Intro – Album Overview

Silk in the Dust is an official Phantom Tone album released under the Japanese Folklore Hip-Hop genre.
This album explores fragility, abandonment, and spiritual residue — focusing on what remains when beauty fades and rituals are forgotten.

Rather than emphasizing overt folklore narratives, Silk in the Dust dwells on the quiet aftermath of myth: worn garments, empty shrines, lingering vows, and emotions trapped in dust and memory.

Concept & Folklore Origin

Silk in the Dust draws from Japanese folklore motifs of abandoned shrine maidens, forgotten spirits, and tattered ritual garments left behind after ceremonies ceased.

These remnants are believed to retain spiritual charge — fragments of prayer, sorrow, and devotion woven into cloth and ritual objects.

The album interprets silk as a spiritual memory medium — a fabric that absorbs human emotion and preserves silent presence long after ritual disappearance.

Music Architecture

The sound architecture emphasizes slow ritual tempos, minimal melodic motion, and atmospheric drones.
Soft band instrumentation and restrained wagakki layers create floating sonic textures rather than rhythmic propulsion.

Silence and negative space are used as compositional elements, allowing emotional residue to settle within the sound field.

Tracklist

  1. Silk in the Dust
  2. Within the Sealed Boundary
  3. Mass Without Voice
  4. Hidden Between Tides
  5. Beneath the River’s Oath
  6. Lingering Sound
  7. The Visitor

    Official Streaming

    YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@konkonsama
    Spotify https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/artist/4bfn9UXzrHfylOk7gZCB4j
    Apple Music https://music.apple.com/jp/artist/phantom-tone/1845267127