{"product_id":"mandala-trilogy-1","title":"Mandala Trilogy + 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe full official reissue of Somei Satoh’s magnificent Avatamsaka Sutra inspired Mandala Trilogy with one additional never-released piece, sourced from original masters and available on double vinyl in heavy 350gsm sleeve with liner notes by passionate Japanese music connoisseur \/ collector \/ critic \/ dj Masaaki Hara.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mandala Trilogy blends Somei Satoh’s own slowed down Buddhist chant vocalization and early electronics to create a radiant and meditative atmosphere conveying serenity and timelessness. It includes three pieces recorded separately. \u003ci\u003eMandala \u003c\/i\u003ewas recorded at the NHK Studio of Electronic Music in 1982 and was included on the album Mandala\/ Sumeru, released on Kojima Recordings’ ALM. \u003ci\u003eMantra\u003c\/i\u003e was a NHK commissioned work, recorded at the same studio in 1986. \"Tantra\" was recorded at Victoria University of Wellington’s Lilburn Studios for electronic music and recording in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded as a bonus is the 20-minute \u003ci\u003eMai,\u003c\/i\u003e a composition commissioned by harpist Ayako Shinoza-ki and recorded at the Kioi Hall in Tokyo on November 11th 2004. The piece was conducted by Tetsuji Honna and performed by the Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo. Satoh says: \"The harp is one of my favorite instruments. Also, by combining my affectionate percussion instrument, the chromatic gong and steel drum, with the harp’s most beautiful tone, I attempted to bring out a mystical sound.\" Alt-hough it is not an electronic music piece, the stunning composition elegantly complements the deep mystical world that Satoh expresses in his Mandala Trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Shomyo, ambient, drone, environmental, minimalism, avant-garde, experimental, endless loops, slooooooow music, Midori Takada, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Merzbow, ALM Records, Vanity Records, DJ Screw, the vast deepness of the abyss.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50475179639115,"sku":"1106210","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4efee7ff-3d0e-4c88-b101-18c37583e460_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727443601","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/mandala-trilogy-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}