Intro 00:00 Jesse-Motion Klubb 01:17 silentwave-KONJIKI 06:27 Benge-Adam-Age Loneliness 09:34 Aura Safari, Jimi Tenor, Toimi Tytti-My Bluebell 16:08 Red Vortical Stripes-Hypnosis 202 22:36 Autumn Of Communion & Árni Grétar-End (Sunrise For Claudio) [Futuregrapher Mix] 27:24 Scanner, Neil Leonard-Time Code 36:13 Arfon Harry Williams & Laf-Suddenly I See 45:33 Space Dimension Controller-Tiraquon’s Final Quest 49:29 Florian Förster-cellroot 54:09 The Lighthouse-Litmus Test 57:07 Fluffy Inside-Hideaway 1:01:23 Metamatics-Beautiful Mutations 1:07:02 Louie Zong-Hidden Mangrove 1:15:32 Mordant Music-Cloud-Based Cretins 1:17:27 Ardent Chrome-After Al 1:19:01 Outro 1:24:20
August 25, 2024 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: abstract , afro , ambient , analog , Ardent Chrome , Arfon Harry Williams , Aura Safari , Aus Music , Autumn Of Communion , Árni Grétar , balearic , balearic beat , Belfast , Benge , boogie , California , Castles In Space , cinematic soundscape , Colander , drone , dub , dubtechno , electro , electronic , electronica , experimental , Finland , Florian Förster , Fluffy Inside , Frome , funk , Gothenburg , Hastings , Höga Nord Rekords , heiladans , Hell Yeah Recordings , Helsinki , Hiss Noise Records , house , Hydrogen Dukebox Records , Iceland , idm , Intellitronic Bubble , Italy , Japan , jazz , jazzfunk , Jesse , Jimi Tenor , Laf , London , Los Angeles , Louie Zong , Móatún 7 , Metamatics , Moolakii Club Audio Interface , Mordant Music , Neil Leonard , psychedelic rock , Red Vortical Stripes , Scanner , sci-fi , silentwave , soul , soulful , Space Dimension Controller , Spain , Sweden , synthesizer , Tálknafjörður , techno , The Lighthouse , Toimi Tytti , UK , Wirral , world music , Yokohama | Leave a comment
Intro 00:00Moray Newlands-The meal was cooked before the bell rang 00:24 The Harvard sentences Projection wave machines BeepStreet Sunrizer (software synth)
Chapter 1 02:24
Oberu-Debris 06:33 Cartas de Japón-Faune I 11:05 Cartas de Japón – Live session (La Siesta del Fauno)Sequential Circuits Pro-One (synth)Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 (synth)EMS Synthi AKS (synth)ARP Odyssey (synth)ARP Solina string synthesizer (synth)Yamaha CP-70 (synth)Moog Minimoog Model D (synth)Roland VP-330 (synth)Moog Moogerfooger MF-103 (FX pedal)Moog Modular (synth)ARP 2600 (synth)Roland Juno-60 (synth)Arturia Beatstep Pro (controller)La Siesta del Fauno (studio)
Chapter 2 21:16
Bolbec-Vengeance Tropicale 28:14 Piero Piccioni (composer)Michel Legrand (composer)Nostalgia 77 (band)Aldemaro Romero (composer)Piero Umiliani (composer)cavaquinho (instrument)Mabreuch (band)Fish Factory (Studio)
TOKEE-Альбатрос (Abdicant’s Diomedea Mix) 31:03
Chapter 3 34:42
Ghost Funk Orchestra-Helios 37:30 Eddie Palmieri Esquivel The Lively Ones Dusty Springfield War
Space Dimension Controller-Beyond2 40:43
Chapter 4 44:58
Slow Reels-Heartshaped 50:32 Home Normal Slowcraft Records Morr Music Fluid Audio
