MIMINOIMI podcast #13
- Tone Color -
by John Thayer

Tone Color is a playlist curated for Miminoimi—a sonic communiqué in reverence of space and silence. Fifty minutes of sustained, suspended sound waves. The background music you want to forefront.

- Track list -
1 ) Awakening - Colin Walcott & Steve Eliovson
2) The Unquestionable Answer - Laurie Spiegel
3) Qual Linea Al Centro - Biosphere 
4) Track3a(2waynice) - Keith Fullerton Whitman
5) Tides - YAI
6) Space 1 - Nala Sinephro
7) Kirakiraboshi - Susumu Yokota
8) Veil - John Thayer
9) Untitled #2 - Bruce Haack
10) A Mountain is an Ancestor - Pan-American & Kramer
11) The Evil That Never Arrived - Stars Of The Lid
12) Forest Trails - Windy & Carl

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John Thayer 

John Thayer is a New York-based musician and audio engineer whose work blends studio techniques with improvisatory performance, drawing deep inspiration from the natural world. A trained drummer and percussionist, he has toured internationally and specializes in capturing nuanced sound with a deep focus on fidelity. His recordings and productions range from ambient soundscapes to polyrhythmic electro-acoustic collage and have been released by labels including AKP Records, Not Not Fun, Aural Canyon, Mexican Summer, and Moon Villain. In addition to his solo work, he is a member of YAI with David Lackner and Earth Room with Robbie Lee and Ezra Feinberg, and has collaborated with artists such as Zeena Parkins, Arp, and Lea Thomas.

https://www.johnthayersound.com/
https://johnthayermusic.bandcamp.com/

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#13 - Tone Color - by John Thayer

MIMINOIMI podcast #30
- Ethnic / Folk Music Mix -
by hofli / Takashi Tsuda   

This selection features some of my favorite pieces from the ethnic and folk music I enjoy listening to regularly. With the exception of one track, I deliberately avoided recordings by well-known performers, focusing instead on field recordings and street music. The tracks were arranged improvisationally, guided by a kind of geological imagination. Interestingly, the result leans heavily toward music featuring flutes and voices — an unexpected outcome. I'm fascinated by how music from distant regions and diverse cultures can reveal surprising similarities. To encourage listening beyond regional or ethnic boundaries, I've chosen not to include a detailed tracklist.

普段好んで聴いている民族／民俗音楽の中からフェイヴァリットなものをピックアップ。著名な奏者の録音は（1曲除いて）避け、いわゆる現地録音もの、ストリート・ミュージックを意識して、地質学的想像力の赴くまま即興的に配置した。結果的に笛や声の音楽が多くなったのは不思議だ。遠く離れた地域の異なる民族の音楽が思いがけない類似性を見せることに興味がある。地域性や民族に捉われずに聴いてもらいたいため、詳細なトラックリストは省略してある。

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-VIETNAM musiques des montagnards
-ILES SALOMON musiques intimes et rituelles 'are'are
-SACRED FLUTE MUSIC FROM NEW GUINEA 
-MADAGASCAR pays bara
-T.R.MAHALINGAM / PORTRAIT OF A PRODIGY
-POLYPHONIES VOCALES DESERVE ABORIGENES DE TAIWAN
-SOOTHING SONGS FOR BABIES
-MADAGASCAR accordions et esprits ancestraux

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hofli / Takashi Tsuda
@https://soundcloud.com/tsuda-takashi
https://www.instagram.com/hofli_takashitsuda/

Bio:
Born in 1971, hofli / Takashi Tsuda is a sound artist who continues to perform and write along the “shoreline between listening and playing.” Since the 1990s, he has developed a wide range of musical activities based on field recordings and improvisation, both as a solo artist and in various groups such as Yuon, Radiosonde, Still Life, and Hoshigata no Niwa.

His practice spans improvised performance sessions, sound installations, and the ongoing workshop series Mimi wo Sumasu (“Attuning the Ear”). He also co-hosts the listening event series Shōrai Yawa (“Nocturnal Sound Dialogues”) with Keiichi Fukushima.

Major CD releases include Shitsudokei ,Mizu no Kioku , Zōkirin to Ryūseigun, Jūnikagetsu no Fragile, and Komorebi no Shōsoku. He is the editor and author of two books published by Company Inc.: Kaze no Hito, Kodachi no Hito (People of the Wind, People of the Grove) and From the Field Recording Sites.

In 2024, he released RECOMPOSTELLA, his first solo album in eight years. A co-authored book with Keiichi Fukushima titled Sound, Environment, Improvisation: The Auditory Adventures of Shōrai Yawa will be published soon.

1971年「耳の日」生まれ。サウンドアーティスト。「聴くことと奏でることの汀」で演奏および執筆活動を続けている。
90年代より、ソロ名義hofliのほか、游音、ラジオゾンデ、スティルライフ、星形の庭など、様々なユニットでフィールドレコーディングや即興性に基づいた音楽活動を展開してきた。即興演奏のセッション、サウンド・インスタレーション制作、ワークショップ「みみをすます」シリーズを継続するほか、福島恵一とともにリスニングイベント「松籟夜話」ナビゲーターを務める。
主なCD作品は『湿度計』『水の記憶』『雑木林と流星群』『十二ヶ月のフラジャイル』『木漏れ日の消息』など。編著書『風の人、木立の人』『フィールドレコーディングの現場から』（ともにカンパニー社刊）。
2024年、8年ぶりとなるソロアルバム『RECOMPOSTELLA』をリリース。『音響・環境・即興　〜松籟夜話 〈耳〉の冒険』(福島恵一との共著）刊行予定。

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#30 -Ethnic / Folk Music Mix - by hofli / TakashiTsuda

-Adventurous music
-Connecting and exchange
-Diverse collaborative projects

MIMINOIMI (from JPN), the organizer of the festival Ambient / Week, is now launching a podcast.
With a focus on introducing adventurous music, building creative networks domestically and internationally, and fostering collaboration across diverse fields, MIMINOIMI aims to bring these goals to life even further. Along with producing live shows and talk events, MIMINOIMI is launching the ”MIMINOIMI podcast”.

In the post-pandemic era and the age of streaming, the diversity of online music platforms has reached new heights. In this context, the "MIMINOIMI podcast" serves as an experimental space that complements live events, supporting new forms of music distribution, connection, and development.

The podcast will feature a range of content, including ambient mixes by DJs, intimate music selections from musicians’ bedrooms, and various discussions and interviews related to sound and music. These will be shared from multiple angles on SoundCloud.

#30 -Ethnic / Folk Music Mix - by hofli / TakashiTsuda

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