A cool wind blows over a lake surrounded by a deep green. In the afternoon sun the sounds of the birds and the insects mix, a warm quiet pervailing.

Is my body floating in that lake? Perhaps I will sink to the dark depths of past memories. Is this the experience of living on? Focus on the sunlight, and face the lake surface.

How will the future turn out? The lake’s surface spreads out in all directions. How should one proceed as a single individual in this unstable world? Crises are multiplying. There seems to be few things one can influence with a single person’s actions. What should one do in this ambiguous state?

If everyone is in this situation, then there are others who will understand. Living together and moving forward is the only way. Perhaps we can overcome this uncertain situation.

Umé Records presents the album “Periodic Function” by Osaka, Japan’s Munetoshi Nakayama.