Formed in 1978 by Mikel Rouse, a native of Missouri, the band made a spectacular debut that same year when they took the stage for the first time as the opening act for a Talking Heads concert in Kansas City, Missouri. David Byrne continued to support Mikel Rouse thereafter, and as the band shifted its focus to New York’s experimental music scene, ...Read more (Original Japanese text by AYAM)they deepened their connections with contemporary musicians, including Arthur Russell. This album is based on recordings made during that very transitional period, combining early Tirez Tirez tracks with sessions held later in New York and Brussels.
Released in 1982–83 by the Belgian label 〈Les Disques du Crépuscule〉, incorporates the “system-based composition” techniques Mikel Rouse experimented with early on. Listeners can hear multi-layered rhythms, repetitions utilizing phase shifts, and the approach that would later lead Mikel Rouse to help develop the style known as “totalism.”
This album captures a crucial transitional period—just before Mikel Rouse’s music more clearly stepped into the realm of “composition” itself—blurring the boundaries between rock, punk, no wave, contemporary music, and dance music. (Original Japanese text by AYAM)

A new release from Toronto-based label 〈MARIONETTE〉, known for its genre-defying electro-acoustic music! A new album from KIRK BARLEY, who released numerous hits under the name BAMBOOMAN on labels like 〈ACCIDENTAL JNR〉 until around 2018 and continues to showcase his talent in projects such as CHURCH ANDREWS & MATT DAVIES! He makes full use of alter ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)native tunings—which enhance the beauty of specific pitches and tonal resonances—and non-grid-based sequencing. Tracks include “Ion” (sample 1), where fluid tribal percussion is gently embraced by crystal-clear pads, and “Knead” (sample 2), a minimalist piece where dreamy keyboard-percussion loops create a sweet harmony. Rather than free-form, the album features meticulously crafted harmonies, showcasing an electronic-acoustic soundscape that brings out beautiful tones! It’s wonderful. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

This landmark work from the dawn of minimalism, written for electric organ and woodwinds, centers on psychoacoustic phenomena—a fact underscored by the well-known anecdote that Glass composed it after noticing, during rehearsals for Music in Similar Motion (1969), a sustained tone that should not have been audible. Performed by the original Philip ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Adachi)Glass Ensemble—which included Glass himself and John Gibson—the piece features arpeggios that pulsate through a repetitive structure woven from long, drawn-out drones produced by three organs, an electric piano, woodwinds, an electric violin, and vocals. The way short patterns gradually evolve, transforming time as they paint a sonic mandala, is truly breathtaking. Glass apparently disliked being labeled “minimalist,” and indeed, the piece consists of many rich layers of sound. The lo-fi, DIY texture achieved through the use of the relatively inexpensive Farfisa organ—a instrument also used by rock bands—adds to its charm. This is one of the recordings that captures Philip Glass’s aesthetic in its most raw form. (Original Japanese text by Adachi)

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「What Does It Mean to Be American?」も素晴らしかった、US北東部メイン州出身イギリス在住の作曲家アーチストROBERT STILLMANによる2017年カセット・リリースされていたフェンダー・ローズ・エレクトリック・ピアノ、ディレイ・エフェクターのみで2016-2017年に自宅にて即興演奏録音されたフェンダー・ローズのみの演奏による唯一無二アルバム名作が、その後何度かのリプレスを経て、遂にオリジナルリリースのOriendal RecordsとKIT RECORDSとの共同制作により待望リマスタリング＆ボーナストラック「Portal 8」を追加収録してアナログ化が成された！ジャズ、ミニマリズム、アメリカーナ/ルーツミュージック、フォーク、エレクトロニクス・サウ ...Read more (コンピューマ)ンズ、サイケデリック・ダビーを経由したフェンダーローズの響きによる内宇宙が静かに広がっている。リリース・インフォメーションではヘッドホン・リスニング体験をオススメされている。 (コンピューマ)

Featuring "Traveller Song" and "Thanksong," each filling an entire side, in which spiritual, shamanic, folk-like vocal choruses resonate with a classical minimalist chamber ensemble in beautiful, deep, and majestic harmony. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)

テリー・ライリーが当時所有していた2台のRevox社オープンリール・テープ・マシンを使って録音した最初の作品にして、サイケデリック催眠的オルガン・ミニマリズム探求のA面「Untitled Organ」(sample1）、ソプラノサックスの演奏をトランシーにミニマリズムしたB面「Dorian Reeds」(sample2）という初期衝動DIYミニマリズムの歴史的な貴重な記録としてもたまらない2曲を収録。
2020年にロシアのミステリアス復刻レーベルEndless HapinessよりLP再発されていたようなんですが、ここ数年は見かけることなく入手困難となってしまっておりましたので、今回のまさかの再発？ストック発掘？は嬉しい限り。この機会をお見逃しなくどうぞ。 (コンピューマ)

作曲からリスニングへ「音の内側から音に働きかける」というトニー・コンラッドの思想を深く受け止めて表現した、Arnold Dreyblatt、Jim O'Rourkeの二人によるトリビュート的な愛情たっぷりの貴重なセッションの記録。オルタナティヴな牧歌的ミニマリズム・サイケデリアの極地。信頼Black Truffleからの記念すべき100番とっておきのリリース。レコメンド。 (コンピューマ)