YUTAKA HIROSE Nova + 4
83年の「Pier &
| A1. | Nova (10:45) | sample | ||
| A2. | Slow Sky (6:28) | sample | ||
| A3. | In The Afternoon (8:17) | sample | ||
| B1. | Taiko (7:24) | sample | ||
| B2. | Humming The Sea (5:10) | sample | ||
| B3. | Through The Windows (3:55) | sample | ||
| B4. | Epilogue (14:45) | sample | ||
| C1. | Old Dream Spell (14:44) | sample | ||
| C2. | Light Which Shakes Quietly (10:48) | sample | ||
| D1. | One Day In Summer (12:50) | sample | ||
| D2. | Shadow Of A Droplet (10:36) | sample | ||
WRWTFWW Records is blissful to announce the expanded reissue of one of the most fascinating Japanese ambient/environmental albums ever made, NOVA + 4 by Yutaka Hirose. The double LP includes the album known as Soundscape 2: Nova, sourced from its original masters, as well as 50 minutes of never-released-before recordings. It comes in a beautiful gatefold sleeve, packed with liner notes from the artist in English and Japanese. NOVA + 4 is also available on double digipack CD. Initially released in 1986 as part of the Soundscape series* commissioned by Misawa Home Corporation for use in their prefabricated houses, Yutaka Hirose’s NOVA has grown to become a mythical piece of the Japanese minimalist/ambient/environmental scene of the eighties. Initiated around the enchanting landscapes of the two first tracks recorded for the project, “Nova” and “Epilogue", Yutaka Hirose’s magnum opus serenely blends vintage synth with nature sounds, exploring soothing palettes and organic backdrops. For “Slow Sky", Hirose explains he “went for a pointillism-like sound, and tried
