{"title":"Yasuaki Shimizu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYasuaki Shimizu is a Japanese saxophonist, composer, and music producer. Born on August 9, 1954 in Shizuoka, Japan, he has made significant contributions to the world of music. With his exceptional talent and innovative approach, Yasuaki has established himself as a respected figure in the industry. His diverse range of skills allows him to create captivating compositions that resonate with audiences worldwide. Whether it's through his soulful saxophone melodies or his masterful production techniques, Yasuaki Shimizu continues to inspire and captivate music lovers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"music-for-commercials-made-to-measure-vol-12","title":"Music for Commercials - Made to Measure Vol 12","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally issued by Crammed Discs in 1987, Yasuaki Shimizu's legendary album \u003ci\u003eMusic For Commercials\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most sought-after releases in their legendary 'Made to Measure' series. Known for his numerous albums, soundtracks, and collaborations with the likes of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Van Dyke Parks, Pierre Barouh, Bjork and Elvin Jones, composer and saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu wrote and recorded this brilliant and inventive collection of short pieces, initially conceived for Japanese TV commercials (and bearing sweet titles such as \u003ci\u003eSeiko, Sharp, Honda\u003c\/i\u003e etc). These twenty-three tracks (each clocking in at two minutes or less, except one longer piece composed for a computer-animation short) abound with hit-and-run sound collages, twittering computers, and energetic ricocheting between myriad styles of music. This album has\u003cbr\u003eachieved near-mythical status in the last few years, which have seen artists such as Oneohtrix Point Never sing its praise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCD - Remastered CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Remastered Vinyl with Colour Inner Sleeve and Download.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crammed Discs","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50389786952011,"sku":"1015333","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50389787083083,"sku":"1015334","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6adbb215-defd-425b-8eb1-e07f59ed714d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726372151"},{"product_id":"kiren","title":"Kiren","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed saxophonist, producer and composer Yasuaki Shimizu with his unreleased album from 1984. Liner notes by music historian Chee Shimizu, and credits in both Japanese and English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the early 1980s Yasuaki Shimizu had established himself on the Japanese new wave scene, producing many important experimental pop records and releasing several albums as the bandleader of Mariah. Following the release of his widely regarded solo classic Kakashi, from 1982, and the otherworldly Utakata No Hibi, by Mariah in 1983, he went into the studio the following year with frequent collaborators, producer Aki Ikuta and Morio Watanabe (bassist of Mariah), to record a mystifying collection of experimental dance music. Utilizing cutting-edge technology and studio trickery, Kiren showcases Shimizu's trademark playfulness, marrying richly layered production techniques to off-kilter, sometimes traditional sounding rhythms and melodies. Portending his work with the Saxophonettes as well as forecasting trends in techno, new wave, and futuristic rhythmic music, this formerly lost album represents an important period of Shimizu's artistic expression, an artist at his peak, while successfully exploring the intersections of fusion, synthpop, new wave, and jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Chee Shimizu (no relation) writes in the liner notes, Kiren, and his concurrent release Latin were “born out of a free environment of collaboration that existed between Yasuaki and Aki Ikuta ... (exemplifying) his most energetic works.” In listening to Kiren, we might share with Yasuaki Shimizu the joy and excitement of experimentalism and movement that went into the making of this album, now released for the first time many years later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palto Flats","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP.","offer_id":50430889886027,"sku":"1144825","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50430890508619,"sku":"1145463","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/e466857c-4321-441c-96e3-bb9d9cd705f4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726853291"},{"product_id":"kakashi","title":"Kakashi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYasuaki Shimizu\u003c\/strong\u003e released the \u003cem\u003eKakashi\u003c\/em\u003e album in 1982. 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