a r t i s t : Chihei Hatakeyama
t i t l e : August
d a t e : 2009
l a b e l : Under The Spire
c a t : SPIRE003
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Ambient
r l s. d a t e : Jun/2009
t r a c k s : 03
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 53,8 MB
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Released in an edition of 200 copies in hand stamped, numbered
& embossed Arigato Pak sleeves. It will also contain an insert
printed on matt photographic paper.
Some words from Japan..
I asked Chihei if he would like to say a few words about the
making of August..
"Two of the songs in this album are based on some live
performances I did in the past.
Grass Pillow is based on a performance I did at the Shibuya
UPLINK FACTORY.
It was a line recording, and I added some sounds and editing
to the original material.
At this performance, I used some sound files that IÆve used in
the past for several times at other performances, and I chose
this version because the performance at the UPLINK FACTORY
sounded good.
Swallow isn't a performance done in front of an audience, but
was recorded at a studio in the style of a live performance.
A tube amp for an electric guitar is based on a live
performance.
This was recorded using a microphone, and was a collaboration
with a Butoh group, so the sounds of their foot steps were
also recorded. However, I added some processing so that the
sounds of foot steps cannot be recognized."
The CD has sold extremely well, I am down to my last few
copies. It will be available this week from the good folk of
Norman Records, Smallfish & Boomkat. Many thanks to Phil, Mike
& Shlom for stocking this release, and many thanks to Chihei
for giving me the opportunity to release his material.
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01-Grass Pillow [21:48]
02-Swallow [05:12]
03-A Tube Amp For An Electric Guitar [11:35]
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38:35 min