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Rindert Lammers' debut album is a heartfelt exploration of gratitude, blending personal narratives with cinematic imagery in a serene and soulful ambient jazz style. Inspired by Japanese cinema and the raw authenticity of YouTube confessions, the album captures a mood of introspection and appreciation. Central to the album is the track InchThank You, Kirin Kiki,Inch which draws from a powerful scene in the film Shoplifters ( Youtube. watch?v=05NRWLKITH4&t=2s). Lammers explains InchIt's one of my favorites. The Japanese actress Kirin Kiki plays the grandmother of a 'chosen family', all of whom have fled or lost their own families in some way. In this scene, one of her last scenes before her (real) death, Kirin Kiki (the grandmother) looks at her family and says, 'Thank You!' twice towards the children and the sea. Kirin Kiki improvised these words on the spot, and it's such a poignant moment in the film, but also indicative of her impending death. I found the gratitude so moving it fit perfectly with the gratitude I found in the voiceclip from InchThank You Hiroshi Yoshimura. Inch The fourth song, InchThank You Hiroshi Yoshimura,Inch opens with a voice clip that acts almost as the protagonist of a film, reflecting on a turbulent time of sleeping in parks and on the streets. This voiceover was inspired by a comment on a Hiroshi Yoshimura video on YouTube that began, InchThis album reminds me of... Inch Lammers noticed the deeply personal responses left on these videos, so he recorded various similar YouTube comments from people around the world, initially intending to set them to music. Though much of this idea evolved, this particular voice clip remained a central influence, ultimately inspiring a cinematic journey within the album. InchSummer in ShibuyaInch sets the scene as a trailer, InchOpening CreditsInch introduces the narrative, and InchClosing CreditsInch gent
