Nothing Space Music

maya ongaku has always been searching for what exists just beyond the edge of perception. Since forming in the seaside towns surrounding Enoshima, the trio has followed a path guided less by intention than intuition, allowing songs, ideas, and experiences to emerge through a process they describe as 自然発生 (shizen hassei), spontaneous occurrence. Nothing Space Music is the deepest expression of that philosophy to date.
Written in the aftermath of several years of international touring, the album emerged from a growing desire to reconnect with silence. As stages became larger and the world around them moved faster, the band found themselves drawn toward the quieter spaces beneath it all. What began as a reflection on stillness & silence eventually expanded into the idea of "Nothing Space". To realise the album, maya ongaku created an entirely new environment for themselves. Near a seaside shrine in their hometown, the trio transformed a large soundproof building into Nothing Space Studio, a space built specifically around the needs of this record.
Nothing Space Music: a meditation on presence, perception, and the possibility of rediscovering the world through attentive listening.
releases June 24, 2026
Credits
All songs was written & arranged by maya ongaku
All Lyrics was written by Tsutomu Sonoda
Recording & Mix by Tsutomu Sonoda at Nothing Space Studio at Shonan
Mastered by Soushi Mizuno at studio MASS
Art work & Design by Tsutomu Sonoda
A1
”Vanishing Waves” (3:19)
Tsutomu Sonoda：Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer (JUNO 6), Kick Drum
Ryota Takano：Sei water Whale D
Shoei Ikeda：Upright Piano
A2
"Astral Echoes" (5:33)
Tsutomu Sonoda：Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer (JUNO 6)
Ryota Takano：Bass Guitar, Rhythm Maschine (TR 8S), Sei, Sei Wakka Ring
Shoei Ikeda：Rhodes Piano, Clarinet, Synthesizer (Moog Grandmother)
A3
"Thinkingscape" (5:46)
Tsutomu Sonoda：Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer (JUNO 6), Contrabass, Esraj, Kick Drum, Field Recording
Ryota Takano：Bass Guitar, Maracas, Tanpura, Sei, Sei Wakka Ring
Shoei Ikeda：Clarinet, Synthesizer (Moog Grandmother), Caxixi, Guiro, Sleigh Bells
A4
”Flowing” (5:44)
Tsutomu Sonoda：Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer (JUNO 6), Kick Drum, China Cymbal, Kazizi, Field
Recording
Ryota Takano：Bass Synthesizer (Moog Grandmother), Rhythm Maschine (TR 8S)
Shoei Ikeda：Rhodes Piano, Flute, Synthesizer (Moog Grandmother), Triangle
B1
”Hisoku Blue” (6:41)
Tsutomu Sonoda：Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer (JUNO 6), Kick Drum
Ryota Takano：Bass Guitar, Sei Stick
Shoei Ikeda：Saxophone, Upright Piano, Caxixi, Nut Shell Shaker
B2
"In Nothing Space" (1:24)
Tsutomu Sonoda：Poetry, Synthesizer (JUNO 6), Field Recording
B3
"You are Silence" (6:01)
Tsutomu Sonoda：Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer (JUNO 6 & Multipoly), Kick Drum, Triangle
Ryota Takano：Bass Guitar, Rhythm Maschine (TR 8S)
Shoei Ikeda：Rhodes Piano, Caxixi, Nut Shell Shaker, Sleigh Bells
B4
“Permanent Waves" (5:09)
Tsutomu Sonoda：Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer (JUNO 6), Kick Drum
Ryota Takano：Sei