This album was formed through conceptualizing "safety," "the womb," "gentleness," "forgiveness," "growth," "slowly sensing myself," and "remembering the child's heart." I hope that those who listen to this album find peace of mind as the sound accompanies you on an inward journey (introspection), so that this may become a world where each person's soul is satisfied. ~ Beginning: Whale Song ~ At the end of March 2021, I went to Amami Island to swim with a whale. Hiromi Suzuki of Yakushima Earth Tribes, who coordinated the experience, told me that he was able to record a "whale song" shortly before I arrived. Face-to-face with a big, big whale; and then with the endlessly fascinating "whale song" that reached me. This catalyzed the conception of this album. Since receiving it, I have collaborated with this whale song every time I play live for an audience. At each venue, "Whale Song" has a mysterious power that causes some people to cry when they hear it. The voice is of the humpback whale. Research has found that the humpback whale changes the "song" it sings every few years. Here is our current understanding; Some song becomes trendy and all the males in the flock sing only this song at the same time, with their heads facing the center of the earth (depths of the sea) and their tails facing the universe (sky). It appears they sing vertically. It is not known exactly why the whale sings. What ever it may be, I think the reason I am fascinated by the whale song, and the reason listeners weep, is that it resonates with some information deep inside our selves. I hope that as you spend time with this album, you can go beyond the tendency of trying to understand the sound with a narrow range of the brain, and listen with your entire body. With this production, in addition to my usual instruments, I have included the song of the whale that was swimming near Kakeroma island, the sound of the sea of Amami, the sound of water in the primeval forest of Kyoto, and the sound of water in a cave of Crystal Mountain. I also used a terahertz crystal tuner. Except for the one song that is tuned with the crystal tuner, all songs are unified at 432Hz. It is said that 432Hz activates the right brain, opening to aspects like the freedom of mind and flowering of inspiration. But please, just feel it with your own body. I hope you have an experience you can hold dearly. All songs written by Akira∞Ikeda All songs arranged by Akira∞Ikeda Natural sound designed by Akira∞Ikeda Recorded and mixed by Akira∞Ikeda Track 8 / Recorded by studio dubreel Track 9 & 11 / Voice recorded by Hiro Aki Mixed and mastered by studio dubreel Cover art by miho Designed by QOTAROO Akira∞Ikeda plays... Biwalyra, Hadouram, Handpan (D Ysha Savitah 13 [432Hz] (Maru 2nd gen)), Eoxdrum, Ravdrum, Kalimba, Koshichime, Terahertztuner & Tanpura. Special guest singer LUCA (Track 9 & 11) Voice OTOWA (Track 4) Humpback whale song track 1 recorded by Hiromi Suzuki ( EARTH TRIBES / Yakushima Soul Navigation )