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Aki Tsuyuko
Yang
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- updated:2026-10-19
[I’ve added this to my collection, too!] Aki Tsuyuko’s “Yang” is wonderful. With its dignified presence and deep, subtle nuances lurking beneath a quiet, humble surface—abstract yet evoking a nostalgic, folk-song-like harmony—this masterpiece captivates the listener with the magical pauses and resonance of the electronic organ, which seem to expand into a “universe of sensation.” Highly recommended.
Aki Tsuyuko｜アキツユコ；
電子オルガンにて作曲を行う。これまでにJim O'Rourke（ジム・オルーク）主宰「Moikai」、シカゴ「Thrill Jockey」、国内では「Childisc」からアルバムをリリース。金沢シネモンド生演奏付き上映会「ジョルジュ・メリエス月世界旅行」での演奏、ハリソン・アトキンス監督の映画『Lace Crater』への楽曲提供、井口奈己監督の短編映画『Lumière?』、前田ひさえアニメーション作品『Lakeside Tale - 湖畔のはなし』『Drifters』等の映像作品で音楽を担当。バンドでは「わすれろ草」でも活動しており、Sweet Dreams Pressよりアルバムをリリース。
Artist: Aki Tsuyuko
Title: Yang
Format: CD
Contents: 5 tracks, 42 min 28sec
Release Date: Sep. 10, 2018
Price: 1,500 yen (JPY) + tax
Music: Aki Tsuyuko
Recorded and Mixed by Aki Tsuyuko
Mixed and Mastered by Makoto Oshiro
Artwork and Design: Ippei Matsui
Produced by Aki Tsuyuko and Ippei Matsui
Executive Producer: Hirokazu Kojima (Ujikoen Co. Ltd.)
電子オルガンにて作曲を行う。これまでにJim O'Rourke（ジム・オルーク）主宰「Moikai」、シカゴ「Thrill Jockey」、国内では「Childisc」からアルバムをリリース。金沢シネモンド生演奏付き上映会「ジョルジュ・メリエス月世界旅行」での演奏、ハリソン・アトキンス監督の映画『Lace Crater』への楽曲提供、井口奈己監督の短編映画『Lumière?』、前田ひさえアニメーション作品『Lakeside Tale - 湖畔のはなし』『Drifters』等の映像作品で音楽を担当。バンドでは「わすれろ草」でも活動しており、Sweet Dreams Pressよりアルバムをリリース。
Artist: Aki Tsuyuko
Title: Yang
Format: CD
Contents: 5 tracks, 42 min 28sec
Release Date: Sep. 10, 2018
Price: 1,500 yen (JPY) + tax
Music: Aki Tsuyuko
Recorded and Mixed by Aki Tsuyuko
Mixed and Mastered by Makoto Oshiro
Artwork and Design: Ippei Matsui
Produced by Aki Tsuyuko and Ippei Matsui
Executive Producer: Hirokazu Kojima (Ujikoen Co. Ltd.)
Since his debut in 1998, he has been a leading figure in the Chicago music scene, releasing albums on Thrill Jockey and Drag City, as well as on Moikai, run by Jim O’Rourke; her collaborations with Tortoise and Mice Parade; and her performances with Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, Arto Lindsay, and others. Produced to commemorate the 153rd anniversary of Uji Kōen, a long-established tea wholesaler in Kyoto, this album is the latest installment in the “Tealightsound” project—an endeavor that interprets the essence of “tea” as an “invisible sensory experience” and conveys it through “light” and “sound,” which share similar qualities to that experience. The cover art by Ippei Matsui is also beautiful. Five tracks in total. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)