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Composed by Toru Takemitsu
Performed by Akio Suzuki
From composition "Wavelength" 1984

Toru Takemitsu "Wavelength Of Morning" played by Akio Suzuki 1984

Yuichiro Fujimoto - Joy

Been combining musical ideas on and off since the summer and excited to present my first official EP, 'Noir'. Keeping it simple and in line with my passion for soulful sounds yet hard-hitting percussion, I wanted to deliver this project with a kiss of R&B chops while maintaining a danceable feel. 

As a special added bonus, http://soundcloud.com/midnightabjo and http://soundcloud.com/M31RK have flipped the wavy "Bounce" track in totally unique ways that give the track new life 2x!

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Artwork by Andre Power!

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Bounce

The “field” of experimental ambient music (if there is such a thing) needs Sawako’s delicate, measured, expansive touch. We connoisseurs yearn for it. Sadly, the woman who describes herself as a “sound sculptor” and a “signal alchemist” is so busy – think of her audio-visual installation at the planetarium of the Sonar Festival or her numerous live performances, including an appearance on Ryuichi Sakamoto’s radio show – that we simply had to wait. This time, the waiting lasted six years before we could put our ears on a follow-up to her exquisite 12k release Bitter Sweet. And, of course, nu.it is well worth the wait.

nu.it; almost looks like a website URL but it isn’t. What it is, though, is the perfect embodiment of Sawako’s art: concise, quiet, yet incredibly rich in possible meanings. We have the French word “nuit,” which means night, and this is clearly music of the night, from the go-to-sleep mood of “Locus of Everyday Life” to the recurring impression of being staked out in the jungle after dark, listening to unexpected creatures. This is not reality, unless it is a new form of reality, in which case the title could be pronounced “new it.” The title can be read in other ways, in other languages, and ultimately its meaning is left to you.

Sawako has released albums on the labels 12k, and/OAR, Anticipate, and now Baskaru. Her audio and visual works have been programmed around the world at such events and venues as the Sonar Festival, MUTEK, P.S.1/MoMA, UCLA Hammer Museum, Roulette, Resonance FM, and ICA London. nu.it’s mastering was entrusted to Yu Miyashita, aka Yaporigami, who released material on Mille Plateaux, mAtter, Hz Records, and +MUS. The cover art is by kynd, whose ephemereal OpenFrameworks drawings have been featured by CreativeApplications.

http://troncolon.com/nuit
http://www.baskaru.com

Sawako - locus of everyday life

Made with love for Mumdance's Rinse FM show
https://soundcloud.com/rinsefm/mumdance101114

~ ~ P I X E L  H E A L I N G  S P A ~ ~

Hiroshi Yoshimura - Across The Creek
Yamaneko - Primrose Island
Rémi Gazel - Quiet!
To The City - l.a.r.a
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Feet
Ellen Meijers - Monsaic Lines
Kenji Kawai - Virtual Crime
Reichi Nakaido - Electric Train
Akira Yamaoka - Dark Rain
Yamaneko - Ice Fountain
Harumi Fujita - Underground Maze
Yamaneko - Tugboat (Pixel Healing Detox)
Himekami - Mahoroba

(✿◠‿◠) 2 0 1 4 (◡‿◡✿)

Pixel Healing Spa

This summer i had the pleasure to play some records in the wonderful Garden at Zadar, Croatia. Here's the recording of the first hour recorded saturday afternoon. Every time I listen to it I have the fondest memories of standing there in the shade, watching the ships float by, sipping on Aperol Spritz and playing some music for my lady reading a book, Bobby Beige taking a nap and the garden's guests chilling out. 
I have to mention that this mix start with a recording by Luc Ferrari called Presque Rien No1 (Le Lever Du Jour Au Bord De La Mer). 
The original recordings for his work Presque Rien are said to be recorded at the croation coast not far away from Zadar so I took the opportunity to bring it back there. Kind of my way to say thank you, Monsieur Ferrari. At least I got rewarded by some strange looks of the garden's service team :) I hope you enjoy this releaxed hour ... 
Hugest thanks to Bobby, Charlotte, Nick and the whole Garden Team for some amazing days in the sun!

Basso in the garden Part 1

One of my favorite VGM tracks by Shinji Hosoe. From Xenosaga: Episode II

Shinji Hosoe - U M N Control Center

Another good one from Shinji Hosoe on Xenosaga: Episode II

Shinji Hosoe - Foundation Fishing Lab

Made with love for Deadboy's NTS show - https://soundcloud.com/deadboy/nts-radio-006-special-guest 

~ Nautilus Dawn ~

Team Rockit - Svala
Coova - Yourmachi (Yamaneko Wisp Form Edit)
Yamaneko & To The City - WOLF
Reichi Nakaido - Prototype I
Mr. Mitch & Yamaneko - Pixel City Zone
Yamaneko & Rimplton - Heartbroken In The Wave Wires
Yamaneko - Pixel Wavedash
Team Rockit - Omega/Preludium/Spira 107
Rimplton - Generate Still 
Frank Klepacki - Serpent's Grotto
Frank Klepacki - Floating 
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Silence
Suzanne Ciani - The Fifth Wave: Water Lullaby
Shadow Moses - Nowhere

(Image by Mark Ferrari - http://markferrari.com/art/8bit-game-art/) 

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Nautilus Dawn

The startup sounds from Windows 95 to Windows Vista, played back at 4000% of their original duration.

Published to mark the occasion of the 20th birthday of Windows 95. Happy birthday, Windows 95.

Windows XP Startup Sound (slowed 4000%)

taken from the new album 'Umarete Wa Mita Keredo'
http://flau.jp/releases/umarete-wa-mita-keredo/

Ensemble 0 - Nijùichi

Yuichiro Fujimoto - The Mountain Record - 02

Yuichiro Fujimoto - The Mountain Record - 03

Every Recording of Gymnopédie 1

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Rinse FM Podcast - Yamaneko - 31st January 2016

Guillaume Sorge Mix N°9

Giving 19edo a proper go. I've found the virtually pure 6:5 minor third, 14:13 minor second and 28:27 augmented unison of its meantone tuning [virtually identical to 1/3-comma] very appealing, although it's a tuning system that needs space to really be understood by the ear, so take a seat on the 19edo sofa and feel yourself slowly sink down.

It's a wonder 19(1/3-comma)'s not been more popular (though it has had a small share of keen exponents since the early 16th century) - full circulation and transposability in only 19 keys, each with inframinor, minor, major and ultramajor harmonies available. Here I've made use of the pure minor thirds and slightly beating major thirds on offer. 3:2, 5:4 and 9:5 are all 1/3-comma flat of just, while their inverses 4:3, 8:5 and 10:9 are all 1/3-comma sharp. Still, 1/3-comma (just over 7c) seems like a pleasant little amount of beating most of the time, still only about half of the impurity of 5:4 and 6:5 in 12edo.

Wurly Minors And Enharmonic Tetrachords (17 out of 19edo)

Dream Theatre with Wolf Muller & Cass, Mark Barrott, Tempelhof & Gigi Masin, Michal Turtle, Bartosz Kruczynski, TCP, Smith & Mudd and others

July, 2016

Vlado Markovic - Dream Theatre

MIXES

JAMES TOM - SANPO 043 - THE LONG GOODBYE

The digest of sawako's 1st album "Yours Gray" (2004) which was the first real CD release of and/OAR, Seattle based field recording label. (and/OAR was the CDR label before the release.)
This release features collaboration work with Toshimaru Nakamura, Mitchell Akiyama, Asuna and Yuichiro Fujimoto. Aoki Hayayo and hofli (Takashi Tsuda) participated as the field recordist of Toshimaru Nakamura's live performance.
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なつかしい音源が出てきたから、あげてみたよ。for those who know sawako's sound recently . . .

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