An intimate journey through the empty spaces of old houses

Quiet Corners by Crane is an imagined sketch of an abandoned country house, where the echoes of past lives still linger. In its quiet halls, lost voices resurface as melodies, entwining with the present’s subtle noises.

Crane is a project by a Japanese artist, Kohei Okutani, aiming to explore the depth and width of musical aesthetic whilst keeping an experimental and improvisational mind.

‘Quiet Corners’ is an album that marks his first exploration, as Crane, into a more serene and minimal soundscape, where piano and delicate samplings create a space of quiet contemplation. Though each piece stands alone, together they form an intimate dialogue - one that gently unfolds, sometimes tranquil, sometimes unexpectedly powerful, like whispers carried through empty halls.

“As an artist, I have always been drawn to the poetic essence of songs, shaped by my background in literature—especially classical poetry. Studying poets like Shakespeare, John Donne, and John Keats taught me how lyrical art is crafted. Their works were my first gateway into artistry, showing me that the way we perceive the world shapes how we express it. In that sense, writing is a process of transformation, a way of reshaping reality through imagination. Poetry itself is an art of limitation - words structured by form, refined by grammar, and given depth through rhythm.

The process of composing Quiet Corners was unlike anything I had done before. Each piece emerged as if shaped by invisible hands, drawn from impressions I couldn’t quite trace—memories I may never have lived, sensations that felt familiar yet unplaceable. I often found myself wondering whether these fragments were born from my own knowledge or simply from imagination.

With Quiet Corners, I step into this new terrain, guided by curiosity and a desire to map the unseen. I hope this journey continues, and I invite you, the listener, to wander through these quiet spaces with me.”