2013.12.12 release
Pawn / Hideki Umezawa "Our Trails with lycoriscoris" sample from upcoming 6th album "Portrait Re:Sketch" PFCD39

Pawn / Hideki Umezawa - 梅沢英樹による2年振り、6枚目となるアルバム『Portrait Re:Sketch』は、前作『Tone Sketch』の素材をベースに総勢15名の参加者を迎え、完全に再構築された作品。非常に幅広い内容となっており、中でもDumb Type高谷史郎のプロジェクトメンバーとして活動する原摩利彦、2013年度の日本音楽コンクール1位を獲得したことでも注目を集めている現代/電子音楽家の網守将平との共作曲は電子/現代音楽を跨ぐ要注目作となっている。

またヴォーカリストとしてCokiyu、Moskitoo、fraqsea（Shelling）、柳本奈都子（rimacona）が参加。
lycoriscoris、Seiji Takahashiといった要注目の電子音楽家との共作楽曲、自らがボーカルをとる楽曲など、マルチなトラックメイキングが披露されている。
海外からはIan Hawgood、K-conjogが参加。
加え、世界基準で活躍するVegpher、Avec Avec、Quarta 330、Simon Scottによるリミックスも収録。

マスタリングはアーティストとしても高い評価を得る柏大輔が担当。
アートワークは斉藤和義やgroup_inouなどのミュージックビデオも手掛ける
画家/イラストレーターのオオクボリュウが担当。

01. Koen Park
02. Re:Grid Structure
03. Meteorite Shards feat. Cokiyu
04. Prepared Garden with Marihiko Hara & Shohei Amimori
05. Our Trails with lycoriscoris
06. Tone & Color feat. Natsuko Yanagimoto
07. Dotted Distance
08. QopqoP
09. Discolored Photograph (Reconstructed by Seiji Takahashi)
10. Re:Thinking About Robin
11. Star Shards (Quarta 330 Remix)
12. Tone Sketch (Vegpher Remix)
13. Tone & Color (Avec Avec Remix)
14. Star Shards (Simon Scott Remix)

Pawn / Hideki Umezawa - 梅沢英樹
1986年生まれ、東京都在住。電子音楽を軸に国内外より10の音楽作品を発表。近作として3つのアルバム『Tone Sketch』『Glimmer of Sunlight』『Suido-Kan』がある。そして2013年12月、6枚目となる最新アルバム『Portrait Re:Sketch』をPROGRESSIVE FOrMよりリリースする。
https://soundcloud.com/hideki-umezawa

12.12out! Pawn/Hideki Umezawa "Our Trails with lycoriscoris" PFCD39

ぷえら⭐︎まじっく★みっくす

Recently I mentioned that I had a cassette tape from over 40 years ago when The Takahashi Band of 82 made a demo track for a potential TV commercial. The track was only worked on for a day or two and then abandoned. I think we all had a busy year and for whatever reason this recording was discarded.

I also talked about sharing the recording one day just for nostalgic reasons, however the mix was a very basic end-of-day progress mix and no vocal part was conceived. Sharing it in this form would not do the potential of the work any justice.

The track began with chords and synths that Yukihiro Takahashi recorded, the basic building blocks of his composition. I added the drum part. Having been intensively rehearsing and performing Takahashi material this triggered a distinct blend of my own style as might appear on tracks such as 'The Art of Parties' and Yukihiro's style on tracks such as 'Glass'. Haruomi Hosono added his brilliance on bass, as well as Masami Tsuchiya overlaying guitar parts and Hajime Tachibana adding a saxophone solo.

Fast forward over 40 years....
 
At the end of 2023 I sent the demo to singer/songwriter Marco Machera, someone I’ve collaborated with a few times in the past and whose vocal style I felt would compliment the music. Yukihiro also enjoyed Marco's music, including it on his own radio show. I asked Marco to consider adding a vocal which he was happy to do, also composing lyrics too.

