Fiendsh - Hayashi Reborn
12" Black Vinyl (140g)
Full Color Labels
Polyethylene Inner Sleeve
12" Premium 3mm Spined Sleeves 350gsm
12" Square Insert with Sleeve Artwork
Cold Busted Sticker Included Inside Jacket
Sealed in a Polywrap (Permanent/Tamper Proof) Sleeve
300 Copies
Records are packed between the Spined Sleeve and the Polywrap to avoid seam splits
Mastered & Lacquers Cut by Misjah@24Mastering
Pressed at Mobineko
Fiendsh returns to Cold Busted with Hayashi Reborn, the Bangkok-based producer’s long-awaited follow-up to 2016’s To The End. The title refers to the Hayashi, a group of instrumentalists in Japanese Noh theater. Noh often revolves around themes of life, so with this album the Fiendsh alter-ego takes on the role of the Hayashi of the young beat-producer’s life. The album’s sounds are introspective and rich, combining deep rhythms and warm melodies. Sometimes a hint of Fiendsh’s Thai culture drops in, but mostly the influences are straight from the well of hip-hop, soul, and jazz classics.
Hayashi Reborn opens confidently with “Astronaut,” jazz sound blasts giving way to compressed beats and evocative strings. Midway the song transforms to a dream state as things start to flow in reverse. Other highlights include the subdued trip-hop of “Eye Pt. 1,” the shimmering piano boom-bap of “Jun Satori (feat. Puddie),” and “No Limitations” with its pulsing feel and ambient audience sounds. “Champagne Promises” and “Lucid S Dreamin” display a mellower side to Fiendsh, making Hayashi Reborn a well-rounded listen. This album’s a choice set for audio explorers everywhere.
1. Fiendsh - Astronaut (3:54)
2. Fiendsh - Fall 7 Times, Get Up 8 (3:25)
3. Fiendsh - Eye (Part 1) (3:49)
4. Fiendsh & Puddie- Jun Satori (2:16)
5. Fiendsh - No Limitations (4:05)
6. Fiendsh - Champagne Promises (4:06)
7. Fiendsh & Genta - Why I Care (3:43)
8. Fiendsh - Lucid S Dreamin (5:11)
9. Fiendsh - #25 (1:47)
10. Fiendsh - Life (Album Version) (4:32)
11. Fiendsh - Ashes (2:14)
12. Fiendsh - Pain (2:37)