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{"id":6554639859877,"title":"Yumiko Morioka \/\/ Resonance LP","handle":"yumiko-morioka-resonance-lp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e日本のポップ歌手への楽曲提供も行っている\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e盛岡夕美子が87年にリリースした幻のニューエイジアンビエント作品を\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMétron Recordsが再発したレコード。瑞々しくピアノが鳴り響く隠れた名作です。全10曲を収録。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=872820319\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1518458283\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=872820319\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 1000. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe record, originally produced in 1987, has been remastered and given brand new artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJapanese pianist Yumiko Morioka initially released Resonance, her first and only solo recording, on Akira Ito's ‘Green \u0026amp; Water’ imprint in 1987. Whilst by no means a commercial failure, the album was mostly found in the background of Japanese TV documentaries, maternity clinics and healing shops before drifting into relative obscurity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy 1994, Morioka had relocated to America and her solo music career had given way to the joys of starting a family and her new life in California. It was, and still is, a shock for her to learn that Resonance had gained the attention of a new audience outside of Japan through blog posts and YouTube album uploads.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter hearing Resonance for the first time ourselves back in early 2017, we tried for months to track Morioka down about a reissue. This news reached her at a particularly trying time in her life following the devastating loss of her home in the 2017 California wildfires.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHer home had recently been razed, destroying all of her possessions, musical equipment, scores and recordings. Morioka was lucky to escape with her life; her quick thinking neighbour raised the alarm in the middle of the night giving her just enough time to escape safely before then tragically watching her home burn to the ground.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the aftermath, Morioka returned to Japan in an\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e attempt to rebuild her life. She found work writing music for commercial projects and pop acts before recently opening her own chocolate shop in the Jiyugaoka neighbourhood of Tokyo - back where it all began.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘’Space and time moved at a different speed than now’’ – Yumiko Morioka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lifelong student of the piano, Morioka was born in Tokyo in 1956. A child prodigy, she took up the instrument under her mother’s tutelage at just three years old and by her teens she had won multiple piano scholarships. Her talent was so obvious that she was invited to train in America, eventually graduating from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a piano major during John Adams’ reign as head of composition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter graduation, Morioka returned to Japan but struggled to find her place musically, working mostly on commercial songwriting assignments. Frustrated, and at times embarrassed by her musical output, she turned to the works of Brian Eno and the surroundings of her coastal home in the Izu Peninsula south of Tokyo for inspiration. It was here that she began to work on the compositions that would eventually become Resonance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded on a Bösendorfer grand piano, much of Resonance was made in an attempt to soothe her creative soul. Constructed from unwritten improvisations with additional instrumentation added later, Resonance explores the space between notes. As such, it's a record that feels open and inviting, permeated throughout with a sense of confident serenity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sparse, delicately played notes are allowed to reverberate and echo through the spaces between themselves, giving each track a feeling of both grandeur and intimacy. Like the great pioneers of classical and ambient music, there's a timelessness to Resonance - a comforting, familiar feeling, as if these melodies have always existed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResonance drew influence from the popular environmental music culture prevalent in Japan during the late 80s, but it was also heavily inspired by Western musicians such as the avant-garde Parisian composer Erik Satie. Listening today, it still feels fresh and pertinent; a warm, contemplative reflection of a travelled woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResonance has been lovingly remastered by Séance Centre's Brandon Hocura and given new artwork by Métron Records’ label head Jack Hardwicke.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Yumiko Morioka\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMétron Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-03-05T18:09:24+09:00","created_at":"2021-03-05T14:02:18+09:00","vendor":"Tobira Records","type":"","tags":["ambient","asia","lp","Métron Records","new","post newage"],"price":348000,"price_min":348000,"price_max":348000,"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":39315188318373,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Yumiko Morioka \/\/ Resonance