Hiroshi Yoshimura - Music for Nine Post Cards - Ltd Ed. Clear Vinyl

Description: Hiroshi Yoshimura - Music for Nine Post Cards - Limited Edition Clear Vinyl - Ships Fast!!! Working initially as a conceptual artist, the musical side of Yoshimura’s artistic practice came to prominence in the post-Fluxus scene of late 1970s Tokyo alongside Akio Suzuki and Takehisa Kosugi, taking many subsequent turns within Japan’s bubble economy afterward. His sound works took on many forms – commissioned fashion runway scores, soundtracking perfume, soundscapes for pre-fab houses, train station sound design – all existing not as side work but as logical extensions of his philosophy of sound. His work strived for serenity as an ideal, and this approach can be felt strongly on Music for Nine Post Cards. Home recorded on a minimal setup of keyboard and Fender Rhodes, Music for Nine Post Cards was Yoshimura’s first concrete collection of music, initially a demo recording given to the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art to be played within the building’s architecture. This was not background music in the prior Japanese “BGM” sense of the word, but “environmental music”, the literal translation of the Japanese term kankyō ongaku [環境音楽] given to Brian Eno’s “ambient” music when it arrived in late 70’s Japan. Yoshimura, along with his musical co-traveler Satoshi Ashikawa, searched for a new dialog between sound and space: music not as an external absolute, but as something that interlocks with a physical environment and shifts the listener’s experience within it. Erik Satie’s furniture music, R. Murray Schafer’s concept of the soundscape and Eno’s ambience all greatly informed their work, but the specific form of tranquil stasis presented on releases like Nine Post Cards is still difficult to place within a specific tradition, remaining elusive and idiosyncratic despite the economy of its construction. This album offers the perfect introduction to Hiroshi’s unique and beautiful worldview: it’s one that can be listened to – and lived in – endlessly. This limited edition release is pressed on clear vinyl, and was made in cooperation with the artist’s estate. It has a full reproduction of the original LP jacket with translated liner notes - complete with obi. Beautiful stuff! Tracklist: A1."Water Copy"A2."Clouds"A3."Blink"A4."Dance Pm"B1."Ice Copy"B2."Soto Wa Ame - Rain out of Window"B3."View From My Window"B4."Urban Snow"B5."Dream" Your album will be securely packed and shipped to you with a tracking number in an additional protective sleeve. Most orders go out within 24 hours of cleared payment, unless it's a Sunday, holiday, or weather doesn't permit. Then it goes out on the next business day. Please note that images used are stock photos. This album is in new and sealed condition. Please ask any questions before purchase or bidding on this listing. By bidding on or purchasing this item the buyer acknowledges they understand the description and details of item listing. Items not paid within 96 hours will be cancelled. Thanks for looking!

Price: 35.5 USD

Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-11-05T23:42:22.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD