Kagami Smile is an artist that is becoming known for his tracks of ambient techno mixed with shoegaze atmosphere and textural noise sonics. Influenced by minimal techno artists such as Basic Channel, Vladislav Delay, combining influence from GAS and artists such as Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and Tim Hecker, 'Opaque Lens World' is a 7 song album about the state of the world during covid and the increasingly dystopian nature of our world.

About the Artist:

"Kagami Smile is from an industrial city a few hours from Chicago and spends some of his time in the futuristic sprawl of Shenzhen, China. He takes influence from shoegaze records as well as minimal techno labels such as Chain Reaction and Modern Love. His biggest music influences are Shinichi Atobe, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Grouper, and Andy Stott. His music reflects a series of recurring dreams had since 2017, that of a missed moment with a stranger. His compositions are usually filled with nostalgia and romance as well as a haze of urban solitude. He has released on labels such as Dream Catalogue, Tekres, SOVN, Gin&Platonic, as well as an upcoming album on VILL4IN and Sores (Sound+Matter) from Sweden
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