August 14, 2024 | Categories: Music , Music podcast | Tags: Abdicant , alternative , ambient , analog , Argentina , Aus Music , Batov Records , Belfast , berlin school , Bolbec , Boston , British Columbia , Buenos Aires , Bulgaria , Cartas de Japón , chill-out , chillwave , classical , Colemine Records , Cyclical Dreams , deep funk , downtempo , drone , Dundee , electroacoustic , electronic , electronica , experimental , field recordings , France , funk , Ghost Funk Orchestra , house , idm , jazz-funk , London , lounge , Loveland , Mahorka , Massachusetts , melodic , Moray Newlands , Moscow , New York , Oberu , Ohio , psychedelic soul , quiet details , remixed , retrowave , Rouen , Russia , sci-fi , Slow Reels , soundscape , soundtrack , Space Dimension Controller , space music , techno , TOKEE , UK | 1 Comment
Intro 00:00 L’éclair-Suite No. 2 01:20 Oberu-I’ll Be Right Out 08:56 ICI MTN-Evanescia 12:44 Keith Seatman-hickelty pickelty 18:44 Gyazai Gyozo-Cat Coding Classic 21:33 Kosmischer Läufer-Spargelspiegel 24:25 Kiasmos-Bound 29:02 Space Dimension Controller-Cryfaze 35:13 Vulfmon-Disco Snails 41:03 Mike Dickinson-Blown Away 44:15 2muchachos-Symerki 48:10 Jesse-Portamentas 56:00 The Lighthouse-Skeletons 1:00:19 Apifera-L.O.V.E 1:02:39 Sophos-Relativität 1:06:33 Misha Panfilov-Crystals 1:12:14 Outro 1:16:33
August 11, 2024 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: 2muchachos , ambient , Amir Bresler , analog , Apifera , Argentina , Aus Music , Ólafur Arnalds , beats , Belfast , berlin school , British Columbia , Buenos Aires , California , Canada , chillwave , Colorado , Colorado Springs , Compost Records , Cyclical Dreams , deep techno , down tempo , downtempo , dreamy folk , drone , dub , город Череповец , electro , electronic , electronica , Erased Tapes , Estonia , exotica , experimental , folktronica , funk , fusion , Geneva , Germany , Gothenburg , groove , guitar , Gyazai Gyozo , Halle (Saale) , Höga Nord Rekords , house , Iceland , ICI MTN , idm , Janus Rasmussen , jazz , Jesse , Keith Seatman , Kiasmos , kosmische , Kosmischer Läufer , L'éclair , lo-fi , London , Los Angeles , Mexico , Mexico City , Mike Dickinson , Misha Panfilov , modularsynth , Munich , new romantic , Nitai Hershkovits , Not Not Fun Records , Oberu , pop rock , psychedelic , psychedelic rock , Rejoicer , retrowave , Reykjavík , rock , Russian Federation , sci-fi , Secuencias Temporales , Sidcup , Sophos , soundscape , soundtrack , Space Dimension Controller , space music , Stones Throw , Sweden , Switzerland , synthwave , Tallinn , techno , The Lighthouse , UK , Vulf Records , Vulfmon , Webelotrax , Yonatan Albalak , Zachary Barker | Leave a comment
Intro 00:00 Lone Bison-Talk About It (Concretism Mix) 01:21 Pye Corner Audio-Walk In The Forest Acid 06:38 Donny Benét-Hold On Tonight 13:54 Worriedaboutsatan-Oh, It’s You. What Do You Want? 17:36 Sula Bassana-Tropfsteinhöhle 24:23 Quiet Dawn-It’s All About Freedom 27:52 Kevin Pearce-Memory Loss 33:00 Vulfmon-Ucla 37:52 Alber Jupiter-Daddy’s spaceship 40:18 The Routes-The Robots 47:22 Seefeel-Climactic Phase No.3 49:51 Ginger Root-Loneliness 57:56 Kanot-Ama’s Sun 1:01:06 Onepointwo-Obscurity 1:05:11 Kraak & Smaak, iogi-All I Need 1:09:07 Bibio-Odd Paws 1:13:19 Outro 1:15:35
