Reo Fujisawa Exclusive 〈360p〉

"I delete more than I save," he confessed. "In the age of abundance, we forget that art is subtraction. A sculptor doesn't create the statue. He removes everything that is not the statue."

Fujisawa revealed that the past 24 months have been the most productive—and painful—of his career. After the release of Kaze no Kioku , he suffered what he calls a "horizontal crisis." Not a breakdown, but a break through . reo fujisawa exclusive

Until now.

The cover art (described, as no images have been released yet) is a single photograph: a cracked porcelain bowl filled with rainwater, reflecting a sky that is neither day nor night. A single feather rests on the surface. "I delete more than I save," he confessed

He revealed that he has hired a small security team and, for the first time, will be relocating to an undisclosed location once Yūgen is completed. "I refuse to make art from a place of fear. If I cannot walk to the convenience store without being filmed, the art dies. And I will not let the art die." As part of this Reo Fujisawa exclusive , we are proud to debut the first official details of the Yūgen album. He removes everything that is not the statue

He also revealed a surprising influence: competitive chess. "I became obsessed with the 1972 World Chess Championship between Fischer and Spassky. There is a moment in Game 6 where Fischer makes a move so counterintuitive, so quiet, that the entire room gasps. That is what I want my art to feel like. A quiet move that changes everything." No Reo Fujisawa exclusive would be complete without addressing the elephant in the room. Over the past year, rumors have swirled about a falling-out with his longtime producer, Kenji "K2" Tanaka, as well as a legal dispute with his former label, Void Noise Records.