Miyama McQueen-Tokita - SONOBE [CD + Digital Album]

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　箏の音色の本質は、音の減衰、空間、小さく奏でられる音から生じる細かなニュアンス、そして不完全性を通してあらわれると思います。収録された曲は、高い演奏技術を要求しながら、綿密、繊細に書かれていることで、これらの要素を存分に現す自由を与えてくれる作品ばかりです。この自由こそ、私が長い間追求してきたものです。シンプルで美しい表面、その下には複雑で聴き手をひきよせるものがあります。
　箏が現代の西洋音楽に浸透している今、同時代のシンガーソングライターやヒップホップのビートメイカーが切り拓く新しいDIYカルチャーからヒントを得て、録音においては箏の音色の荒さやもろさを活かしました。それもこのアルバムの方向性の大きな一部です。
　通勤中にヘッドフォンで音楽を聴く人達をはじめ、この音楽を現代の様々な人に日常の中で聴いていただきたいと思っています。
- マクイーン時田深山 2020年

I believe that the sound of the koto reaches its full potential through subtlety, space, decay and the imperfections found in quiet playing. Although the pieces selected for this album are technically demanding, the sensitivity and care taken in the writing has freed me to bring these elements to the foreground. This is something I have been looking for in contemporary composition for the koto for a long time - the result is simple and beautiful, yet complex and intriguing below the surface.
As the koto becomes more visible in Western contemporary music, I wanted to present its sound in a way that is informed by singer-songwriters, bedroom beat makers and a new rise of DIY culture in modern music. The production of this album embraces the roughness and vulnerability in sound that exists in that specific mode of music-making. For me, this is equally a part of the musical expression and artistic direction that I’ve chosen to put a spotlight on in this album. It is just as much for the person walking to the train station with a set of headphones under their hoodie, as it is for anybody else.
- Miyama McQueen-Tokita, 2020

1. Sonobe 09:26
2. Koto.Lengō 06:37
3. Av dagg och fattigdom 06:13
4. Burning House 10:02
5. Shiroi natsu 07:17
6. While I was Crossing the Bridge 11:54

Released May 9, 2020

Koto & bass koto: Miyama McQueen-Tokita
Saxophone (Tr 2): Tadayoshi Kusakabe 日下部任良
Cello (Tr 3): Takashi Sugawa 須川崇志

Compositions by Alyssa Aska, Gianni Bozzola, Liza Lim, Kristofer Svensson, Yuji Takahashi

Mixed & mastered by Aaron Choulai

Cover artwork by Lucy Farmer

紙ジャケ＋６Pブックレット付き。カバー作品：Lucy Farmer
Comes in paper jacket with 6 page liner notes, cover artwork by Lucy Farmer.

released May 9, 2020

Koto & bass koto: Miyama McQueen-Tokita
Saxophone (Tr 2): Tadayoshi Kusakabe 日下部任良
Cello (Tr 3): Takashi Sugawa 須川崇志

Compositions by Alyssa Aska, Gianni Bozzola, Liza Lim, Kristofer Svensson, Yuji Takahashi

Mixed & mastered by Aaron Choulai

Cover artwork by Lucy Farmer (http://lucy.com.au/)