Ethereal Japanese folk with a mobile game edge. Kagura no Mae is an A.SAKA release from 2015 tied to a mobile title, and the five tracks on here are beautifully specific in their atmosphere. Yozakura Fubuki (Night Cherry Blossom Blizzard) sets the mood immediately, floral and nocturnal.
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Byakkoden carries this fox spirit mysticism that feels like it belongs in a shrine at midnight. Onoshi hits harder, with a colder wind-swept intensity that breaks up the softness. Fritillaria rounds things out with something more delicate and European-tinged, while Hanaikada wa Yoru wo Mau closes on petals drifting through the dark.
The whole EP is short but very intentional about its mood. If you want five tracks that sound like a Shinto festival dissolving into a dream, this is your late-night listen.