Aru-2 is a beatmaker from Tokyo Japan. Real name Akira Noto Aru is an underground fixture in the beat tape scene worldwide earning acclaim with a slew of DIY and collaborative releases over the last few years. Now he makes his long-awaited label debut with Ayakashi Instruments - an instrumental album inspired by Japanese folklore that seamlessly blends a myriad of different sounds influences and reference points all into one cohesive experience. They say Ayakashi is a Japanese ghost spirit but to me I think of it as encountering mystery. I ve spent a lifetime with Ayakashi and this album is where it brought me. It was just one phase in my past and now I m walking toward my future. - Aru-2