Rindert Lammers - Thank You Kirin Kiki - New LP Record 2025 Western Vinyl - Jazz / Ambient / Fourth World
Rindert Lammers' debut album is a heartfelt exploration of gratitude, blending personal narratives with cinematic imagery in a serene and soulful ambient jazz style. Inspired by Japanese cinema and the raw authenticity of YouTube confessions, the album captures a mood of introspection and appreciation. Central to the album is the track "Thank You, Kirin Kiki," which draws from a powerful scene in the film Shoplifters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05NRWLKITH4&t=2s). Lammers explains "It's one of my favorites. The Japanese actress Kirin Kiki plays the grandmother of a âchosen familyâ, all of whom have fled or lost their own families in some way. In this scene, one of her last scenes before her (real) death, Kirin Kiki (the grandmother) looks at her family and says, 'Thank You!' twice towards the children and the sea. Kirin Kiki improvised these words on the spot, and it's such a poignant moment in the film, but also indicative of her impending death. I found the gratitude so moving it fit perfectly with the gratitude I found in the voiceclip from "Thank You Hiroshi Yoshimura."  The fourth song, "Thank You Hiroshi Yoshimura," opens with a voice clip that acts almost as the protagonist of a film, reflecting on a turbulent time of sleeping in parks and on the streets. This voiceover was inspired by a comment on a Hiroshi Yoshimura video on YouTube that began, âThis album reminds me ofâŠâ Lammers noticed the deeply personal responses left on these videos, so he recorded various similar YouTube comments from people around the world, initially intending to set them to music. Though much of this idea evolved, this particular voice clip remained a central influence, ultimately inspiring a cinematic journey within the album. "Summer in Shibuya" sets the scene as a trailer, "Opening Credits" introduces the narrative, and "Closing Credits" gently brings it to a close.  While thereâs a Japanese and Tokyo theme running through the tracks, Lammers doesnât view the album as a tribute to Japan or Tokyo specificallyâheâs never visited and admits to knowing only fragments of the culture. Yet he's drawn to Japanese environmental music and is an avid Murakami reader, seeing Japan as a powerful, visual inspiration in his mindâs eye. In a way, the album is also his âthank youâ to the beautiful art that Japan has shared with the world.
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Rindert Lammers' debut album is a heartfelt exploration of gratitude, blending personal narratives with cinematic imagery in a serene and soulful ambient jazz style. Inspired by Japanese cinema and the raw authenticity of YouTube confessions, the album captures a mood of introspection and appreciation. Central to the album is the track "Thank You, Kirin Kiki," which draws from a powerful scene in the film Shoplifters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05NRWLKITH4&t=2s). Lammers explains "It's one of my favorites. The Japanese actress Kirin Kiki plays the grandmother of a âchosen familyâ, all of whom have fled or lost their own families in some way. In this scene, one of her last scenes before her (real) death, Kirin Kiki (the grandmother) looks at her family and says, 'Thank You!' twice towards the children and the sea. Kirin Kiki improvised these words on the spot, and it's such a poignant moment in the film, but also indicative of her impending death. I found the gratitude so moving it fit perfectly with the gratitude I found in the voiceclip from "Thank You Hiroshi Yoshimura."  The fourth song, "Thank You Hiroshi Yoshimura," opens with a voice clip that acts almost as the protagonist of a film, reflecting on a turbulent time of sleeping in parks and on the streets. This voiceover was inspired by a comment on a Hiroshi Yoshimura video on YouTube that began, âThis album reminds me ofâŠâ Lammers noticed the deeply personal responses left on these videos, so he recorded various similar YouTube comments from people around the world, initially intending to set them to music. Though much of this idea evolved, this particular voice clip remained a central influence, ultimately inspiring a cinematic journey within the album. "Summer in Shibuya" sets the scene as a trailer, "Opening Credits" introduces the narrative, and "Closing Credits" gently brings it to a close.  While thereâs a Japanese and Tokyo theme running through the tracks, Lammers doesnât view the album as a tribute to Japan or Tokyo specificallyâheâs never visited and admits to knowing only fragments of the culture. Yet he's drawn to Japanese environmental music and is an avid Murakami reader, seeing Japan as a powerful, visual inspiration in his mindâs eye. In a way, the album is also his âthank youâ to the beautiful art that Japan has shared with the world.
