On your bike

The ubiquitous bike. On your bike, the May tune from Setsu, is an ode to the Japanese bike, ridden by school kids, office ladies in mini skirts and octogenarians. Not so much a mode of transport as a way of life, a great equalizer of young and old, the dignified and the low.

May in Japan, probably my favourite month, as least weather-wise. Spring has well and truly sprung, but you haven't hit the rainy season, where you sweat in places you didn't know you could sweat. You know that once the warmer weather arrives you won't feel cold again until September or October and you can sort your wardrobe accordingly, banishing the winter woollies to storage.

I wanted this tune to convey the sense of freedom bestowed by a warm May day and your own two wheels. Plus, it rocks.

For musical notes check the next post.