Yasuaki Shimizu – Kiren (Vinyl)
By 1984, the Japanese composer, saxophonist and producer Yasuaki Shimizu was on a creative tear. Two years earlier, Better Days released his algorithmically acclaimed and eternally intriguing solo album "Kakashi" and if history had gone slightly differently, the release would have been followed by an album of hyper-prescient experimental dance music titled "Kiren."
However, due to a lack of interest in "Kakashi" at the time, that run was not to be.
Instead, thirty-eight years later, "Kiren" has emerged from the archives through a plush vinyl release on New York's excellent Palto Flats label, also home to reissues of "Kakashi" and "Utakata No Hibi".
Originally recorded in 1984, transferred from master tapes and released for the first time in 2022.
Tracklist:
A1 Ashita 5:07
A2 Mono No Hana 5:08
A3 Asate 5:24
A4 Kagerofu 6:07
B1 Peruvian Pink 8:17
B2 Shiasate 5:57
B3 Ore No Umi 5:49
By 1984, the Japanese composer, saxophonist and producer Yasuaki Shimizu was on a creative tear. Two years earlier, Better Days released his algorithmically acclaimed and eternally intriguing solo album "Kakashi" and if history had gone slightly differently, the release would have been followed by an album of hyper-prescient experimental dance music titled "Kiren."
However, due to a lack of interest in "Kakashi" at the time, that run was not to be.
Instead, thirty-eight years later, "Kiren" has emerged from the archives through a plush vinyl release on New York's excellent Palto Flats label, also home to reissues of "Kakashi" and "Utakata No Hibi".
Originally recorded in 1984, transferred from master tapes and released for the first time in 2022.
Tracklist:
A1 Ashita 5:07
A2 Mono No Hana 5:08
A3 Asate 5:24
A4 Kagerofu 6:07
B1 Peruvian Pink 8:17
B2 Shiasate 5:57
B3 Ore No Umi 5:49
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