Having collaborated and toured with indie strangelings of Montreal, Regina Spektor, and Sondre Lerche, singer, violinist, and composer Kishi Bashi has embarked on his epic orchestral solo project. On his debut full-length 151a, the songwriter expands on the majestic sound of his Room for Dream EP (Aerobic International), teasing out the baroque mysteries suggested in those songs while sharpening focus. Since the release of the EP, Kishi Bashi has toured with Sondre Lerche, Alexi Murdoch, and of Montreal, collaborating as producer with oM s Kevin Barnes on that band s new album, Paralytic Stalks (Polyvinyl).