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cDr|m's
.:: a klangwerk release ..................................................::.
artist :: ken ishii
release :: jelly tones
year :: 2000
genre :: electronic
label :: r&s
catalogue :: rs 95065 cd
website :: www.kenishii.com
ripper :: dwEEx
date :: 29-may-2001
quality :: 192kbps/44,100hz
source :: compact disc
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01 extra 8:50
02 cocoa mousse 6:50
03 stretch 7:23
04 ethos 9 6:24
05 moved by air 4:56
06 pause in herbs 5:49
07 frame out 6:33
08 endless season 9:45
playtime :: 00h 56m 30s
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detroit falvoured techno from the japan techno producer ken ishii.
aready a classic album in the techno scene! from back in november
1995.
with japan not exactly being the crossroads where all things techno
came together, it was quite a revelation to hear tokyo-based
prodigy ken ishii (born in sapporo, 1970) deliver such elaborate
and idiosyncratic music as could be found on his crucial first
releases for r & s and apollo records. the 12-inches "garden on the
palm", "pneuma", "deep sleep", and "tangled notes", spoke to the
listener in a soothing timbre, offering the combined luxury of
danceable, sensuous stimuli and an evocative, natural calm.
hovering between techno-based avant-garde textures and subdued
sonic bliss, this man was clearly aiming for musical enchantment of
a different kind. ishii defied all preconceived notions of sound,
rhythm and tonality, veering away as far as possible from what is
commonly known as popular music.
"innerelements" (released in 1994), a cd-only selection from the
recordings above coupled with some previously unreleased titles,
put the richness of ken"s art in full perspective. having
assimilated a wide array of influences (yellow magic orchestra,
d.a.f., hajime tachibana, kraftwerk, derrick may,"), he manages to
make them come alive in a context that surpasses all comparison,,
mutating the very concept to techno itself. it"s not detroit, it"s
not ambient, it"s not trance, it"s totally and utterly" music. ken
ishii"s music.
with the vast success of his album "jelly tones" (releases on r & s
records in japan and europe in 1995) and the single "extra"
(accompanied by the stunning animated video from director kouji
morimoto, recently voted "dance video of
the year" by mtv viewers at u.k. magazine muzik"s saints and
sinners awards), ishii broke out of the confines of a specialist
audience and took the music world by storm. not only has his work
gained a maturity that makes most "intelligent" techno sound like
remedial karaoke, it also bears an emotional content so refined
that anyone with an open mind for music can relate to it.
on the live front ken has left his mark as well: intensive touring
throughout europe and japan (where ishii-mania is reaching
astonishing heights)in the wake of "jelly tones" proved that he is
one of the few techno artist able to deliver
the goods on stage. he has appeared at every summer festival of
repute in europe. coming up for 1997 to be released via the
medicine label is the first single, "extra", available on special
edition vinyl and generic pills artwork. a true collectors must
have item.
the japanese invented and manufactured the bulk of the technology
that enabled the americans and europeans to create electronic
music, but it took a talent like ken ishii to lead the way in the
creation of their own fusion of mysticism and hi-tech. keep your
ears to the east: the first of the oriental luminaries has arrived
and just in time for americas waiting ears.
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greetings :: sb, qdp, sour, dps, rac, dh, sfe, hbz, tr, igr and mgc
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