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Critical Garden

by Hideki Umezawa + Shohei Amimori

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Circle I 02:45
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Painted Wall 05:12
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Circle II 06:23

about

Sound artist Hideki Umezawa was born in 1986. In addition to his work in Japan, he carries out numerous activities overseas, including the performance of works at INA-GRM (Institut National Audiovisuel - Groupe de Recherches Musicals), one of France's leading music research institutions, and a residency at EMS (Elektronmusik Studion), an electroacoustic/sound art facility in Stockholm. He released the solo CD "Suido-Kan" on the American label and/OAR in 2012, and "re/ports," a duo CD with Yoichi Kamimura, on the Ftarri label in 2019.

Shohei Amimori (born in 1990) started composing contemporary music as a university student. He has written many works in formats ranging from chamber to orchestral music. His recent work has crossed diverse genres, from pop music to sound art. In addition to presenting and performing works in various expressive formats, he has created music for commercials and TV programs, and participated in many artists' projects as a studio/live musician. Amimori has released the two solo albums "SONASILE" (ROGRESSIVE FORrM, 2016) and "PataMusic" (noble, 2018).

This album is a collection of seven pieces created collaboratively by Hideki Umezawa and Shohei Amimori between 2013 and 2016. The first and last tracks, "Circle I" and "Circle II," are lyrical solo piano pieces by Amimori. In between are two pieces composed by Amimori ("débris dans le jardin I," "cracked_oriented; frz"), two composed by Umezawa (débris dans le jardin III," "Painted Wall"), and one that they composed together ("débris dans le jardin II"). Umezawa put finishing touches on the two compositions by Amimori, and Amimori did the same on Umezawa's original work "Painted Wall."

Umezawa's composition "débris dans le jardin III" was performed at Banc d'Essai 2015, organized by INA-GRM. The jointly created work "débris dans le jardin II" won Le Prix ACSM116 at the electronic sound/music concert CCMC 2015.

The recording was mastered by Makoto Oshiro. The CD design is by Tadao Kawamura, and the artwork is a photo by Kenshu Shintsubo of her own drawing.

1986年生まれのサウンドアーティスト、梅沢英樹は日本国内での活動はもとより、フランスの代表的音楽研究機関、INA-GRM (Institut National Audiovisuel - Groupe de Recherches Musicals) での作品発表や、スウェーデン、ストックホルムのエレクトロアコースティック音楽 / サウンドアート機関、EMS (Elektronmusik Studion) でのレジデンスなど、海外での活動も活発におこなっている。2012年に米国の and/OAR レーベルからソロCD『Suido-Kan』、2019年には Ftarri から上村洋一とのデュオCD『re/ports』をリリース。

1990年生まれの網守将平は学生時代より現代音楽の作曲家として活動を開始し、室内楽からオーケストラまで多くの作品を発表。 近年はポップ・ミュージックやサウンドアートまで領域横断的な活動を展開。様々な表現形態での作品発表やパフォーマンスをおこなうとともに、CMやテレビ番組の音楽制作、スタジオ / ライヴ・ミュージシャンとして多くのアーティストのプロジェクトに関わる。『SONASILE』(ROGRESSIVE FORrM, 2016) と『パタミュージック』(noble, 2018) の2枚のソロ・アルバムをリリース。

本アルバムは、梅沢英樹と網守将平が2013年から2016年の間に共同制作した楽曲、7曲からなる作品集。最初と最後に網守の叙情的なソロ・ピアノ作品「Circle I」と「Circle II」を置き、その間に、網守作曲の2作品「débris dans le jardin I」「cracked_oriented; frz」、梅沢作曲の2作品「débris dans le jardin III」「Painted Wall」、ふたりの共作「débris dans le jardin II」を収録。網守作曲の2作品は梅沢が、また梅沢オリジナルの「Painted Wall」は網守が、それぞれ手を加えて完成させた。

梅沢作曲の「débris dans le jardin III」は、INA-GRM 主催の Banc d'Essai 2015 にて発表された作品。さらに共作の「débris dans le jardin II」は、電子音響音楽コンサート CCMC 2015 にて Le Prix ACSM116 を受賞した作品である。

大城真がマスタリング、川村格夫がデザインを担当。アートワークは、新津保健秀が自身のドローイングを撮影した写真作品。

credits

released December 13, 2020

1. Composed by Shohei Amimori, 2015
2. Composed by Shohei Amimori, additional production by Hideki Umezawa, 2014
3. Composed by Hideki Umezawa and Shohei Amimori, 2015
The Prize ACSM116 at CCMC2015, awarded by Régis Renouard Larivière
4. Composed by Hideki Umezawa, 2015, selected work for Ina-GRM / Banc d'Essai 2015
5. Reworked by Shohei Amimori, 2014, original track by Hideki Umezawa, 2013
6. Composed by Shohei Amimori, additional production by Hideki Umezawa, 2016
7. Composed by Shohei Amimori, 2015

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