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kazaizen, the genre-defying project of Saint Paul-based multi-instrumentalist Jonny Kasai, returns with Sky Fish Fly, a 13-track album that pushes the boundaries of psychedelic rock, alternative soul, and experimental pop into new, uncharted territory.
Praised by outlets such as SPIN for blending “Prince-style vocals with Brainfeeder-style experimentation,” and described by Pop Fantasma as lo-fi psychedelia merging city pop, 70s/80s FM soul, jazz, and shoegaze, kazaizen delivers a listening experience that is both nostalgic and forward-looking.
Across its approximately 35-minute runtime, Sky Fish Fly flows between dreamy atmospheres and groove-driven psychedelia. Songs like “Nanoo Nanoo,” “Make It Love,” and the city-pop track “What’s the Meaning – Self” feel like spinning inside a psychedelic cement mixer, complete with jazz and psychedelic soul flourishes throughout. “What Is” evokes a long-lost cousin of 70s soul, rediscovered on a VHS tape and transformed over time into a colourful sonic collage. Meanwhile, “State of Mind” approaches shoegaze territory, with wall-like noise built from samples, vocals, keyboards, and subtle guitar layers. Other highlights include the spacey soul of “Beyond the Stars,” the progressive synth-jazz of “Somewhere Somethings Waiting,” and the playful chaos of “Mr. Musk,” where Elon Musk journeys to Mars, meets psychedelic Martians, and is gently sent back to Earth.
The album also expands kazaizen’s palette into psychedelic R&B, progressive synth-jazz, and experimental soul, blending echo-drenched guitars, warm analogue synths, and soulful melodies into immersive, kaleidoscopic soundscapes. Operating independently, Kasai approaches music-making as an open-ended process; songs begin as fragments of melody, textures, or grooves before evolving into fully realised tracks that blur the line between pop accessibility and psychedelic abstraction.
At its core, kazaizen is about altered perspective: music as atmosphere, vibration, and a shift in consciousness. Sky Fish Fly captures that ethos fully; lo-fi yet rich, soulful yet strange, and always searching for what lies just beyond the visible spectrum.
"With Sky Fish Fly, kazaizen invites listeners on a journey through sound that’s playful, introspective, and utterly fearless,” says music publicist Danielle Holian, Decent Music PR. “Jonny Kasai blends psychedelic soul, shoegaze, jazz, and city pop into a universe where every track feels alive, like flipping through a cosmic radio dial at midnight. It’s music that’s lo-fi, immersive, and impossible to categorise, but impossible to forget."
TRACKLIST:
Nanoo Nanoo
What Is
State of Mind
Make It Love
What’s the Meaning - Self
Been a While
Nothing but Regrets
Smoove
Idk
Mr. Musk
Real Life
Beyond the Stars
Somewhere Somethings Waiting
Connect with Kazaizen: Instagram, Spotify
Press Contact:
Danielle Holian - Decent Music PR
Email: danielle.holian@alfieamadeusWebsite: www.decentmusicpr.com
Telephone/Whatsapp: +44 (0) 204 572 2260
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