A Story-Like Song with Shifting Melodies and Percussion

"kizunaworld.org" was launched by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Tomoyasu Hirano. Under the concept of "doing everything one can as an individual," the project continues to support disaster-stricken areas by raising donations through a wide collection of works from artists in Japan and abroad who support the initiative.

The 17th release comes from TOKiMONSTA (born Jennifer Lee), who was born and raised in the South Bay area of LA. She is an artist who manipulates a wide range of textures, utilizing acoustic instruments, percussion, digital processing, and granular noise.

TOKiMONSTA's music has received high praise across all media, and has been played countless times on international radio programs such as "BBC Radio 1" and "NPR." She has also been consistently featured in numerous magazines, including "SPIN" and "Dazed and Confused."



The track provided this time, "Shortcomings," is described by TOKiMONSTA herself as "a story-like song with a beautiful, evolving melody and shifting percussion, yet with a touch of melancholy at the end." It presents the natural reality of life—that there are both joys and sorrows—with beautiful sound, evoking a mysterious strength.

The track can be downloaded by making a donation of 1,000 yen per unit via PayPal. All donations, excluding payment processing fees, will be delivered as "support needed now" across five fields: "medical care," "children," "food," "housing," and "energy," with donation recipients being reviewed as needed based on the situation. Furthermore, since October 1st of last year, the donation destination for "children" has been changed to the "Children's Music Revival Fund," which supports musical activities in disaster-stricken areas by repairing and providing instruments for educational institutions whose instruments became unusable due to the earthquake.