Meitei (冥丁) is a Japanese artist from Hiroshima, who started out as a freelance composer, making various kinds of music across genres. Having done it for 8 years, his goal was to eventually release his own original music as an artist. Living in Kyoto for the past two years has deeply influenced his current sound, which is a focus on musically crafting a “Japanese mood” called Meitei (冥丁) (thus, his name). Rich in history, Meitei wanted to borrow this lost “Japanese mood” and incorporate a contemporary spin on it.

Then this led to the creation of Kwaidan (怪談), which was released in 2018. The album, with its unique sound, was met with a lot of attention from critics such as The Wire, A Closer Listen, Tiny Mix Tapes. In fact Pitchfork named Kwaidan as one of the best experimental albums of 2018.

At last Evening Chants will be releasing Kwaidan (怪談) on 12″ vinyl (Limited to 500 copies), mastered by Taylor Deupree, and Cassette (second press) – with special shell print and OBI strip (Limited to 300 copies). The first run of Kwaidan (怪談) tapes sold out almost instantly. So head over here as soon as you can to pre-order your copy and check out the included artwork and track list below for your reference.