I used an AI program to break down the stereo mix of the original cassette recording into individual tracks (this is a relatively new technology and although the quality struggled it allowed for a little bit more flexibility with the mixing and blending of new overdubs). The performed parts were retained, and to which I recorded some additional instrumentation as well as joining Marco on the chorus vocals. I made a new mix of the track. So what we have here is the finished piece: “Impossible Until It Happens”. 

Marco and I share this as an homage to Yukihiro who passed away this time last year and is greatly missed. We can feel the essence of Yukihiro's writing style in this track and we hope that you enjoy it.

Music by Yukihiro Takahashi / Song & Lyrics by Marco Machera

Yukihiro Takahashi - Keyboards
Haruomi Hosono - Electric Bass
Steve Jansen - Drums & Percussion, Additional Sequencers & Synthesisers, Chorus Vocals
Masami Tsuchiya - Electric Guitar
Hajime Tachibana - Saxophone
Marco Machera -  Lead Vocals, Samples, Additional Synthesiser
(for more information www.marcomachera.com)

Impossible Until It Happens

CDR album [str014] out on Oct. 27, 2024 at M3Autumn
直販希望の方は seijitttt@gmail.com へご連絡下さい。(paypal / 振込, 郵送)

Available on Bandcamp https://seiji-takahashi.bandcamp.com/album/str014

1. Spectra (poetry reading by Lindsay Y. Liebert)
2. Blacked out
3. Shedding
4. Underground garden onokio remix https://soundcloud.com/onokio
5. In parallel re-cycled
6. Difference (performed by Hiroshi Miyamoto)
7. Potential with onokio
8. Tracing the river reprise
9. Nuon remix for Ext Sleep https://soundcloud.com/ext-sleep
10. Steady clock
11. Argo (vocal & lyrics by aon) https://soundcloud.com/nayutaon
12. Parhelion
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Cover Art by Caleb Woodward https://soundcloud.com/neuume

Made for I.TARU watch, 2024 (Tr 05, 08, 10) https://itaruwatch.net

Composition, Piano, Mixing & Mastering by Seiji Takahashi

str014 © 2024 Seiji Takahashi all rights reserved

str014

Seiji Takahashi | CD-R [str014] trailer

Various Artists：PURE MIDI Volume 3
https://tbkgao.bandcamp.com/album/pure-midi-volume-3-for-more-purity

Electric Guitar - @emamouse

余暇通信（feat. emamouse）

Help yourself
Live
Help yourself dream
It's time you give
It's time you see

The hate
Will destroy
The hate
Will rule
The hate
Deploy
The hate 
Wants you

Help Yourself 
Help Yourself 

Fight it hard
Fight it for good
It’ll take you down
A pathway
Misunderstood

People may hurt you
But that's their own fault
People may hurt you
They'll soon be stopped

Help Yourself 
Help Yourself 

Help Yourself 

Karma works
In mysterious ways
Karma works
Makes people pay

Let it go
I know it's sad
Let it go
You'll soon become glad

Help Yourself 
Help Yourself 

Glad for hope
Glad for love
Glad for dreams
Glad for the above

You may want to hate
As they tricked your life
You may want to hate
But, I say
Love yourself tonight
Tonight

Help Yourself 
Help Yourself 

Glad for hope
Glad for love
Glad for dreams
Glad for the above

You may want to hate
As they tricked your life
You may want to hate
But, I say
Love yourself tonight
Tonight
Tonight
Tonight
Tonight
Tonight

Help Yourself 
Help Yourself 
Help Yourself 
Help Yourself 
Help Yourself 


Help Yourself

Released by https://soundcloud.com/fusz

Currently recorded in str013 https://seiji-takahashi.bandcamp.com/album/str013

vocal & lyrics: Sawa Ichihashi https://soundcloud.com/kokowater
composition & mixing: Seiji Takahashi

fusz V.A.  phos - Blur (cyanotype)

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SHOUTZOUT RYUICHI, KANAZU TOMOYUKI, MOUNT BANK, STEVE REICH, IGLOOGHOST, BEING PARALYZED. LIL MIX OF MY STUFF & OTHERS'. PUT IT ON REPEAT & SNOOZE.

IG XOXO 