{"id":1718536,"date":"2026-01-29T23:56:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1718536"},"modified":"2026-01-29T23:56:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:56:50","slug":"shinichi-atobe-announces-new-album-silent-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1718536","title":{"rendered":"Shinichi Atobe Announces New Album Silent Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article main-content story\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<div class=\"AIContentWrapper-gOOlQO fHyaAp\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePageLedeBackground-JMVDp bIwRjk\">\n<header class=\"ContentHeaderWrapper-cqMZiN lbDgHU content-header article__content-header inset\">\n<div data-testid=\"ContentHeaderContainer\" class=\"ContentHeaderContainer-cMdHiZ fxttZl\">\n<div class=\"ContentHeaderHedAccreditationWrapper-WaWBW fTkfBu\">\n<div data-testid=\"ContentHeaderTitleBlockWrapper\" class=\"ContentHeaderTitleBlockWrapper-cyIGwg dMceKV\">\n<div 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\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ lffKHz caption ContentHeaderLeadAssetCaption-ifsaEE cSYNPH\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF kSRRkI gxwcqg caption__credit\">Shinichi Atobe (Courtesy of Artist)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-attribute-verso-pattern=\"article-body\" class=\"ArticlePageContentBackGround-dcEtzE kUtTlG article-body__content\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePageChunksContent-enJWmu ilcJfn\">\n<div data-testid=\"ArticlePageChunks\" class=\"ArticlePageChunks-fwcPjP cAlDKu\">\n<div class=\"GridWrapper-cFSKbf cxzKYj grid grid-margins grid-items-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hkPQhP lnoYVP grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail\" data-journey-hook=\"grid-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"GridItem-beYvyV kCPYUp grid--item grid-layout__content\">\n<div class=\"BodyWrapper-kzyFNv gGoeHn body body__container article__body\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" data-testid=\"BodyWrapper\">\n<div class=\"body__inner-container\">\n<p>Shinichi Atobe is releasing a new album. <em>Silent Way<\/em> arrives March 27 on Plastic &amp; Sounds, the label he founded last year. The Japanese producer has also shared a lead single, \u201cRain 1\u201d\u2014you can listen to it below.<\/p>\n<p>Berlin-based artist Rashad Becker mixed and mastered <em>Silent Way,<\/em> and photographer Yusuke Yamatani shot its album cover. The record marks Atobe\u2019s first full-length since 2024\u2019s <em>Discipline<\/em> and follows the EP <em>Ongaku 1<\/em>, which he shared the same year.<\/p>\n<p>Since releasing his debut 12-inch <em>Ship-Scope<\/em> on Basic Channel sublabel Chain Reaction in 2001, Atobe has put out a steady stream of albums and EPs. They include <em>Butterfly Effect<\/em> (2014), <em>From The Heart, It\u2019s A Start, A Work Of Art<\/em> (2017), <em>Heat<\/em> (2018), <em>Yes<\/em> (2020), <em>Love of Plastic<\/em> (2022), and <em>Peace Of Mind<\/em> (2024).<\/p>\n<p>Read about <em>Discipline<\/em> at No. 14 on The 30 Best Electronic Albums of 2025.<\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"IframeEmbed\" class=\"IframeEmbedWrapper-sc-ldQZQl ejqOZZ iframe-embed\">\n<div data-hasconsent=\"true\" data-testid=\"IframeEmbedContainer\" class=\"IframeEmbedContainer-hkaqNE rtPbe\">\n<div class=\"IframeEmbedAspectRatioWrapper-hLozwN etIrxU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr koTknX responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Plant Tree Conifer Vegetation Car Transportation Vehicle License Plate and Potted Plant\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.pitchfork.com\/photos\/697bef3ba519e80bec1cd748\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/DDJB91267_P&amp;S003_JKT_3000.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Silent Way<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>01 intro 6.1<br \/>02 Phase 2<br \/>03 TRNS<br \/>04 Blurred<br \/>05 Aquarius<br \/>06 Durability<br \/>07 Rain 1<br \/>08 Syndrome<br \/>09 Fractal<br \/>10 Defect<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Correction:<\/strong> An earlier version of this story misstated the name of Atobe\u2019s 2024 album<\/em> Discipline. <em>It has been updated with the correct title.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p> Source URL: http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/shinichi-atobe-announces-new-album-silent-way\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Shinichi Atobe Announces New Album Silent Way The Japanese producer also shared a lead single, \u201cRain 1\u201d By Hattie Lindert January 29, 2026 Shinichi Atobe (Courtesy of Artist) Shinichi Atobe is releasing a new album. Silent Way arrives March 27 on Plastic &amp; Sounds, the label he founded last year. The Japanese producer has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,54],"class_list":["post-1718536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-pitchfork-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1718536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1718536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1718536\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1718536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1718536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1718536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}