{"product_id":"trace-sound-design-works-1986-1989","title":"Trace: Sound Design Works 1986-1989","description":"\u003cp\u003eWRWTFWW Records release Yutaka Hirose’s never-heard before 11-track collection \u003ci\u003eTrace: Sound Design Works 1986-1989\u003c\/i\u003e, available on double LP and double CD, with liner notes from the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrace\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of 11 unreleased tracks produced by Yutaka Hirose between 1986 and 1989, during the Sound Process Design sessions, right after the release of his classic Soundscape series album Nova. Sound Process Design was Satoshi Ashikawa's label, home of the Wave Notation trilogy (Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Music For Nine Postcards, Satsuki Shibano's Erik Satie 1866-1925 and Satoshi Ashikawa's Still Way). Following Wave Notation, Sound Process Design worked with museums, cafes and bars to create site-specific soundscapes, starting with the sound design of the Kushiro Museum. Yutaka Hirose was called to work on these projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than simply providing pre-recorded compositions, Hirose sought to create a \"sound scenery\". To achieve this, he participated in the conception of the space and paid particular attention to the accidental combination of sounds by placing the speakers, using a multi-sound source, and following the concept of \"sculpturing time through sound\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrace: Sound Design Works 1986-1989\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into two parts. The Reflection segment is based on an ambient soundscape. It narrates \"a sleep that starts with the sound of water droplets at dawn and slowly disappears into darkness\" and feels like a natural and soothing progression of Nova. It was played in entrance halls, at events, in cafes and bars. The Voice from Past Technology segment expresses the dream world born out of that sleep and is based on what Yukata Hirose calls hardcore ambient, environmental music with a noise approach. It was played in museums and science centers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll in all, \u003ci\u003eTrace\u003c\/i\u003e is a crucial addition to every Japanese environmental music fan’s collection, alongside Midori Takada’s \u003ci\u003eThrough The Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, Hiroshi Yoshimura’s \u003ci\u003eGreen\u003c\/i\u003e, Satoshi Ashikawa’s \u003ci\u003eStill Way\u003c\/i\u003e, Motohiko Hamase’s \u003ci\u003eNotes of Forestry\u003c\/i\u003e, Inoyamaland’s \u003ci\u003eDanzindan-Pojidon,\u003c\/i\u003e and Yutaka Hirose’s very own \u003ci\u003eNova\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50476811256139,"sku":"1161499","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50476811845963,"sku":"1161498","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/ce3fd7b5-7085-49bb-86a3-e5c0392b6ed6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727464175","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/trace-sound-design-works-1986-1989","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}