SOMEI SATOH 'Emerald Tablet/Echoes' LP (Switzerland, WRWTFWW Records, Catalogue #WRWTFWW0404) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited year 2020 WRWTFWW Records label LP edition/presentation of two separate works from 1978 (Emerald Tablet) and 1981 (Echoes) of Japanese Electronic/Ambient/Minimalism by Somei Satoh.

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(NOTE: LIMITED VINYL EDITION!)


WRWTFWW Records announce the full official reissue of two major works from the great Somei Satoh gathered into one LP: the mystic and meditative Emerald Tablet (1978) and Echoes (1981). Sourced from original masters and available on vinyl with liner notes by passionate Japanese music connoisseur/collector/critic/DJ, Masaaki Hara. Fall into the ambient vastness, let yourself go... Originally released by highly respected label ALM, these pivotal pieces of late '70s/early '80s Japanese experimental music majestically showcase Satoh's intuitive approach to composition and mastery of creating infinite worlds of sound from very, very little. Emerald Tablet, recorded at the fabled NHK Studio of Electronic Music in 1978, is a spellbinding take on musique concrète meets tape music relying solely on sound harmonics from tubular bell, cymbals, and "kin" (Buddhist standing bell) overdubbed endlessly, voyaging into vertiginous sonic depths. Echoes was composed for the Mist, Sound, and Light Festival, a ten-day event organized by the hot spring tourist association of Kawaji, Tochigi Prefecture, held on May 20-29, 1981. It was played in the Kawaji hot spring's Ojika river valley, with 8 gigantic loudspeakers set up on hills surrounding the stream and connected to an octuple channel-tape system -- thanks to a combined length of cables exceeding one kilometer -- while artificial fog rose from a ravine and laser beams shot up on the mountains. Cinematic and resonating, this breathtaking piece from Somei Satoh is a transcending sonic experience. Emerald Tablet / Echoes is reissued in conjunction with Somei Satoh's Mandala Trilogy + 1 double-LP.

- WRWTFWW Records present the much-anticipated official reissue of Japanese duo Inoyamaland's quintessential ambient/environmental/electronic album Danzindan-Pojidon.
- Produced by Haruomi Hosono and originally released in 1983 on his Yen Records label.
- Available outside of Japan for the first time, the new age classic comes as a limited LP with liner notes by band member Makoto Inoue.
- With Danzindan-Pojidon, Yasushi Yamashita and Makoto Inoue created a sonic landscape defined by tinkling synths, floating minimalist melodies, pastoral excursions, and mythical overtones.
- Sits in the pantheon of all-time '80s Japanese ambient greats alongside Midori Takada's Through The Looking Glass, Hiroshi Yoshimura's Green, and Satoshi Ashikawa's Still Way.  

Tracks on this LP are as follows:

A1Emerald Tablet26:54
B1Echoes30:27

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