Label:Nexus – K28P-528
Country:Japan
Used LP 1985
Disc:VG+/EX (good shape, looks shiny)
Jacket:VG+/VG (rental sticker has been removed and there is a thin layer of residue, mostly good condition, check pictures) w/obi, insert
Takashi Kokubo, one of the pioneers of environmental music in Japan, and his presence has been growing in recent years as he continues his production and live performance activities. A Side has inspired by the "Bauhaus people" who gathered cutting-edge materials and produced groundbreaking creations in Germany between 1920 and 1930, and was produced without using any other keyboards or analog sounds, making full use of Fairlight CMI, which was born in Australia, a cutting-edge technology for Kokubo. It contains 3 tracks that were created through a "Picasso-like process" in which he repeatedly added and modified the sounds realized by the Fairlight CMI in a repetitive two-bar sequence. The B-side contains five experimental electronic type tracks that use random functions to generate random fluctuations. Both sides of the album feature completely different musical styles. The rental sticker has been removed and there is a thin layer of residue, but it's in beautiful category.
現在でも制作活動/ライブ活動をこなし近年ますます存在感を増す日本環境音楽パイオニアのひとり小久保隆。本作は83年にリリースされた1920～1930年頃にドイツで当時の先端素材を集め、画期的な創造を行っていた「バウハウスの人々」をインスピレーションに、小久保にとっての最先端であったオーストラリアで生まれたフェアライトCMIを駆使し他のキーボードやアナログサウンドは一切使わずに制作された拘りの作品。A面は二小節のシークエンスの繰り返しにフェアライトCMIにより実現された音を足しては修正の繰り返しを施した、自身が”ピカソが絵を描くような過程”を経て制作された3曲を収録。ミニマル室内楽のような趣のこの作品のハイライト。B面はランダム関数を用い、乱数的なゆらぎを発生させたエクスペリメンタル・エレクトロニクス的5曲を収録。両面全く異なった音楽性を持った楽曲が並びます。レンタルシールをはがした後が薄っすらと残っていますが、美品の部類です。
A1 - Playing Among The Gods
A2 - Melancholy II
A3 - Before You Dream
B3 - Fluctuation #2
B4 - Daze / Fluctuation Step 1
