{"product_id":"hiroshi-yoshimura-music-for-nine-post-cards-clear-colored-vinyl-lp","title":"Hiroshi Yoshimura: Music For Nine Post Cards (Clear Colored Vinyl) LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerenity as sound. \u003c\/i\u003eAnother Japanese ambient grail finally available again on vinyl, this time courtesy of \u003cstrong\u003eEmpire Of Signs\u003c\/strong\u003e. Though \u003cstrong\u003eHiroshi Yoshimura\u003c\/strong\u003e remains criminally unknown to most outside of his home country, his work played a key part in the development and history of Japanese ambient music in the 80's. \u003cem\u003eMusic For Nine Post Cards\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003eYoshimura's\u003c\/strong\u003e debut from 1982, a masterpiece of the genre recorded on the minimalist setup of just a keyboard and a Fender Rhodes. The album presents a calm, entrancing quality through repetition of gentle melodies, a feature that would become a trademark of Yoshimura's work. Along with his contemporary and \u003cstrong\u003eSound Process\u003c\/strong\u003e label founder \u003cstrong\u003eSatoshi Ashikawa\u003c\/strong\u003e (who originally released the record) Yoshimura sought to find \"\u003cem\u003ea new dialog between sound and space: music not as an external absolute, but as something that interlocks with a physical environment and shifts the listener’s experience within it.\" \u003c\/em\u003eIf you are new to the sound, or a longtime fan (especially if you like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=midori+takada\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMidori Takada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=ryuichi+sakamoto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyuichi Sakamoto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=brian+eno\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Eno\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=erik+satie\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErik Satie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, etc.), \u003cem\u003eMusic For Nine Postcards\u003c\/em\u003e is a timeless work that is rewarding on repeat listens. This 2020 clear vinyl repress features fully remastered sound from the original tapes, new liner notes from Yoshimura's widow \u003cstrong\u003eYoko Yoshimura\u003c\/strong\u003e, and obi strip. Well recommended. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eclear vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremastered sound from the original tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew liner notes by Yoko Yoshimura, Spencer Doran and\u003cspan class=\"st\"\u003e Maxwell August Croy\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes obi strip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Empire of Signs 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Otakun 03\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Hiroshi Yoshimura","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":32865462124634,"sku":"lp-11466","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/hiroshiyoshimura-musicforninepostcards-clearvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762278906","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/hiroshi-yoshimura-music-for-nine-post-cards-clear-colored-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}