK.

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released April 14, 2021

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Montana Joe Leeds, UK

An English producer and composer currently based in Leeds, UK.
Producing out of my bedroom studio and shouting at the void since 2020.

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