Murakami Dance

His former lover vanishes. Searching for her, he finds clue after clue to her whereabouts, each leading him deeper into a labyrinth of violence and metaphysical dread. A tense ride through the cultural Cuisinart that is contemporary Japan – where everything not up for sale is up for grabs. "Degas is masterful in his reading… Once [he] starts reading, it's nearly impossible to stop listening to this oddly brilliant psychological thriller."

EXCERPT: Gazing at the rain, I consider what it means to belong, to become part of something. To have someone cry for me. From someplace distant, so very distant. From, ultimately, a dream. No matter how far I reach out, no matter how fast I run, I'll never make it. Why would anyone want to cry for me?

È un giorno di marzo, al Dolphin Hotel di Sapporo, a. d. 1983. Alla radio suonano gli Human League. E poi Fleetwood Mac, Abba, Bee Gees, Eagles… Uno strano mondo, dove tutto - o quasi - si può comprare. Cosí, per chi non ha voluto, o saputo, cogliere l'attimo e tuffarsi nell'ingranaggio, le strade che rimangono sono tutte un po' tortuose. Il protagonista, un giornalista free lance costretto dalle circostanze ad improvvisarsi detective, si muove tra cadaveri veri e presunti attraverso una Tokyo iperrealistica e notturna, una Sapporo resa ovattata da una nevicata perenne e la tranquillità illusoria dell'antica cittadina di Hakone. Una giovane ragazza dotata di poteri paranormali, lo accompagna nella sua ricerca…

Introducing "Ponta" Murakami is the 1976 debut album by Japanese drummer Shuichi Murakami, who sometimes goes as "Ponta" Murakami. Originally released by Toshiba, this was remastered in 2018 by Universal Music.