Album lore

Standing Still In A Moving Scene, issued in 2006 by Human Highway Records, collects twelve tracks from Japanese outfit 百景 (Hyakkei). The record blends elements of math rock’s angularity with the introspective tendencies of Midwest emo and the textural layers of shoegaze. The featured track, "Kagefumi," exemplifies this fusion, weaving intricate guitar patterns with a steady rhythmic underpinning.Recorded amid Japan’s burgeoning indie scene of the mid-2000s, the album offers a measured interplay between the post-rock expansiveness and the precise, almost clinical execution characteristic of math rock. Tracks such as "Prairie" and "Maple" underscore the band’s attention to dynamic shifts and tonal nuance. With over two million scrobbles on Last.fm, Standing Still In A Moving Scene holds a quiet but distinct place in the canon of Japanese indie releases from this period.

Album lore

Standing Still In A Moving Scene, issued in 2006 by Human Highway Records, collects twelve tracks from Japanese outfit 百景 (Hyakkei). The record blends elements of math rock’s angularity with the introspective tendencies of Midwest emo and the textural layers of shoegaze. The featured track, "Kagefumi," exemplifies this fusion, weaving intricate guitar patterns with a steady rhythmic underpinning.Recorded amid Japan’s burgeoning indie scene of the mid-2000s, the album offers a measured interplay between the post-rock expansiveness and the precise, almost clinical execution characteristic of math rock. Tracks such as "Prairie" and "Maple" underscore the band’s attention to dynamic shifts and tonal nuance. With over two million scrobbles on Last.fm, Standing Still In A Moving Scene holds a quiet but distinct place in the canon of Japanese indie releases from this period.