Radiant City is inspired by an idea of the city: a dynamic, hybrid, inclusive and thriving multiplicity—not Le Corbusier’s vision of a linear and ordered metropolis of the future, but rather an indeterminate and colourful incubator of our present (and near future).

Featuring contributions from Midori Hirano, Diana Bada, Megumi Matsubara, Adama Koné, Omar Harb, Viktoriia Vitrenko and Em’kal Eyongakpa, the album contains works spanning 21 years—ever since the first Spring day of 2005, when Megumi Matsubara and I took a break from our recording session and went for a walk around my then neighbourhood of Dalston, London, recording the urban soundscape as we strolled and chatted along; back in the studio we decided to turn our walk into a “pop song” by editing the captured Dalston-Stoke Newington soundscape onto an existing backing track of mine, and what was serendipitously finished in an hour during that inspired and radiant early evening, is finally published here in its original form.

It was also then that I got an idea for this album, but I had to walk around a few other cities and neighbourhoods before the album was ready.

A digital-only release, the album is available worldwide on all the major streaming platforms as well as on Bandcamp, where the release includes higher quality audio download and extended album artwork.

Composed, performed and mixed by Ilpo Jauhiainen

Colours – written by Ilpo Jauhiainen and Midori Hirano
Dakar Night Drive – written by Ilpo Jauhiainen and Diana Bada
Spring Makes Noise – written by Ilpo Jauhiainen and Megumi Matsubara

Midori Hirano – original piano on Colours
Diana Bada – vocal and lyrics on Dakar Night Drive
Megumi Matsubara – concept and field recording on Spring Makes Noise
Adama Koné – original kora on Trade, Radiant Flux and Mosaic
Omar Harb – bass guitar on Jungle Rush
Em’kal Eyongakpa – original field recording on Chaosmopolis

Produced by Ilpo Jauhiainen

Mastered by Gregor Zemljic at Earresistible Mastering

Cover art and design by Ilpo Jauhiainen

Released April 10, 2026