Naoki Zushi

Paradise is Naoki Zushi at his most cinematic and uncanny — a delicate balance of electronic shimmer, jazz-inflected improvisation, and surreal narrative textures. The album moves like a dream: warm synth pads, fractured rhythms, and ephemeral melodies weave a space that feels both idyllic and slightly unstable, as if the paradise it depicts is half-remembered and half-invented.

Zushi’s attention to sonic detail is extraordinary. Tiny glitches, field recordings, and subtle harmonic shifts give the music a tactile intimacy, while his compositional restraint makes each note feel consequential. It’s not just music; it’s an invitation to inhabit a fragile, luminous world where beauty is inseparable from transience.

Paradise rewards patient listening. It’s meditative yet restless, comforting yet uncanny — a quietly radical exploration of memory, space, and emotion.