{"product_id":"music-for-nine-post-cards-clear-vinyl-vinyl","title":"Music for Nine Post Cards (Clear Vinyl) [Vinyl] (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDUE TO THE QUIET NATURE OF THIS RECORDING, IF YOUR LP EXHIBITS DISTORTION UPON PLAYBACK, SIMPLY ADJUST YOUR TONE ARM TO ADD MORE WEIGHT TO THE NEEDLE!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eFirst vinyl and digital reissue, made in cooperation with the artist’s estate\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eRemastered from original tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eFull reproduction of the original LP jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eOriginal liner notes by Hiroshi Yoshimura and Satoshi Ashikawa translated into English\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eAvailable in Black Vinyl and Clear Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eDespite his status as a key figure in the history of Japanese ambient music, Hiroshi Yoshimura remains tragically underknown outside of his home country. Empire of Signs–a new imprint co-helmed by Maxwell August Croy and Spencer Doran–is proud to reissue Yoshimura’s debut, \u003cem\u003eMusic for Nine Post Cards\u003c\/em\u003e, for the first time outside Japan in collaboration with Hiroshi’s widow, Yoko Yoshimura, with more reissues of Hiroshi’s works to follow in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWorking 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 \u003cem\u003eMusic for Nine Post Cards\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHome recorded on a minimal setup of keyboard and Fender Rhodes, \u003cem\u003eMusic for Nine Post Cards\u003c\/em\u003e 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-70s 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 \u003cem\u003eNine Post Cards\u003c\/em\u003e is still difficult to place within a specific tradition, remaining elusive and idiosyncratic despite the economy of its construction. This record offers the perfect introduction to Hiroshi’s unique and beautiful worldview: one that can be listened to–and lived in–endlessly.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: 1LP Standard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Paladin Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42659063267351,"sku":"R8CNZE-CU13-00","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/8099\/9959\/files\/music-for-nine-post-cards-clear-vinyl_oUBy6.png?v=1755144589","url":"https:\/\/animeimports.net\/products\/music-for-nine-post-cards-clear-vinyl-vinyl","provider":"Anime Imports LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}