A favorite. Not purely an ambient record, as there are a handful of more jittery, percussive tracks in the second half, but a good deal of this is, for me, ideal music to work to. Ringing, jewel-like washes of synth, but with a pronounced weight that similarly intentioned records seem to be lacking. The navy blue cover feels very apt–there’s something angular and a bit severe about this that I love. Recontextualized elements of traditional Japanese drumming throughout. This was commissioned for a contemporary ballet piece released on video in 1984 by Bandai, in collaboration with Tadayoshi Arai; and “each track was inspired by a planet or the moon, except last one.” Enjoy!
Track 1 : 太陽 = The Sun
Track 2 : 水星 = Mercury
Track 3 : 金星 = Venus
Track 4 : 地球 = The Earth
Track 5 : 火星 + 木星 = Mars + Jupiter
Track 6 : 冥王星 = Pluto
Track 7 : 海王星 = Neptune
Track 8 : 月 = The Moon
Track 9 : 真空 = The Void
Nice. Will you also do a Hosono Haruomi mix? Please!
ooh, a good idea
This was the soundtrack to a contemporary ballet piece, commissioned by bandai and released on VHS in 1984. Each track is inspired by a planet or the moon.
Artist Tadayoshi Arai was also involved in the project. He was also responsible for producing the artwork for a few different Japanese New Age records.
Thank you man! I was looking for this in Japan while I was there last month and couldn't find i t! thanks YOU!!