Patrick Ellis - Rainbow-Gored  (K-LONE Remix)

I am currently working on a collection of works about the dead, the concept of the dead, what death is, and Osorezan, a mountain where the dead are worshipped. I am currently working on a book about the dead, the concept of the dead, what is death, and Osorezan, a mountain that enshrines the dead. I plan to release it and exhibit it in the spring.

汀 Nagisa

HIMOROGI is the tenth album by ironomi. Divining Japanese mythology and its relationship with nature, the new album is an aural pastorale that fosters deeper territory in the realm of spiritual searching through dreamy, drifting piano, 17-string koto (jūshichi-gensō) and new form electronic processing. 

ironomi’s desire to commune with mother Earth and its season’s colors has always served as a continual inspiration for their music. In HIMOROGI, the duo delves into a more spiritual focus in their journey towards musical impressionism. Japanese culture has long held the idea that heavenly spirits live in many elements of the natural world, such as mountains, rocks, trees, and the sea. The album title comes from the Japanese word Himorogi (神籬), which in Shinto terminology is translated as "divine fence," which refers to sacred areas that a celestial spirit enters.

Six songs were created in chronological order, ama-saki (Bloom in the Sky), yume-asobi (Playing in Dream), sakura-ame (Cherry Blossom Rain), hibiki-sora (Echoing Sky), ama-yadori (Rain Shelter), chumu (Abstract Nil Space). On each, they move organically in the nature they were recorded, as rain connects the sky with the Earth, giving life to it with blossoming flowers. Once the hues of autumn bid their farewell, another life cycle begins. Rather than arriving at a state of tranquility, the idea is to reach a state of ‘nothingness’ as suggested in the zazen-inspired chumu. 

Junya Yanagidaira’s sublime, elegant phrasing of subtle polyphony and melodic piano lines fall like rain through a picturesque blue horizon over calming koto sways by multi-instrumentalist Yu Isobe. Flashes of sunlight momentarily refract through the water’s surface in the form of bright starlit keyboards, at times weaving child-like melodies of enchantment. The lightest touch of koto strings seems to hover and balance the murmur of a garden stream. It beckons you closer as the gentle caress of the music awakens your inner senses. HIMOROGI will remain timeless because the duo created music that absconded with time and place with their endless visions of beauty. 

ironomi releases HIMOROGI on 24 February 2023 via KITCHEN. LABEL. Available on clear vinyl LP, CD and digital formats, with artwork by Japanese photographer Kisei Kobayashi and design by KITCHEN. LABEL founder Ricks Ang. Katsunori Fukuoka mastered this record at Flysound in Japan.

ironomi - 桜雨 (himorogi, 2023)

津田貴司『湿度計』2020年度リイシュー盤。

リリース元：PNdB atelier
定価：￥2,420（税込み）
品番：hoflicd14

ⓒ 2008 Takashi Tsuda All Rights Reserved
originally released by STARNET MUZIK as STARNET MUZIK 014
executive producer : Kohshi Baba
reissued by PNdB atelier
jacket design : Kaname Kawamoto
ⓟ 2020 Takashi Tsuda All Rights Reserved

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Kumi Takahara - The Old Dreams (aus Remix)

Moments Of Unity

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this release is included by Olli Aarni + Mia Tarkela's photo zine + cassette Unimetsä

Olli Aarni – Ylitse 3

Inspired by Toshikatsu Endo / Untitled 1985.

Wood,tar,water,fire

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Japanese producer The Future Eve – known for his minimalist, synthesised pieces under the moniker Tomo Akikawabaya such as The Castle (1984), reissued alongside other works on New York's Minimal Wave Records as The Invitation of The Dead in 2015 – has announced a landmark collaboration spanning continents and planes of existence. Going under the new name of The Future Eve, he has worked together with the legendary Robert Wyatt to create an electronic journey of sound.

The Future Eve featuring Robert Wyatt - 04.08

In 2006, flau honcho aus @a-u-s made a mixtape for a gig 'dot' at SALON, Koenji with El Fog, Yui Onodera and Yusuke Kamijima. When the mix was published in International Tapes @mrintl, an introduction by E.Neubauten and Tsumugine was added in 2012 . The mix includes many tracks by Japanese artists, mainly from the internet archive and early electronics.

tracklist>> https://www.mixcloud.com/simiangibbons/aus-mixtape-for-international-tapes-a-dream-within-a-dream/

ausmix

aus (mix for International Tapes)

SOUND SEA SOUND WATER

海から聴こえてくるのは
水面に映る空と
風が運ぶ波の音

水が伝えてくれるのは
輝く波が雲になり
豊かな雨が私たちを潤すこと

かつて生まれた言葉
新しい時代 ”new age” となった今
どんな時にも
すこやかな海を感じさせてくれる
この大きな懐のような場所で
海への憧れと
そこに還ってゆくものに想いを馳せ
心のままに響かせてみたいと思います
credits
releases June 17, 2020

香り / WELT Yuki Kawasaki
デザインと遊び / Sachiko Kihara
音 / Kenji Kihara

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FLAU is a record label based in Tokyo, Japan.

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The Future Eve featuring Robert Wyatt - 04.08

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