Sengoko + The Saline Dreams
Album by Sengoko — NEO22
Tracklist
| 1. | Sengoko (A Tower of Stone) | 3:43 | |
| 2. | 21st Century Boy (Lisa) | 2:42 | |
| 3. | Here's to the Night | 1:21 | |
| 4. | Deep Inside of Me | 3:50 | |
| 5. | Honeycombs (Here We Are Again) | 4:12 | |
| 6. | The Saline Dream | 4:54 | |
| 7. | The Keep | 3:04 | |
| 8. | Too Much (Into Desertion) | 3:53 | |
| 9. | The Enemy Within | 6:49 |
About
watch “The Keep” here: https://vimeo.com/355655966
watch “Too Much (Into Desertion)” here: https://youtu.be/5mtjIM0RWz8
For eight years, Derek Torres performed as the pop outfit T0W3RS. Worn out from industry grind and the political climate, he took a hiatus to become an activist and co-filmmaker with his wife Julianna Villarosa. He is back with his new project Sengoko. As a multi-racial kid raised by a single white mother, Derek has always struggled with his racial identity. For most of his life, he was told his Japanese surname was Sengoko, which turned out to be a mispronunciation of his real surname Sengoku. Like T0W3RS (Torres) before, Sengoko represents his conflict to find identity.
Recently intent on marrying his love of film and music, he set out to make a fictional film soundtrack. As a latchkey kid of the VHS age, the films of the eighties introduced him to pop and electronic music. What would it sound like if John Hughes and John Carpenter had collaborated?
Sengoko + The Saline Dreams is a teenage love story set in an eighties post apocalyptic vision. Youth in a world on the brink of collapse looking for hope.
Credits
Mixing – Missy Thangs // Fidelitorium
Mastering – Adam Haggar // Mount Olympia Mastering
Artwork – Julianna Villarosa + Derek Torres
Japanese Translation – Jonathan R. Lack
Personnel:
Ryan Van Fleet – Drums, Percussion, Drum Engineering (All Tracks)
Ilene Rouamvongsor – Vocals (Tracks 5,6)
Rhett Huffman – Yamaha Dx7 (Track 8,9), Mini Moog (Track 9)
Karen Blanco – Yamaha CS1X (Track 8)
Sam Logan – Vocals, Guitars (Track 9)
Patrick Terrell – Bass Arrangement (Track 8)
Nas Abbas – Vocals (Track 2)
Derek Torres – Everything Else
Web Design: Molly Drake // Parson Lane
Editing: Allison Hussey
Special Thanks:
Everyone who played these songs and helped bring them to life over these years.
Including Patches, Gabriel, Saman, Phil, Grant, Ryan, Chessa, Gabe, Josh, Matt, and Nathan.
Kimberley Anya Tova, Meys, Nicky, Al, Dax, Gude, Linne, Liz, Tim, Bronwen, The University of Iowa.
And my family who have been so supportive and understanding of my bullshit.
Released by neo-detritus in the early spring of 2020
@SengokoMusic / sengoko.com / neodetrit.us