August 5, 2024 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: acid , acidrock , Alber Jupiter , alternative , ambient , analogue , Australia , beats , Beggars Arkive , Bibio , body heat , Boogie Angst , Bradford , broken beat , California , Castles In Space , Compost Records , Concretism , Corpus Christi , deep house , diy , Donny Benét , downtempo , dub , electro , electronic , electronica , experimental , First Word Records , Foudrage , France , funk , Future Disco , garage punk , Germany , Ginger Root , Gothenburg , Greece , Höga Nord Rekords , house , Huntington Beach , indie , indie pop , iogi , italian pop , Japan , jazz , Kanot , Kevin Pearce , kosmic , Kraak & Smaak , krautrock , Leiden , London , Lone Bison , Los Angeles , Louie Zong , magnetic , Munich , Netherlands , New York , new-soul , Oita , Onepointwo , Otitis Media Records , Paris , pop , post rock , psychedelic rock , Pye Corner Audio , Quiet Dawn , radiophonic , Ramsgate , rock , Saint Herblain , Seefeel , soul , soundtrack , spacerock , street funk , Subexotic Records , Sula Bassana , surf , Sweden , Sydney , techno , Texas , The Routes , Thessaloniki , UK , UP IN HER ROOM , VLAD , Vulf , Vulfmon , Warp Records , world , worriedaboutsatan | Leave a comment
Intro 00:00The Green Kingdom –Endless 00:14Absent Without Leave (George Mastrokostas) Chapter 1 04:02DJ SpaceTerrapin Dark Train Moonbuilding Weekly Ogle –Room World 09:24Bucla Music Easel Scanner, Neil Leonard –Muster Assemblage 11:41Berklee Interdisciplinary Arts Institute Chapter 2 15:00Sven Wunder, Drumetrics –Free Time 18:46Mike Dickinson –Red Ruth 22:33The Pennymans of Ormesby Hall Chapter 3 27:40Ishqmatics –Starfish (acid mix) 30:14Nala Sinephro, Lyle Barton –Ada 42:26 Chapter 4 43:43Jo Johnson –Unfolding and folding 47:47
August 3, 2024 | Categories: Music , Music podcast | Tags: ambient , Athens , Bulgaria , Castles In Space , collaborations , Drumetrics , electroacoustic , electronic , electronica , experimental , experimental jazz , Fantasy Enhancing , funk , Greece , improvisation , Ishqmatics , jazz , jazz-funk , Jo Johnson , London , Lyle Barton , Mahorka , Móatún 7 , Michigan , Mike Dickinson , Nala Sinephro , Neil Leonard , Ogle , Piano Piano Records , post-rock , rare groove , Scanner , Shelby Township , shoegaze , soul , sound in silence , Stockholm , Sven Wunder , Sweden , The Green Kingdom , Touching Bass , UK | Leave a comment
I haven’t done a bonus thing for the subscribers for a while. I was in the mood.
Project Gemini-Seven Seconds To Sunrise 00:00 Tomer Baruch, Alex Brajkovic-The Changeover 03:09 Lusine-Cut and Cover 07:40 Thought Bubble-Control Your Own Story 12:17 Vanadium-Times 16:19 Pallette-The Russian War in Afghanistan and Its Consequences 21:34 An-2 & Samos-Cold Front 24:58 Tensnake-It’s So Different Here (Snake Pit Jam Session) / Rachel Sweet Cover 31:37
July 30, 2024 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: acid folk , Alex Brajkovic , alternative , ambient , ambient electronic , An-2 & Samos , Atlanta , avant-garde , Barcelona , breaks , dark ambient , deep house , downtempo , echodelickrecords , electro , electronic , electronica , England , experimental , funk , Georgia , Ghostly International , glitch , idm , Lancashire , leftfield , library music , London , Lusine , nu disco , Pallette , post-rock , Project Gemini , psych funk , Russia , Saint Petersburg , Seattle , SIN HILO , soundtrack , soundtrack music , Spain , techno , Theomatic Recs , Thought Bubble , Tomer Baruch , UK , Vanadium , Washington , Wormhole World | Leave a comment
