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  • This is a concept album of five songs recorded and processed from the sounds of the Orin at Shimatani Shoryu Kobo in Takaoka City, which has been in continuous operation since the late Edo period, to create a sound design of the manufacturing process of the Orin and the austere and beautiful sound of ripples. All of the songs use only the recorded material of the sound of the Orin and the sounds generated during the manufacturing process. The title VAGUE (wave in French, vague in English) expresses the ripples spreading in a circle on the surface of water. This project is still in progress, and a live performance and installation is scheduled to be held at the main hall of Shokoji Temple, an important cultural property designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, during 2021/5-6 this year.
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二曲目は工房内で制作時におりんを叩いて鍛え、調音する作業における、ダイナミックでリズミカルな躍動感と機械のように正確な職人の技術を表現した。少し耳を貫くようなミックスにすることで、工房内に鳴り響く鋭角な金属音を想起させた。

The second piece expresses the dynamic and rhythmic movement and machine-like precision of the craftsmen in the workshop as they beat, forge, and tone the orin during production. By making the mix a little ear piercing, I evoked the sharp metallic sound that echoes in the workshop.

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from VAGUE, released April 26, 2021

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Shinji Wakasa Tokyo, Japan

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He has composed music for commercials, films, fashion shows, and art exhibitions. In his own work as an artist, he is conscious of stillness and restraint, and believes in the intensity of sound and music rooted in resonance/texture. In recent years, he has been experimenting with a field approach to the themes of death and the materiality of music. ... more

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