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01. MIDORI TAKADA - Mr. Henri Rousseau's Dream
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02. MIDORI TAKADA - Crossing
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03. MIDORI TAKADA - Trompe-l'oeil
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ARTIST
TAKADA, MIDORI
TITLE
Through The Looking Glass
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
WRWTFWW RECORDS & PALTO FLATS
CATALOG #
WRWTFWW 019CD
WRWTFWW 019CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
3/24/2017
Reprinted on CD. Palto Flats and We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records present the highly-anticipated reissue of Japanese percussionist
Midori Takada
's sought after and timeless ambient/minimal album
Through The Looking Glass
, originally released in 1983 by RCA Japan. Considered a holy grail of Japanese music by many,
Through The Looking Glass
is Midori Takada's first solo endeavor, a captivating four-song suite capturing her deep quests into traditional African and Asian percussive language and exploring contemplative ambient sounds with an admirably precise use of marimba. The result is alternatively ethereal and vibrant, always precise and mesmerizing, and makes for an atmospheric masterpiece and an unparalleled sonic and spiritual experience. Midori Takada is a composer, multi-percussionist, and theater artist renowned in Japanese vanguard circles. Midori has released two solo albums:
Through The Looking Glass
and
Tree Of Life
(1999) and wrote music for
Tadashi Suzuki
's theater plays. Her hypnotic, minimalist music is based in the concept of coherence between sound and the human body. She performs solo on marimba and other percussion instruments. She debuted on the scene of Berlin Philharmonic, performing with the RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin just after graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1974. She continued her career with solo concerts in Japan and abroad. In the 1980s, Midori began to explore the traditional music of Asia and Africa. Her fascination resulted in joint projects with
Kakraba Lobi
from Ghana,
Lamine Konte
from Senegal,
Farafina Band
from Burkina Faso, and Korean musicians: zither player
Chi Seong-Ja
, flute player
Won-Il
, and saxophone player
Kang Tae-Hwan
. She also led
Mkwaju Ensemble
's innovative percussion project and still performs with free-jazz band
Ton-Klami
with Kang Tae-Hwan and jazz pianist
Masahiko Satoh
. Takada's compositions have a remarkable way of affecting the imagination. Her minimalist, contemplative music is filled with the concept of infinity and reminds us of a moon voyage, falling stars, a journey into the ocean, or a walk in the garden. The trans melodies, initially simple, begin to loop and splinter, their rhythm breaking and thickening, slowly drawing the listener into another reality. This fully licensed reissue comes with extensive liner notes. CD version is the first ever available CD version; Comes with an eight-page booklet and fold-out poster.
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