木陰 / Kokage
二歩 Niho
二歩 is a Japanese album about small acts of care in the rain: station edges, convenience-store floors, elevator doors, bus seats, library boxes, and the almost invisible two steps that make room for someone else.
Short films in the rain
Each song opens a small scene in the same rain-wet day. Twelve short films move the world by exactly the space two steps can make.
Track by Track
Twelve small scenes, each built around one object, one room, and one discreet movement.
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朝の網
A rain-heavy net near the station, and someone moving two steps closer to tuck a loose knot back into place.
ビニール傘
At a convenience-store door, the umbrella stand is nudged inward just enough for someone to pass.
エレベーター前
A morning apartment lobby: a button, a child with an umbrella, and a hand keeping the doors open.
片方だけ
In a rain-wet train, a single forgotten glove is moved without anyone making much of it.
物干しの布団
A futon rescued from the rain waits folded in a paper parcel by the door.
自販機の青
Before the first train, a warm can is left on the edge of a bench near the vending machine's blue glow.
右の席
In the swaying bus, a rolling mandarin is stopped by a heel, almost invisibly.
小さな植木
A small pot pushed toward the railing by wind is moved inward by two fingers' width.
返す箱
At the library return box, a slanted book is quietly placed on a lower shelf.
白い鉢
Outside the closed salon, a dry white pot receives a thin stream of water.
雨の椅子
Only the right edge of the station bench is wiped, so a paper bag will stay dry.
二歩
Two steps are enough to make a small dry place between the bench, the bag, and the rain.