LP","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":348000,"weight":430,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/res1_a89ef146-c83a-447e-9110-4e73c331410f.jpg?v=1614920540","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/res2_073019d7-2a33-415d-965a-67a602bc7973.jpg?v=1614920540"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/res1_a89ef146-c83a-447e-9110-4e73c331410f.jpg?v=1614920540","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":20503464870053,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":700,"width":700,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/res1_a89ef146-c83a-447e-9110-4e73c331410f.jpg?v=1614920540"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":700,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/res1_a89ef146-c83a-447e-9110-4e73c331410f.jpg?v=1614920540","width":700},{"alt":null,"id":20503464902821,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.3,"height":923,"width":1200,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/res2_073019d7-2a33-415d-965a-67a602bc7973.jpg?v=1614920540"},"aspect_ratio":1.3,"height":923,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/1637\/9780\/products\/res2_073019d7-2a33-415d-965a-67a602bc7973.jpg?v=1614920540","width":1200}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e日本のポップ歌手への楽曲提供も行っている\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e盛岡夕美子が87年にリリースした幻のニューエイジアンビエント作品を\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMétron Recordsが再発したレコード。瑞々しくピアノが鳴り響く隠れた名作です。全10曲を収録。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=872820319\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1518458283\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=872820319\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition of 1000. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe record, originally produced in 1987, has been remastered and given brand new artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJapanese pianist Yumiko Morioka initially released Resonance, her first and only solo recording, on Akira Ito's ‘Green \u0026amp; Water’ imprint in 1987. Whilst by no means a commercial failure, the album was mostly found in the background of Japanese TV documentaries, maternity clinics and healing shops before drifting into relative obscurity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy 1994, Morioka had relocated to America and her solo music career had given way to the joys of starting a family and her new life in California. It was, and still is, a shock for her to learn that Resonance had gained the attention of a new audience outside of Japan through blog posts and YouTube album uploads.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter hearing Resonance for the first time ourselves back in early 2017, we tried for months to track Morioka down about a reissue. This news reached her at a particularly trying time in her life following the devastating loss of her home in the 2017 California wildfires.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHer home had recently been razed, destroying all of her possessions, musical equipment, scores and recordings. Morioka was lucky to escape with her life; her quick thinking neighbour raised the alarm in the middle of the night giving her just enough time to escape safely before then tragically watching her home burn to the ground.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the aftermath, Morioka returned to Japan in an\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e attempt to rebuild her life. She found work writing music for commercial projects and pop acts before recently opening her own chocolate shop in the Jiyugaoka neighbourhood of Tokyo - back where it all began.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘’Space and time moved at a different speed than now’’ – Yumiko Morioka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lifelong student of the piano, Morioka was born in Tokyo in 1956. A child prodigy, she took up the instrument under her mother’s tutelage at just three years old and by her teens she had won multiple piano scholarships. Her talent was so obvious that she was invited to train in America, eventually graduating from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a piano major during John Adams’ reign as head of composition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter graduation, Morioka returned to Japan but struggled to find her place musically, working mostly on commercial songwriting assignments. Frustrated, and at times embarrassed by her musical output, she turned to the works of Brian Eno and the surroundings of her coastal home in the Izu Peninsula south of Tokyo for inspiration. It was here that she began to work on the compositions that would eventually become Resonance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded on a Bösendorfer grand piano, much of Resonance was made in an attempt to soothe her creative soul. Constructed from unwritten improvisations with additional instrumentation added later, Resonance explores the space between notes. As such, it's a record that feels open and inviting, permeated throughout with a sense of confident serenity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sparse, delicately played notes are allowed to reverberate and echo through the spaces between themselves, giving each track a feeling of both grandeur and intimacy. Like the great pioneers of classical and ambient music, there's a timelessness to Resonance - a comforting, familiar feeling, as if these melodies have always existed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResonance drew influence from the popular environmental music culture prevalent in Japan during the late 80s, but it was also heavily inspired by Western musicians such as the avant-garde Parisian composer Erik Satie. Listening today, it still feels fresh and pertinent; a warm, contemplative reflection of a travelled woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResonance has been lovingly remastered by Séance Centre's Brandon Hocura and given new artwork by Métron Records’ label head Jack Hardwicke.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist : Yumiko Morioka\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel : \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMétron Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
