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Yutaka Hirose
Voices
WRWTFWW - Cat No: WRWTFWW092
- updated:2025-08-17
Yutaka Hirose, a pioneer of Japanese ambient and experimental music in the 1980s. His new album, “Voices,” has been released by the Swiss label WRWTFWW, which has been promoting a global reappraisal of his music.
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WRWTFWW Records is very excited to announce its third release from visionary Japanese ambient/experimental/environmental composer/producer Yutaka Hirose, this time with brand new album Voices, available on limited edition heavyweight-sleeved double LP as well as double CD, both with liner notes from the artist.
Voices finds Yutaka Hirose expanding his signature spatial layering into a three-dimensional videography of sound, blending field recordings, electronic manipulations, and abstract narratives. The 12-track album is a journey through a crumbling library where books whisper, history collides, and sonic textures weave new realities. Chaos, memory, and transformation – Hirose’s voices echo throughout the space, creating a fully immersive sonic experience.
The pioneering experimental and abstract electronic piece with deep hints of ambient and IDM is beautifully represented by the original artwork by Koji Shiroshita and Mifuku gracing the double LP and double digipack CD sleeves.
Voices marks Yutaka Hirose’s third full-length release on WRWTFWW Records, following his kankyõ ongaku classics Nova + 4 (an expanded version of his genre defining Soundscape 2: Nova album) and archival compilation TRACE: Sound Design Works 1986-1989, both available in vinyl, CD, and digital formats.
Voices finds Yutaka Hirose expanding his signature spatial layering into a three-dimensional videography of sound, blending field recordings, electronic manipulations, and abstract narratives. The 12-track album is a journey through a crumbling library where books whisper, history collides, and sonic textures weave new realities. Chaos, memory, and transformation – Hirose’s voices echo throughout the space, creating a fully immersive sonic experience.
The pioneering experimental and abstract electronic piece with deep hints of ambient and IDM is beautifully represented by the original artwork by Koji Shiroshita and Mifuku gracing the double LP and double digipack CD sleeves.
Voices marks Yutaka Hirose’s third full-length release on WRWTFWW Records, following his kankyõ ongaku classics Nova + 4 (an expanded version of his genre defining Soundscape 2: Nova album) and archival compilation TRACE: Sound Design Works 1986-1989, both available in vinyl, CD, and digital formats.
He made his debut in 1986 with “Soundscape 2: Nova,” the second installment of the “Soundscape” series—the first of which was produced by Hiroshi Yoshimura—on the MISAWA HOME label, a key player in Japan’s ambient music scene; rare works by Tōzu have also been compiled by WRWTFWW. This is a new release from Yutaka Hirose, who previously released “Nostalghia” on Arcàngelo in 2022 and “John Cage Memorial” on Art Into Life in 2024. Centered on the theme of “VOICES,” this work
“Spatial layering expands into a three-dimensional soundscape that fuses field recordings, electronic manipulation, and abstract narratives. It is a journey through a crumbling library where books whisper, history collides, and sonic textures weave a new reality. Chaos, memory, transformation—Hirose’s voice resonates throughout the space, creating a fully immersive sonic experience.”
A unique form of electronic music that, amidst its obscure soundscapes, incorporates elements of Buddhism, raga, a chaotic and enigmatic spiritual sensibility, and an approach to dance beats. (Original Japanese text by Saito)