Artist.......: Sawako
Album........: Madoromi
Label........: Anticipate
Genre........: Electronic
Catnr........: ANTICIPATE003
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Mar-28-2008
str.date.....: 000-00-0000
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: http://www.troncolon.com/
track title time
01. August Neige 07:02
02. It's Not on Purpose 03:47
03. Uta Tane 05:59
04. Passepass 03:15
05. Appled Soapbox 03:47
06. Kira Kira 03:22
07. Purple Sky Coming 06:39
08. Far Away 06:41
09. Tiny Tiny 01:36
Runtime 42:08 min
Size 50,10 MB
Release Notes:
Sawako's previous forays into lowercase audio
sculpting have been published by such estimable
imprints as 12k, and/oar and Community Library.
This latest collection of pieces finds the
Tokyo-based sound artist on top form too, shaping
small, domestic-sounding pieces culled from a
variety of location recordings, incidental noises
and instrumental ramblings. Sawako has much in
common with similarly-minded Japanese artists like
Mondii, Ken Ikeda, or even Moskitoo and Piana,
albeit devoid of any dominant vocal presence
(despite the freeform utterances on 'August Neige'
these pieces are focussed on abstract ambience),
yet there's something very distinctive about the
grasp on melody, which always seems to be at the
forefront of these compositions, even if it is
somewhat more subtle than on your standard pop
fare. The likes of 'It's Not On Purpose', 'Kira
Kira' and 'Applied Soapbox' could easily be
mistaken for the work of Colleen, such is Sawako's
skilful collision of organic sound sources and
shapeshifting electroacoustic treatments.
Excellent.