Intro 00:00 Karl Marx Stadt-Stoik 01:23 Matt Lowery-Gifts 04:35 Apifera-Plaistow Flex Out 07:38 Nonkeen-be a 13:23 Jon Shuemaker-Starlight 20:35 Neil Frances-Little heartbeat, 23:39 Revbjelde-Specific Cohort 26:49 Gaussian Blur-House Black Metal 29:21 Johan Agebjörn & Mikael Ögren-Dynamo Dance 33:37 HEBA-T10 (Kommissar Keller’s Dub Interpretation) 39:30 Steve Cobby-Chūgi 44:29 The Lighthouse-Animal Furniture 48:06 Sababa 5, Yurika Hanashima-Blue Universe 51:57 Multi-Surface-One Rat 56:14 Secret Circuit-Light On The Sand – Andrei Rusu’s Prickly Ash Remix 59:10 Kenny Ueda-Pomona Summer 1:08:35 Outro 1:11:39
July 28, 2024 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: acoustic , alternative , ambient , Apifera , Barcelona , bass music , Batov Records , beats , Berlin , British Columbia , Bulgaria , Buried Treasure , California , cosmic disco , dance , Déclassé , drone , echopedic , electro , electroacoustic , electronic , electronica , experimental , funk , fusion , Gaussian Blur , Germany , Glasgow , groove , HEBA , Hull , Iceland , idm , indie pop , Intellitronic Bubble , Invisible Inc. , Japan , jazz , Johan Agebjörn & Mikael Ögren , Jon Shuemaker , Karl Marx Stadt , Las Vegas , LEITER , library , Lo Recordings , London , Los Angeles , Mahorka , Matt Lowery , meditation music , middle eastern music , modular-synth , Multi-Surface , Mystery Circles , Neil Frances , Nettwerk , Nevada , new age , Nonkeen , Not Not Fun Records , Oklahoma , Oklahoma City , piano , post-rock , psych , psychedelic , Revbjelde , Sababa 5 , Secret Circuit , Spain , Steve Cobby , Stones Throw , Sweden , techno , The Lighthouse , UK , Vancouver , vintage synths , world , Yamaguchi , Yokohama , Yurika Hanashima | Leave a comment
Invisible Waves is a radio show hosted by Trevor Lewis exploring a variety of electronic and experimental music. This episode features music by Hverheij, Joakim Moesgaard, 2muchachos, Sababa 5 & Yurika Hanashima, Markus Reuter & Ian Boddy, Apifera, Unknown Me, and Bart Hawkins.
The show is divided into chapters with information on the following artists:
Hverheij – dark and moody electronic music from their album Afterlight (2022)
Joakim Moesgaard – Danish performance artist known for genre-bending work, track “Travaux” from the EP PCIA (2021) on Moniker Eggplant
2muchachos – Russian dream pop group, track “I’m Not Afraid Of Cold Air” from the album Natura: 2009-2012 (2024) on Not Not Fun Records
Sababa 5 & Yurika Hanashima – Collaboration between a Middle Eastern funk band and a Japanese singer, track “A Flower Called Indica” from the album Kokoro (2024) on Batov Records
Markus Reuter & Ian Boddy – guitar and modular synth collaboration, track “Gyroscope” from the album Memento (2017) on DiN label
Apifera – psychedelic jazz group, track “I Love ECM” from the album Keep The Outside Open (2024) on Stones Throw Records
Unknown Me – Japanese ambient group, track “Mirage of Ocean (Science Edit)” from the album Bitokagaku (2024) on Not Not Fun Records
Bart Hawkins – electronic modular synth artist, track “Out Of Time” from the album MIRROR (self-released)
The show also includes information about the labels the music is released on and how to find out more about the show and host Trevor.
