{"product_id":"nova-4","title":"Nova + 4","description":"\u003cp\u003eInitially released in 1986 as part of the Soundscape series commissioned by Misawa Home Corporation for use in their prefabricated houses, Yutaka Hirose’s \u003ci\u003eNova \u003c\/i\u003ehas grown to become a mythical piece of theJapanese minimalist \/ ambient \/ environmental scene of the eighties. Initiated around the enchanting landscapes of the two first tracks recorded for the project, \u003ci\u003eNova\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/i\u003e, Yutaka Hirose’s magnumopus serenely blends vintage synth with nature sounds, exploring soothing palettes and organic backdrops. For \u003ci\u003eSlow Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, Hirose explains he \"went for a pointillism-like sound, and tried to express a scenery of awakening, where the portal of a heart is opening up\", while on Humming The Sea, he \"tried to compose a kind of music that expresses the daily, lazy life of child-like innocence in a summer vacation in some small town.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bonus LP gathers four long unreleased pieces created around the same period of time for installations, described by Yutaka Hirose as \"not music per se but rather sound sculptures\", and including the haunting \u003ci\u003eShadow Of A Water Droplet\u003c\/i\u003e which was recorded for an Ikebana exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll in all, \u003ci\u003eNova + 4\u003c\/i\u003e is a transcendent experience of nature in the urban context, an oeuvre which, much like Midori Takada’s \u003ci\u003eThrough The Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e or Satoshi Ashikawa’s \u003ci\u003eStill Way\u003c\/i\u003e, holds the power to appeasethe soul in turbulent times. The Soundscape series also includes Hiroshi Yoshimura's \u003ci\u003eSurround\u003c\/i\u003e album.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2.","offer_id":50389220393291,"sku":"1065740","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/e39700ef-740f-4676-97b2-88b9883d6639_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726355679","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/nova-4","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}