Natural Sonic (Vinyl) - By: Yoshiaki Ochi - Model Number: WRWTFWW109

Description

WRWTFWW Records is thrilled to unveil the limited edition vinyl reissue of Natural Sonic, the groundbreaking 1990 environmental percussion album by Japanese composer and performer Yoshiaki Ochi. Long a hidden gem of the kanky? ongaku movement, Natural Sonic finally returns in its full analog glory, housed in a heavyweight sleeve with obi and carefully remastered from the original archives of Wacoal Art Center / Spiral™s visionary NEWSIC label.
Originally released only in Japan at the dawn of the 1990s, Natural Sonic is a mesmerizing exploration of earthly sound and rhythm ” a sonic tapestry woven from wood, water, and stone, and skin. Ochi, who at the time was the in-house composer and performer for world-renowned designer Issey Miyake, created a series of elemental pieces that blur the line between avant-garde percussion, ritual music, and environmental sound art. The result is both deeply physical and profoundly meditative ” an album that breathes with nature itself.
Echoing the organic minimalism of Midori Takada™s Through the Looking Glass and the ecological grandeur of Geinoh Yamashirogumi™s Ecophony Gaia, Ochi™s compositions open portals into primal landscapes, evoking forests, rivers, and stones in flux. Part of NEWSIC™s celebrated
experimental catalog ” alongside Yoshio Ojima™s Une Collection des Chaînons, Motohiko Hamase™s #Notes of Forestry, and Satsuki Shibano™s Rendez-Vous ” Natural Sonic now finds new life for contemporary listeners seeking sound that feels both timeless and vital.
A singular album of resonance and restraint, Natural Sonic is a treasure from the golden age of Japanese environmental music, finally available again over three decades later.
Label
WRWTFWW Records

Tracks & Genre

SOUTHBOUND