Intro 00:00https://apifera.bandcamp.com/track/i-love-ecm Hverheij-Becoming 00:14 Chapter 1 03:28 Joakim Moesgaard-Travaux 07:26 2muchachos-I’m Not Afraid Of Cold Air 13:37 Chapter 2 18:16 Sababa 5, Yurika Hanashima-A Flower Called Indica 22:35 Markus Reuter, Ian Boddy-Gyroscope 26:48 Chapter 3 34:00 Apifera-I Love ECM 36:06 Unknown Me-Mirage of Ocean (Science Edit) 38:41 Chapter 4 41:49 Bart Hawkins-Out Of Time 47:05
July 20, 2024 | Categories: Music , Music podcast | Tags: 2muchachos , Abbotsford , ambient , Apifera , Bart Hawkins , bass music , Batov Records , beats , Berlin , British Columbia , California , DiN , dreamy folk , город Череповец , electronic , electronica , exotica , experimental , folktronica , funk , fusion , Germany , groove , house , Hverheij , Ian Boddy , idm , Illinois , improvisation , instrumental , Japan , jazz , Joakim Moesgaard , landscape , lo-fi , London , Los Angeles , Markus Reuter , middle eastern music , modular synth , Moniker Eggplant , new age , new romantic , Not Not Fun Records , Oregon , prog , progressive , psychedelic , r&b , Richmond , rock , Russian Federation , Sababa 5 , soul , space music , Stones Throw , Sunderland , techno , Triplicate Records , UK , UNKNOWN ME , vapor , world , Yurika Hanashima | Leave a comment
Dive into Sonic Odysseys: Ends & Means to Dreamy Soundscapes
Intro 00:00 Scott F. Hamrick-Of Ends and Means 01:27 Conny Frischauf-Ballooooon 05:47 Abu Ama-Blade Runner 08:21 Einseinseins-Gasetagenheizung 13:02 Volker Rapp-Mercerism 17:53 Saša Delimar-What is the Full Meaning of This 21:43 2muchachos-Vremja Tepla 28:29 Steve Cobby-Silent Windmills 32:27 Sababa 5, Yurika Hanashima-Empty Hands 38:11 Joakim Moesgaard-Eusement 41:27 silentwave-Hakaba Night 44:15 Gaussian Blur-Some Heavy Load 50:06 Karl Marx Stadt-You Know You Want To (Remix) 50:57 Dub Atomica (Ian Boddy & Nigel Mullaney)-Atomicity 54:54 Secret Circuit-Galleon In The Clouds – Froid Dub Rmx 1:04:13 Unknown Me-Retreat Beats 1:08:17 Outro 1:12:04
July 16, 2024 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: 2muchachos , Abu Ama , ambient , ambient electronic , Argentina , Atlanta , Austria , avant-pop , bass music , Batov Records , Berlin , berlin school , Buenos Aires , Bulgaria , Bureau B , California , Conny Frischauf , cosmic disco , Cyclical Dreams , Déclassé , deep techno , DiN , down tempo , dreamy folk , drone , Dub Atomica , город Череповец , echodelic , echodelickrecords , eclectic , Einseinseins , electro , electroacoustic , electronic , electronica , exotica , experimental , experimental electronic , Florida , folktronica , funk , future , Gaussian Blur , Georgia , Germany , Glasgow , groove , Hamburg , Hull , Ian Boddy , Iceland , idm , Intellitronic Bubble , Invisible Inc. , Jacksonville , Japan , Joakim Moesgaard , Karl Marx Stadt , kosmische , kraut , kraut rock , krautronica , landscape , leftfield pop , lo-fi , London , Los Angeles , Mahorka , Móatún 7 , Mexico , Mexico City , middle eastern music , modular synth , Moniker Eggplant , nautical , new romantic , Nigel Mullaney , Not Not Fun Records , post-rock , psychedelic , rock , Russian Federation , Sababa 5 , Saša Delimar , science fiction , Scott F. Hamrick , Secret Circuit , Secuencias Temporales , silentwave , soundscape , space , space music , Steve Cobby , Sunderland , Tálknafjörður , techno , UK , UNKNOWN ME , vapour , Vienna , vintage synths , Volker Rapp , world , Yurika Hanashima | Leave a comment
Intro 00:00 36-Echo Diffusion 00:08 Chapter 1 03:23 Takahiro Mukai-#537 08:33 REVBJELDE-THIRD ON A WIRE 13:12 Chapter 2 16:28 Tycho-Phantom 23:33 Sleep Underwriter-Ninth 28:12 Chapter 3 32:27 Sweatson Klank,Kondi Band-Money Face – Instrumental 35:03 Dub Atomica (Ian Boddy & Nigel Mullaney)-Rhodeo 39:17 Chapter 4 46:51 Floating World Pictures with Ocean Moon-Hourglass Labyrinth 51:23
