Deli - OTAKARASAGASHI

Deli’s release OTAKARASAGASHI is invigorating, rough and gritty. Combining elements of hip-hop, rap, R&B and jazz, this mini-album fuses together an unharnessed sound.

Intro sets the tone for Norikomu and for the rest of the songs as a series of undiscovered, underground hits. The darker tone present in the tracks adds to the overall heavy sound. HANABI, the second track, is laid back and easy-going with the presence of fireworks in the background, which enlivens the idea of "hanabi," which is Japanese for "fireworks." OTAKARASAGASHI continues in quite a similar manner as HANABI; both tracks are as equally surprising as the next.

Although with interesting backing tracks, the first few songs are filed down and over-shadowed by the steady pitch of Deli’s sound, and after a few listens the overall impression of the first half of the mini-album takes a slight downturn.

One experiences immediate change during the commencement of the most outstanding track featured on the mini-album after hearing a short one-minute skit, which is done in a mixture of conversational Japanese and English. ZOROZORO -SUGOROKUGOROKU- follows afterwards, and the vocals vary from a comfortable streamline consistency to a series of unpredictable notions. The mini-album concludes with an outro, leaving the listener with the experience of hearing a new artist and a bombardment of fresh sounds.