Shinpei Ruike * Metamorphose [New CD]

A groundbreaking solo performance album by genre-defying trumpeter Shinpei Ruike.Metamorphose marks the first time in his career that Ruike performs entirely solo-just one trumpet, recorded live in a single take, without overdubs.From warm acoustic textures that highlight the natural timbre of the horn, to digital beats and sonic layers triggered via sampler, this album unfolds as a gradient of sound and emotion. Each track explores the trumpet's expressive range, and Ruike's own physicality becomes an instrument of improvisation and transformation.Recorded on June 10, 2025, at the Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum in Tokyo, this one-of-a-kind performance captures not only music, but the breath, tension, and immediacy of the moment.More than a trumpet album-it's a dialogue between body, instrument, and space.