July 7, 2024 | Categories: Music , Music podcast | Tags: 36 , aftrobeats , ambient , avant pop , Buried Treasure , California , DiN , drone , Dub Atomica , electro , electronic , electronica , ethereal , experimental , Fixed Rhythms , Floating World Pictures , Friends of Friends Music , funk , Ian Boddy , Iceland , Indiana , Indianapolis , Intellitronic Bubble , Japan , jazz , Kondi Band , library , Lo Recordings , London , Los Angeles , modular synth , Moolakii Club Audio Interface , Nigel Mullaney , Ninja Tune , Ocean Moon , Oklahoma , Oklahoma City , Past Inside the Present , post rock instrumental , psych , psychedelic , Revbjelde , San Francisco , Sleep Underwriter , soundscape , spacemusic , Sunderland , Sweatson Klank , Takahiro Mukai , Tycho , UK , world music | Leave a comment
For The Birds 04
Intro 00:00 Mario Luciano, Lauren Santi-Lauren’s Astral Vision 00:11
arovane-Treut 01:28
Soft Passage-Radiant Dreams 03:33
MikeKSmith-Rain on the lines 06:39
Urban Meditation-Inner Circles 11:12
Beefus B-In Your Own Universe 14:40
Willebrant-Inlet III 19:49
Ruby Singh-Amrit Vela 29:38
CIALYN-GardenWall 37:05
Mitseliy-Blue Tape IV 39:35
Audio Obscura-Through Nuclear Skies 46:48
Outro
June 7, 2024 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: ambient , arovane , Audio Obscura , Australia , Beacon , Beefus B , Belgium , berlin school , birds , Boulder , British Columbia , California , Carpe Sonum Records , CIALYN , Colorado , Dauw , drone , drumstep , electronic , electronica , France , Friends of Friends Music , funk , Germany , Ghent , Glasgow , hauntology , idm , Illinois , Italy , jazz , Kostroma , Lauren Santi , library music , Lightwerx Collective , Lille , Los Angeles , Madlib Invazion Music Library Series , Mario Luciano , meditation , Melbourne , MikeKSmith , minimal , Missouri , Mitseliy , nature , Neotantra , new age , New York , Richmond , Ruby Singh , Russia , Soft Passage , soul , soundscapes , soundtrack , St. Louis , Subexotic Records , synthesizer , techno , trance , Triplicate Records , UK , Urban Meditation , Vancouver , Willebrant , world | Leave a comment
Invisible Club 15
29.05.2024
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Invisible Club comes out every Wednesday and is a compliment to Invisible Waves. With less talk and more action. Enjoy…
Intro 00:00 NYORAI-Jikagami (地鏡) 01.04 Black Moth Super Rainbow-Smile Heavy 03:17 Rosie Tee-Unravel 05:54 Beefus B-Journey Through the Unfamiliar 12:51 Sigward-Touch Air 19:15 Warm Aquarelle-Varna 26:00 Language Field-Hubbub 33:13 Quiet Dawn-I Just Wanna Do This 34:46 Sababa 5, Yurika Hanashima-Kokoro 38:57 Orbital-Belfast – Remastered 43:09 gribbles-Hello 51:00 Skyjelly-High Neighbor (Lord of Overstock remix) 53:13 Neo Dymium-Uncoiled 56:42 Soft Operator-Cluster B 1:03:07 figurehead-Isole 1:07:10 Theef-Sky Textures 1:12:56 Outro 1:16:10
Spotify playlist of “all” the Invisible Clubhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/3H73nyf3Pct3BFU5GfTrg0?si=dd4a9284a14b4086
Hello. Trevor here. It’s time to enter the Invisible Club. 16 tracks from 16 artists for how ever long it takes.
May 29, 2024 | Categories: Mix shows , Music | Tags: A Person Disguised As People , A Strangely Isolated Place , ambient , art pop , art-rock , Astra Solaria Recordings , Batov Records , Beacon , beats , Beefus B , Birmingham , Black Moth Super Rainbow , Bricolage , broken beats , Bulgaria , deep house , dream pop , drone , electroacoustic , electronic , electronica , experimental , figurehead , First Word Records , France , funk , Glasgow , gribbles , groove , idm , Illinois , Invisible Inc. , Israel , Japan , jazz , Language Field , London , London Records Ltd , Mahorka , middle eastern music , Neo Dymium , neo-soul , New York , NYORAI , Ontario , Orbital , Paris , Pennsylvania , Pittsburgh , Quiet Dawn , rave , Richmond , Rosie Tee , Rouen , Sababa 5 , Sigward , Skyjelly , Soft Operator , soundtrack , synthwave , techno , Tel Aviv Yafo , Theef , trance , Triplicate Records , UK , Warm Aquarelle , world , Yurika Hanashima | Leave a comment