a r t i s t : radicalfashion
t i t l e : Odori
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Hefty
c a t : HEFTY059CD
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Avantgarde / Modern Composition / Minimalism
r l s. d a t e : Feb/2007
t r a c k s : 10
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 45,9 MB
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HIROHITO IHARA, founded RADICALFASHION in Kobe, Japan, a few
years back. He speaks of the subconscious influence of his
surroundings on his work. He links the sea with his "liking of
nostalgia". He confesses that he doesn't know with certainty
how a life in Kobe, on the sea, and this nostalgia are
connected but that "...no one can escape the subconscious
influence of their surroundings and my liking for some kind of
nostalgia seems to me to have something to do with that." In
the purest spirit of abstract expression, HIROHITO allows the
listeners to experience these emotions on "Odori", without any
guiding elements. Of his piano work, he says, "I have come to
like gentle notes created by striking piano keys softly,
rather than clear-cut, strong key touches." Again, he avoids
the "clear-cut". He confesses to a regional influence on his
music but consciously tempers it. "I don't think my music
should have too much localness because I want many people
around the world to like my music," he says.
HIROHITO began playing piano at a young age. As his play
matured he "became conscious of the beauty of sounds as a
melody." This awareness was illustrated for him by M. Ravel's
"Piano Concerto in G" (1929-1931). "It's beauty deeply
impressed me," he comments. It's interesting to note that
Ravel is considered one of the great French musical
Impressionists. That movement was noted for it's focus on mood
and atmosphere and it's use of dissonance and the whole tone
scale to create hazy, dreamy, effects.
"Odori", in RADICALFASHION'S twenty-first century language,
moves as boldly and coherently apart from the mainstream as
Ravel's "Piano Concerto in G" did in its time. The richly
textured and strikingly original Odori is a composite of
contrasting elements. In all senses it is new, fresh, and
distinctive yet it sounds familiar. It's a fascinating
sound-world where elegant, sophisticated piano compositions
and highbrow experimentalism with uncommon scales collide with
playful, modern electronics. It's a lethargic sonata, free but
structured, composed but improvisational.
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01-Opening [01:10]
02-Suna [04:09]
03-Thousand (feat Carl Stone) [03:08]
04-Usunibi (feat Carl Stone) [04:25]
05-Ballet [02:39]
06-Shousetsu [03:48]
07-Shunpoudoh [03:42]
08-Toh-Koh [02:11]
09-Photo Dynasmo [04:03]
10-Mask [03:05]
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32:20 min