Artist : Mathieu Ruhlmann
Title : Tsukubai
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2009
Date : 01/2010
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 01
Label : Unfathomless
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 34:27 min
Size : 28,5 MB
Tracklist:
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Tsukubai
01.Mathieu Ruhlmann - Part I
02.Mathieu Ruhlmann - Part II
03.Mathieu Ruhlmann - Part III
04.Mathieu Ruhlmann - Part IV
05.Mathieu Ruhlmann - Part V
06.Mathieu Ruhlmann - Part VI
07.Mathieu Ruhlmann - Part VII
08.Mathieu Ruhlmann - Part VIII
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34:27 min
All sounds collected by Mathieu
Ruhlmann.
LOCATION : based mainly on hydrophone
recordings made at the Nitobe Memorial
Garden, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver.
Limited edition of 200 copies.
Packaged in clear vinyl sleeve with
folded insert.
Approached for elaborating an audio-gift
on the occasion of close friendsÆ
marriage, and being given a few of their
specific interests (of whom, mainly
Japanese culture), Mathieu opted for the
Nitobe memorial garden in Vancouver as
the place to investigate and collect
some sound materialà
Not very frequented, that garden
epitomizes some typical zen values, each
element of its scenography/design being
symbolic of an idealized
conception/representation of Natureà
Spanning a period of two years, and
paraphrasing its theme of temporality,
passage through time, and the ambiguous
question of choice, ôtsukubaiô, through
its different versions seeped gradually
further into the bowels of the place,
literally catching the ôkamiô, which can
be translated as the spirit residing in
all surrounding natural objectsà
this is especially true since Mathieu
wanted the final version to be a
reflection of his current craze for
hydrophone recordings, a most
appropriate way of sneaking in, under
the surface of thingsà
ôtsukubaiô is a Japanese word for a
stone container filled with water
strategically placed in front of temples
or ritual spaces û literally, ôthe basin
where you lean overö, used for purifying
ablutions before performing the tea
ceremonyà probably an apt metaphor for
sharpening perception of an evasive
reality..