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15 July 2026 – Maya Ongaku Listen To ‘You Are Silence’
By Editorial Team - July 15, 2026
Summary
Japanese trio maya ongaku release 'You are Silence', reflecting ancestral connections during Japan's Obon season.
Key Facts
- Japanese trio maya ongaku share new single 'You are Silence'.
- Previews their forthcoming album 'Nothing Space Music', releasing August 7.
- The song was written during Obon and reflects ancestral spirit themes.
- Entities: maya ongaku, You are Silence, Nothing Space Music
- Tags: maya ongaku, you are silence, nothing space music, psychedelic folk, japanese music, obon season
Japanese psychedelic trio <a href="/tags/maya-ongaku">maya ongaku</a> have shared ‘You are Silence’, the latest preview of their forthcoming album ‘Nothing Space Music’, due on 7 August. Written during Japan’s Obon season, when ancestral spirits are traditionally believed to return and visit the living, the song imagines watching over somebody beloved from the perspective of one of those returning spirits.
That idea gives the track a quiet emotional gravity. Rather than leaning into dramatic supernatural effects, <a href="/tags/maya-ongaku">maya ongaku</a> create an intimate atmosphere through delicate guitar, soft vocals and patient psychedelic movement. The music feels suspended between memory and presence, like a message arriving without words.
The band will follow the album with a tour of the UK and Europe, beginning in September and including dates in Todmorden, Manchester, London, Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon. ‘You are Silence’ demonstrates why <a href="/tags/maya-ongaku">maya ongaku</a>’s music has developed such a distinctive character: it is experimental without becoming cold and spiritual without needing to arrive carrying twelve candles and a suspiciously expensive crystal.