Fortunia
New single, Fortunia is now available digitally.
"Fortunia" is a full-length album by otom, released on July 7, 2026. It is otom's first album since the 4th full-length album "Hidden Sun" released on July 7, 2008, and marks the first album release on subscription streaming services. Centered around a selection of singles released between 2015 and 2021, the album condenses otom's current musicality and world view into its purest form, serving as both a career culmination and a musical calling card.
Rather than a mere single collection, every track has been completely reconstructed from the mixing stage. Through a diverse approach-including smooth crossfades, the insertion of short pieces and sound effects, and seamless, immediate transitions-all tracks are connected continuously to form a single, cohesive flow in this fully remastered audio. Within this organic album structure, each song is rebuilt with a fresh resonance.
At the core of the sound is the gentle wall of sound and floating mood of '90s shoegaze and dream pop. This is woven with the characteristic atmosphere of '60s-'70s soft rock, psychedelia, and movie soundtracks, while actively integrating elements of electronica, folktronica, calm ambient, acoustic music, as well as electronic experimentation and drone sounds created through real-time processing and custom Max patches. Reverse guitars with a wobble like tape flutter, repetitions of feedback guitar, minimal progressions that set aside concepts like a chorus, and whispering, layered vocals with a hazy, multi-tracked quality resonate as if drifting amidst a dense guitar ensemble and soft noise, encompassing otom's entire journey of sound design.
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otom
Musician and composer. otom was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1976. otom creates music using guitars, computers, Max/MSP, and various instruments — blending shoegaze, dream pop, electronica, acoustic, drone, ambient, and experimental elements. In addition to music, otom also produces audio/visual works and draws influence from both sound and cinema.
The musical journey began at age 14, inspired by 1960s-70s music, particularly artists known for rich harmonies and floating textures. Discovering My Bloody Valentine, Flying Saucer Attack, Slowdive, Galaxie 500, and various electronica acts became pivotal moments. Fennesz, above all, has significantly shaped otom's output and creative direction.
Since around 1998, otom has released numerous albums, EPs, and singles. In the early years, music was released under the name "alphabet", which changed to "otom" in early 2008.
Today, otom continues to explore diverse sonic forms through Max/MSP.