Aoyama Masashi // Musicguitar CD

ギターアンビエントの隠れた名作を入荷しました。画家青山政史がmusicguitar名義で過去に制作した楽曲を2006年に改めて録音し直したアルバムです。彼のギターには5、6弦が張られておらず、弦の太さも全て同じです。通常とは異なるギターの弾き方が、独特の淡い質感を醸成しているように思います。珠玉の13曲を収録。

以下は本人からの解説です。

ギターを弾いてテープに録音することが趣味で、そのテープはどんどん増えていき、３、4年で500本以上になった。聞き返してみると、内容はどれも似ていて退屈なものも多いが、それぞれはすべて違っていることや、テープがだんだん古くなっていくことにはとても魅力を感じた。そんな感じで日々ギターを弾いていた中から発見したメロディーを繰り返したり並び替かえたりして曲を作るようになった。メロディーは星の数ほど無限にあって、曲も無限に作る
ことが出来た。その無限にあるメロディーや曲にはそれぞれ魅力があると思う。でも心に残るようなメロディーや何回も聞きたくなるよ
うな曲はほんの少ししかない。MUSICGUITARは心に残る13曲を2006年の1月に演奏、録音したものです。

1. UNTITLED (write 2005, record 2006)
2. UNTITLED (write 2005, record 2006)
3. ABOVE CLOUD (write 1995, record 2006)
4. SMALL ISLAND (write 1995, record 2006)
5. NORTH LAND (write 2003, record 2006)
6. FORWARD (write 1999, record 2006)
7. SNOW (write 1999, record 2006)
8. HELLO GOODBYE (write 2005, record 2006)
9. MELLOW (write 1999, record 2006)
10. TRAILER (write 2005, record 2006)
11. STAR LIGHT (write 1999, record 2006)
12. UNTITLED (write 2005, record 2006)
13. UNTITLED (write 1999, record 2006)

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A hidden masterpiece of guitar ambient is now in stock. Painter Masashi Aoyama re-recorded this album in 2006, from music he had previously made under the name musicguitar. His guitars do not have the 5th and 6th strings on them, and all the strings are the same thickness. The unusual way he plays creates a unique, fluid texture. This album was released in 2006 from Commune Disk, run by Tokyo musician suzukiiiii.

The following is a commentary from the artist himself.

My hobby is to play the guitar and record it on tape. This has been growing and growing, and in three or four years I've recorded over 500 of them. If you listen back, the content is all very similar, and many of them are boring but each one is completely different. I like that the sound transforms as the tapes get older. That's how I discovered melody, from playing the guitar on a daily basis.

I started to make songs by repeating and rearranging the tracks. There are an infinite number of melodies and an infinite number of songs to write. I was able to do that. I think each of those endless melodies and songs has its own charm.
But there are melodies that stick in your mind and songs that you'll want to hear over and over again.

There are only a few of these songs that are very good, but at least MUSICGUITAR has thirteen memorable songs. 

artist : aoyama masashi

label : commune disk