True And Hate

True and Hate is a duo formed in 2015, with vocalist Ayame and producer Kazuki. They work with atmospheric electronic sounds, releasing a series of songs organized around elemental themes. Their debut album was called "Cycle Part I (Water I)" in 2018, and they followed it with other parts in the same series, like "Cycle Part II (Tears)" and "Cycle Part III (Ground)."

Their music tends toward the abstract, with Ayame's vocals described as ethereal over Kazuki's experimental production. The "Cycle" series explores concepts of loss and transformation, moving through water, tears, ground, sun, and sky across its five parts. They've drawn some criticism for being too inaccessible, but kept working in their own style regardless.