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クイックビュー {"id":8866437660922,"title":"Rafael Toral \/\/ Wave Field CD","handle":"rafael-toral-wave-field-cd","description":"\u003cp\u003eポルトガルのアンビエント作家Rafael Toralが、2025年6月にアメリカの老舗レーベルDrag Cityからリリースした再発CDです。（オリジナルは1995年リリース）\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eギターアンビエントドローン3曲を収録。\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eマスタリングはRashad Beckerが担当しています。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/paqX7Ba0J_s?si=uaLqFa-lrWsn_rTL\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g_5CyinIFfo?si=0r9J4h3zwk0nRM0h\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ToCgR76SHok?si=BxOBTyL7D_ADg-XI\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/drci\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e \/\/\/ Click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/drci\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to see more Drag City releases available at Tobira.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e----------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025 CD edition b\u003cspan\u003eased on 2018's LP masters, reassembled and adapted as the best sounding version ever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally released in 1995. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1. Wave Field 5 31:36\u003cbr\u003e2. Wave Field 6 16:09\u003cbr\u003e3. Wave Field radio edit 03:09\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrag City:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Wave Field, released in 1995, was a departure from the first album into new composition methods involving the dirty textures of rock guitar, sounding in the open ears of many listeners (like Jim O'Rourke, who issued the disc in the US on dexter's cigar) as a synthesis of disparate elements — a nexus where Alvin Lucier, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine and Eno blend together. Here, the clangorous potential of the guitar was emphasized, giving a metallic edge to the two extended pieces and \"radio edit\" coda. The jacket paid subtle tribute to My Bloody Valentine, which, along with the radio edit, suggested a harmony between musical directions as wildly disparate as minimalist experimental and rock. Today, such a paradoxical intent is more widely considered as a part of the artist's purview.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the artist, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003eRegada 2017:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"'\u003cem\u003eWave Field\"' ends a period in which i was interested in writing music with notes. It became evident that i wanted to work with sound, with modulations and fluctuations impossible to notate. This was a major shift to a different way of thinking, as i found notes to be conceptual abstractions, which are to be later served by sounds.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAround that time (1993) i got to see Nirvana in Lisbon and the supporting band was the Buzzcocks. The venue's acoustics were so bad that all i could hear was an amorphous roar. While my attention drifted from this otherwise boring set, i began listening to that unarticulated stream of electric sound and found it extremely interesting and inspiring, a kind of liquid, abstract flux of rock sound. The room's resonance was literally liquefying this rock sound, in a way that plugged directly into my fascination for Alvin Lucier's piece I am Sitting in a Room, turning it into a kind of Rosetta stone, resonance being the common key. I wanted to consolidate these new ideas on distillation of rock and bring them down in a form of ambient music. Nirvana were great and actually sounded good, but when i got out, chatting with friends about the concert, i was already dreaming of Wave Field.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u2028While i was listening to the final mixes, i was amazed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e to discover Wave Field became a totally different thing if played at different levels. I was aware it could be ambient (played softly), but when i tried playing it really loud, i discovered a dense, powerfully charged stream of electricity. It's definitely not ambient, but something intensely hypnotizing. One can physically feel the wave.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRecently i heard the Wave Field CD and realized it could actually sound deeper and more spacious. This version is the result of a thorough remastering work, and it now sounds quite closer to what i was hearing in my head back in 1993.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Rafael Toral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : Drag City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecat no : \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDC702\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-07-23T12:26:14+09:00","created_at":"2025-07-23T11:05:35+09:00","vendor":"Tobira Records","type":"","tags":["ambient","cd","drag city","new"],"price":233900,"price_min":233900,"price_max":233900,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":47534597636346,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Rafael Toral \/\/ Wave Field CD","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":233900,"weight":90,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/wave1_0f8671b7-7066-491f-b04d-50ff0e724069.jpg?v=1753236413","\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/wave5_2ef5d8ef-ae6a-4dc0-9ba9-e67fd8c87671.jpg?v=1753236413"],"featured_image":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/wave1_0f8671b7-7066-491f-b04d-50ff0e724069.jpg?v=1753236413","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":36415821676794,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":700,"width":700,"src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/wave1_0f8671b7-7066-491f-b04d-50ff0e724069.jpg?v=1753236413"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":700,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/wave1_0f8671b7-7066-491f-b04d-50ff0e724069.jpg?v=1753236413","width":700},{"alt":null,"id":36415821709562,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.402,"height":856,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/wave5_2ef5d8ef-ae6a-4dc0-9ba9-e67fd8c87671.jpg?v=1753236413"},"aspect_ratio":1.402,"height":856,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/wave5_2ef5d8ef-ae6a-4dc0-9ba9-e67fd8c87671.jpg?v=1753236413","width":1200}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eポルトガルのアンビエント作家Rafael Toralが、2025年6月にアメリカの老舗レーベルDrag Cityからリリースした再発CDです。（オリジナルは1995年リリース）\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eギターアンビエントドローン3曲を収録。\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eマスタリングはRashad Beckerが担当しています。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/paqX7Ba0J_s?si=uaLqFa-lrWsn_rTL\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g_5CyinIFfo?si=0r9J4h3zwk0nRM0h\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ToCgR76SHok?si=BxOBTyL7D_ADg-XI\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/drci\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e \/\/\/ Click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/drci\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to see more Drag City releases available at Tobira.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e----------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025 CD edition b\u003cspan\u003eased on 2018's LP masters, reassembled and adapted as the best sounding version ever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally released in 1995. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1. 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Today, such a paradoxical intent is more widely considered as a part of the artist's purview.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the artist, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003eRegada 2017:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"'\u003cem\u003eWave Field\"' ends a period in which i was interested in writing music with notes. It became evident that i wanted to work with sound, with modulations and fluctuations impossible to notate. This was a major shift to a different way of thinking, as i found notes to be conceptual abstractions, which are to be later served by sounds.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAround that time (1993) i got to see Nirvana in Lisbon and the supporting band was the Buzzcocks. The venue's acoustics were so bad that all i could hear was an amorphous roar. While my attention drifted from this otherwise boring set, i began listening to that unarticulated stream of electric sound and found it extremely interesting and inspiring, a kind of liquid, abstract flux of rock sound. The room's resonance was literally liquefying this rock sound, in a way that plugged directly into my fascination for Alvin Lucier's piece I am Sitting in a Room, turning it into a kind of Rosetta stone, resonance being the common key. I wanted to consolidate these new ideas on distillation of rock and bring them down in a form of ambient music. Nirvana were great and actually sounded good, but when i got out, chatting with friends about the concert, i was already dreaming of Wave Field.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u2028While i was listening to the final mixes, i was amazed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e to discover Wave Field became a totally different thing if played at different levels. I was aware it could be ambient (played softly), but when i tried playing it really loud, i discovered a dense, powerfully charged stream of electricity. It's definitely not ambient, but something intensely hypnotizing. One can physically feel the wave.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRecently i heard the Wave Field CD and realized it could actually sound deeper and more spacious. This version is the result of a thorough remastering work, and it now sounds quite closer to what i was hearing in my head back in 1993.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Rafael Toral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : Drag City\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecat no : \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDC702\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}