Pristine, Pristine from Symbiotic by UKIGI Akira (Bozhang ZHU)

One of the most important moments of the album, and its emotional peak. A friend joined on bamboo flute improvisation, engaging in dialogue with my synthesizer. The first half evokes the elegance of Chinese landscape aesthetics, while the second expands into a grand, orchestral Western space. Beneath it all, steady programmed textures carry the piece upward, toward a raw yet transcendent state.

UKIGI Akira is a composer, producer, and pianist whose works move across the boundaries of ambient, experimental, and indie music.

As a student of architecture, his music often emerges between structure and intuition.

Alongside his solo work, he also pursues collaborative projects such as Margin Youth, continuing to explore the possibilities of sound.